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 after resume. She had applied to every job she could find. Went

interview.

every single door slammed shut in her

one kind-hearted HR took her aside

No one in the entire

exactly who was behind it. No

stay in Listoria City anymore, which was how she ended

resume looked impressive on paper. Awards, certifications, credentials. But five

broke into

up, eyes wide.

and nodded.

lips parting like she wanted to object. But in the end, she

they finalized the start date-next Monday-Casey practically glowed.

voiced what had clearly been

made it impossible for her back home. “Wendy crossed her arms, frowning. “From the way she was desperate for the job, I’d bet anything it’s

ex.” (1

instincts were rarely wrong. Years in this business had

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