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.

often left her body exhausted and her wounds prone to infection, almost causing her to collapse in the diner several times. Concerned for her well-being, the diner's owner gently let her go,

through her last bit of money trying to find

to grab her belongings, their threatening stares made her leave everything behind and run. Nellie found herself on the curb, sobbing

her, wasn't she also a

scavenging through trash cans for scraps, just like

cash from a wealthy lady and chucked the wallet, IDs and all. Nellie recognized the wallet's material as something special and thought it

woman. When Nellie handed it over, the lady looked at her with

swear, I didn't steal this wallet. I found it while rummaging

she added, "I recognize this leather. It's from designer Jasmine's first luxury handbag collection. There are only nine in the world. I figured it must mean a lot to you, so I brought it back." The lady gasped. "I didn't expect you

to disappoint, but I come from humble