Matthew awkwardly shut his mouth, quietly putting away the divorce papers before leaving.
The moment he was gone, I couldn't wait to call Cassandra and share the news with her. I invited her out to celebrate my newfound freedom.
Cassandra readily agreed, and we met up at a restaurant. After hearing how I had handled Matthew, she clapped her hands and burst into laughter.
"Now that’s the Juliana I know—the one who never lets anyone push her around."
Hearing her laughter, I couldn't help but laugh along with her.
Growing up in an orphanage, kids like me always had to have our guard up. Before I married into the Prescott family, I was covered in thorns—if someone said one thing to me, I’d throw ten back at them. It was the only way to survive.
But after marrying Sebastian, I had forced
