r chest. She could almost feel the weight of the life she had built with Felix slip from her shoulders. The past few years,

tion washed over her. She had finally taken control. Felix thought he had pla

ge of the railing as her mind raced through the events that had led to this moment. She hadn't expected it to be easy. She knew the consequences of confro

h and make her feel guilty-it had almost worked once. But not anymore. The years she had spent being a dutiful wife, the sacrifices

arranged for her driver to meet her. The sleek black car was waiting at the far end, its engine humming soft

't need to see Felix's face again. She didn't need to hear his empty apologies or his ho

n she first met Felix. He had been the charming, successful businessman who had swept her off her feet, promising her the world. She had believed

, cold, and consumed by his own ambitions. The late nights, the unaccounted hours, the business trips that suddenly extended into weekends-Mariana had ignored the warning sign

as built on lies, not when the person you tru

skipping a beat when she saw the name on the screen. It was Victor, her older brother, the o

a moment before an

d with concern. "I just got off the ph

nd what Mariana needed. She loved her, of course, but it was always clear that her mother was more focused on appearances

rying to sound convincing.

her words. "Mariana, you don't have to do this alone. If you need to ta

s younger and certainly not now. She had always prided herself on her independence, on her ability to h

... I don't know what to do, Vic

at once. Take it one step at a t

first time in what felt like forever, she felt the faintest

rying to reassure him. "I'm just..

replied. "Just don't sh

hough he couldn't

lights blurred by. For the first time in months, she felt like she could breathe again. The worst was behind her now. Felix had no idea

he car, her eyes scanned the familiar surroundings-tall, imposing gates, manicured lawns, and the sprawling mansion that ha

she had lost, everything that had been taken from her. She wasn't the same woman who had walked throu

would rebuild her life. She would reclaim everything that had been stolen from her.

m over. In fact, it w