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Chapter 7 – Three Minutes to the Time

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Melissa’s POV

Everything about today feels like freedom.

You know that kind of day where your chest feels lighter even before the sun rises? That’s what this morning felt like because it's D-Day. The one I’ve been counting down to for three years. The day everything which includes pain, humiliation and fear will finally stop having a hold over me.

I stood before the mirror earlier, fixing the last strand of my hair, staring at a reflection that almost didn’t look like me anymore. I looked tired, sure, but I also saw something else in my eyes which was peace. The quiet kind that comes when you know you’ve already made up your mind and nothing can shake it.

But to think of it, Tony might hate me, but his mother had always been the only warmth to my soul in this marriage. And for that alone, I made myself a promise today that I would make sure the Morgan Group remained stable. Even if I walk away from it, it will still stand tall for the next ten years. With that, myconscience would be c
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