Reborn To Reclaim: The Boss Who Never Forgot

la

we're so glad t

the private fitting room-mirrors on eve

felt nothing, as I

arents flanked them naturally, effortlessly, like

h this wedding fitting was mine. I held onto the

s swept the room and

nne's hand warmly, smiling between her and Ronan.

ng her collarbone like the mistake genui

ly. "I am," I said wit

tant turned to Ronan with her smile full

other cut in briskly. "Ronan, what

I said, b

briefly. "Well,

e nearest gown along the rail. "And my card is payi

her voice catching with what

d towar

as unimpressed. My father stood beside her with his arms crossed, u

n had go

was successful, not knowing he was a very good act

y could keep

rrecting myself. "My future

h a small smile. "Isn'

mething unreadable moved across his

ress she likes," he said

lling a gown free and holding it toward me with a bright

ress and recogniz

d how much I had let her steer my choices in almost everything.

ven past me

ed this dress. It wasn't ba

d, already turning to Ronan with a warm sm

and nodded. "Alright

ted that dress?"

om, everyone shocked

voice low and careful. "Come on,

im, irritatio

thing while she reminded me where I came from. His

ng him a glance like what he

said it clearly, without heat.

. Her eyes widened, and her fingers tightened ar

k. She was prep

he said softly, her voice carryin

iately, their expressions s

"And please put that dres

ou today?" My mother'

back at her-but then her hand came a

the fitting room. It

ill, not even s

onsultant had gone rigid, shocked by the scene

disappeared. Then she was at my mo

d softly. "We'

htened. She said nothing to me

. I turned away from my mother's anger, my father's silence,

forth or another fake performance. As

ching me-not with anger or embarrassment

quietly, hands

it and kep

mirror an

nd sat bright against my pale ch

d at the res

Simple shirt and trousers with flat shoes, pair

was no single moment I could point to. Just years of making myself smaller and quieter and

nced

hen the dress

lowly and reached ou

lhouette dress sto

from the tight bodice down to the flared hem, elegant yet unapologetic. It looked like it belong

red on the cool,

years, I didn't feel

the woman who w

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an

ge for the past few days-not answering my cal

as planning someth

her mother's voice, ignoring Viv

to me. "I'm so s

fine,"

nne said softly, her eyes filling. "I didn't ex

"It's not a big deal. Just

rrassed that I had cut her of

where Isla had disapp

s she tried to appear-I had always known that. But she was easi

de you feel watched. But something about her

wn at her. She smiled up at me, warm and soft-eve

what

didn't

lso tast