Remembering my father's plea five years ago to leave Brian and help with the family business at Titan Corp, I had defied them all for him.
After enduring five long years, just as Brian's career took off and I thought we'd step into marriage, he threw it all away for a new shot, allowing me to be humiliated.
I couldn't help but laugh bitterly at my own naivety.
"Sure, I've been the housekeeper for this phase. Wonder who's next?"
I headed back to my room to finish packing, leaving Linda and Brian with their scowls.
As I was packing, I heard a noise at the door—it was Rosie.
Taking advantage of Linda and Brian being preoccupied in the kitchen, Rosie quickly slipped in to exchange contact info with me.
Although puzzled, I accepted.
As I left with my suitcase, Linda and Brian were still fussing over Rosie.
It felt like clocking out of a temp job—time's up, just walk away, unnoticed.
That night, I stayed in the company dorm.
Rosie reached out to me, sensing there was more to my story than the "housekeeper" label suggested.
Wanting to save her from their influence, I laid everything out for her.