I felt a little nervous when I arrived at the company in my wheelchair. But to my surprise, no one seemed shocked to see me.
My colleagues were warm and welcoming. No one questioned why I was only returning to work now. They even invited me to join them for lunch, making me feel incredibly lucky to be part of such a great company.
I threw myself into my work, and for the first time in a long while, my life felt full again.
For some reason, Nathan and Eleanor had started checking in on me more frequently. But this long-overdue concern did nothing to change our relationship.
They still wanted me to return to the Everett family, but I refused every time they asked. I told them I wasn’t about to trade one cage for another. As long as Isabella remained in that house, I would never go back.
