Chapter 19 - A Fresh Start In A New City Far Away
Six months later, the coastal apartment was empty once again, but this time it was because Gwen was upgrading to a permanent life upgrade.
She accepted a high-level executive logistics director position with a major tech corporation based up in Seattle, Washington.
Her new office overlooked the sparkling waters of Puget Sound, surrounded by colleagues who respected her intelligence and professional competence.
She no longer catered to ungrateful in-laws, baked multi-tier cakes on zero budget, or kept blue folders full of emergency receipts.
Brandon’s divorce was finalized by default, leaving him bankrupt, disgraced, and working a low-level warehouse job to pay off court-ordered restitution.
Rosalind had been forced to sell her sprawling San Diego home and move into a cramped senior housing complex across town.
None of her high-society friends ever visited her, and Heather’s family cut off all contact once the money ran dry completely.
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Gwen celebrated her freedom by treating herself to a quiet dinner at a five-star waterfront restaurant, paying every penny with her own card.
As she raised a glass of crisp white wine to toast her future, she smiled knowing she truly figured everything out.
