Reborn From Oblivion by Christia Muray

Chapter 13

Cameron, with a smug look, said, "She can't make it without me. Just watch. In less than a week, she'll be reminiscing about all the good times, and she'll reach out to me."

The nanny shook her head, letting out a sigh. "You only treat her this way because you know she loves you, Mr. Cameron. Not everyone will stick around waiting for you to get it together." Cameron slumped onto the couch, looking worn out. "This is the last time."

Meanwhile, far away...

Nellie stepped off the plane, and instead of heading out of the airport, she immediately bought a ticket to another city. After hopping through a few places, she ended up in Milan. As she stared at the unfamiliar streets and surrounded by strangers, a wave of loneliness hit her hard.

Broke and desperate, she found a diner near the airport and took up dishwashing and other odd jobs for a small paycheck. Until she got paid, her bed was a bench at the airport.

exhausted and her wounds prone to infection, almost causing her to collapse in the diner several

jobless, and she had blown through

crashing at was taken over by some thugs. When she went to grab her belongings, their threatening stares made her leave everything behind and run. Nellie found herself on the curb, sobbing uncontrollably. But after

years ago, before Cameron found her, wasn't she also a homeless

survive, Nellie started scavenging through trash cans for scraps, just like

a wealthy lady and chucked

belonged to a wealthy woman. When Nellie handed it

and collected. "I swear, I didn't steal this wallet. I found it while rummaging for

nine in the world. I figured it must mean a lot to you, so I brought it

a bittersweet smile. "Sorry to disappoint, but