After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my husband and daughter

Melissa froze for a second, and then her eyes lit up. She clinked her glass against mine, tears still shimmering. “To new beginnings. And may everything go your way.”

I smiled from the bottom of my heart.

While we were eating, a waiter showed up with three fancy–looking dishes.

Melissa blinked. “I didn’t order these. Must be a mix–up?”

The waiter smiled, “Compliments of Mr. Holcomb. Your bill’s taken care of.”

Melissa’s head snapped to me. “Jared sent these?”

I took a bite. “Not bad. Let’s eat–no sense wasting good food.”

Melissa laughed awkwardly. “One of these probably costs more than my entire meal.”

didn’t expect Jared to send over dishes. Maybe he felt guilty and was trying to make up for things with cash? That was just like him–seeming thoughtful, but cold at

looked confused by my calm. She leaned in, her voice serious. “Yvonne was so cozy with that woman. If I didn’t know better,

watched me hover over Yvonne like

get a paper cut.

I barely had enough breast milk. I’d call lactation experts every day, let them prod and poke until my skin was raw, and still nothing.

“precious little girl” stolen by another woman would be like

shook my head. “Maybe once. Not anymore. She’s six–old enough to understand right and wrong. Kids aren’t puppets I can control forever. Someday she’ll find her own

out a soft sigh. “Wow, Victoria. You’re totally different

chuckled quietly. “Growing up can catch you off guard sometimes. Melissa, we’ve known each other since high school, stuck together through college, and now we’re living in the same city. I’m still

“Good. You’re my friend,

already covered the bill. She looked at me and shrugged. “I was supposed to treat you, but your husband beat me to it. Next

and nodded.