Chapter 60

Nadine 

It's the start of a new beginning, and I won’t let anything stop me from enjoying the life I intend to build here.

So, I open my phone, take out the SIM card, and break it in two. I don’t want anything to remind me of the life I leave behind.

I think about Logan. I know I promise him I won’t, but I wonder how my life would be different if I didn’t catch my sister in bed with Jake.

Would I get my happily ever after with him?

I also think about my strained relationship with Nathalie. More than anything, I wish we had a healthy relationship as sisters.

I think about my dad. He never shows me love as a child, always taking Nathalie’s side in everything.

My mom suffers because of his behavior, especially when he doesn’t care for her during her illness, even though he can easily pay for her hospital bills.

My mother’s illness is what pushed me to accept the contract marriage with Logan, and that turned out to be