After spending a full day and night in bed recovering, Mia had finally regained enough strength to face what lay ahead.
Today was the day she would leave.
Her flight was at 7 p.m., and once she boarded, she would never come back.
As dawn broke, Mia got out of bed and began packing her belongings. She decided to donate everything to a local community center.
Among the donated items were all the gifts Nick had given her over the years—clothes, handbags, jewelry and even the wedding ring he had placed on her finger.
Anything of value was donated to benefit others, while the less valuable items were tossed into a fire.
If she was starting over, she would leave with nothing that tied her to him.
By the time she finished, it was already afternoon. Mia glanced at her phone—it was 3 p.m.
Just four hours until her flight.
She was about to change clothes and head to the airport when Jenna suddenly appeared, blocking her path. “Mia, what are you standing around for? Come on, get moving! You’re coming with me to get your makeup done.”
“Makeup?” Mia frowned slightly. “For what?”
“Don’t play dumb,” Jenna said with a scowl. “Isn’t today your wedding anniversary with Nick? He told me that when you got married, my parents didn’t approve, so you skipped the ceremony and just signed the paperwork. He’s always felt guilty about that. And lately, with everything going on with Xena, he knows he’s been neglecting you. So, he wants to make it up to you by throwing you a proper wedding for your five-year anniversary.”
Fake. It had to be fake.
This was definitely a trap, Mia thought.
