Chapter 138

Occasionally, he would offer words of support, acknowledging the difficulty of her decision. The room was filled with a quiet intensity, the only sounds the scratch of the pen on paper and the occasional sigh.

By the time she reached the fifteenth document, Abigail’s hand was trembling, her emotions threatening to spill over. She took a shaky breath and looked up at Michael, her eyes searching his for reassurance. He nodded, a small smile tugging at his lips.

“You’re almost there,” he said, his tone gentle.

Abigail nodded in response, her gaze returning to the document. She took a deep breath and signed her name one final time.

As she lowered the pen, a sense of finality settled over her. She felt a mixture of relief and sadness, as if she had closed a chapter of her life that she hadn’t anticipated ending so soon.

Michael reached out and placed his hand over hers, offering a comforting squeeze. “You did it,” he said softly, his eyes reflecting his admi