Chapter 33. An Old-New Life

KIRA

I had a hunch that something big was about to happen this morning.

My hand hesitated as I reached for the shirt I had intended to put on today while still in my underwear. Something about it seemed off. I bit my lower lip as I searched for my jeans, then took a step back and paused for a while. Something was definitely off.

I had lost the company I had worked so hard for. So many sleepless nights getting it up and running. So many days away from my daughter. I wanted to scream with anger and pain in my heart.

But then I thought no jeans. Especially not today.

I also moved close to my new job and left Glasgow for good. Oh well, not that new.

It was also not my old apartment. As over the years I had saved up some money, I decided to give Maddie something more comfortable. So I bought a house on the banks of the Thames with an enormous yard, porch and a second floor. It was a dream.

I looked at the time and went through my closet before de