Chapter 64

Sapphire Watterson

“Oh my freaking ovaries, you look so breathtaking, Saph!” Hana screamed in delight as she clicked the camera flash simultaneously.

I grinned in response, striking a pose or rather, different poses while holding a bouquet and wearing a graduation robe. My mum had come too and she was beaming proudly at me, with tears streaming down her face while Yolanda rubbed her palms. I beckoned on both of them to take pictures with me, Hana leaned in, and Mum held my hands.

The camera clicked again, and my grin grew wider with every click of the camera. I was a proudly certified graduate of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and had just finished my internship program at a startup company in Seattle where I had been retained. I had not fully accepted the offer of working and living in Seattle.

I was ready to rebuild my life. The company I worked for had offered to give me a chance to show what I was worth, although I knew