**2**
6 58%
But he truly overestimated me. Julian’s wild, impractical business ideas, no one believed in them except for me and my support over the last ten years. Until Celeste appeared.
She had her father fund Julian, making him a name for himself overnight and truly finding his footing in Grandview City.
When we first arrived in Grandview City, all the elite wives sneered at me.
A small–town girl like me, if it weren’t for pure dumb luck, I wouldn’t have met Julian, nor achieved what I have today. But this achievement felt like a wild hawk trapped in a gilded cage.
Why did everyone say I was lucky? Why didn’t anyone say Julian was lucky to have me?
I stood up, dusted myself off, and walked to the dressing table. From behind the wall, I pulled out my hidden phone and sent a message:
“I’m leaving.”
Then I put the phone on the table and hugged myself tightly. The sky darkened. I didn’t turn on the lights, letting the darkness slowly consume me. In this enormous house, I was alone. Father and son had both gone to Celeste’s place, as if that was the real family. My swollen eyes stared at the phone. The screen suddenly lit up. The reply was a single word:
“Okay”
