Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 397

Chapter 397

Casey continued her story. “Back then, he’d gone to extreme lengths to win her over. He did everything, no matter how reckless, irrational, and desperate. And then, the accident happened, and my boyfriend lost his sight. Overnight, his world went

dark.

“The girl he loved chose that exact moment to leave him. She packed her bags and left the country.

“Losing his vision and being abandoned broke him completely. He spiraled. Tried to take his own life.

“And me… I was there. I stayed. I took care of him, held him together, and encouraged him to keep living. That’s when we officially became a couple.

“Three years ago, after countless treatments, his vision returned. Last year, he fully took over his family’s company.

“And this year… the girl he loved came back.”

Casey laid everything bare-without embellishment, without self-pity. She hadn’t shared her story yo garner sympathy, but because she wanted Sharon and Wendy to know that she was serious.

She needed this job. She needed a new start.

She’d already wasted enough of her life. She wasn’t willing to waste another second.

resume. She had applied to every job she

interview.

slammed shut in

took her

offended someone she shouldn’t have. No one in the entire Listoria

who was behind it. No

Listoria City anymore, which was how she ended up here-in

she knew. Her resume looked impressive on paper. Awards, certifications, credentials. But

Sharon’s voice broke into

head snapped up, eyes wide. “You mean…

smiled and nodded.

glanced at Sharon, lips parting like she wanted to object. But in the end, she sighed quietly and said

Monday-Casey practically glowed.

she left, Wendy finally voiced what had clearly been

didn’t come all the way here unless someone made it impossible for her back home. “Wendy crossed her arms, frowning. “From the way she was

ex.” (1

Years in this business had sharpened her intuition like

business. She breaks up with him, and suddenly, no one in Listoria will hire