Chapter 8: Farewell to the Past
(Olivia's POV)
A year ago, Emma Thompson broke up with her boyfriend. I remember her sitting across from me, her face blotchy from crying, hands trembling as she clutched a legal document.
"He's demanding fifty thousand dollars," she sobbed, her voice breaking. "Says it was money he transferred to me during our relationship."
I handed her a tissue, watching as she tried to compose herself.
"That's not how it was at all," Emma continued, wiping her tears. "We agreed from the start that rent, utilities, and living expenses would be split evenly. He said his monthly two thousand dollars covered his share, and I paid two thousand of my own."
Her shoulders shook with another wave of sobs.
"Now he insists it was a gift given with marriage intentions,
