Olivia, Alistair’s second wife, left him when the news came out. She was tired of Katie’s control too, and she knew their marriage was just a business deal. She took her daughters away but let Alistair visit them on one condition.
“Go to a therapist and fix your mind,” she told him. “Stop using work to run away from the people you love.”
“I will do it,” Alistair said.
Nellie spent weeks getting better. At first, she refused a new leg or any money from Alistair. She did not want to live in a rich house again or be his charity project.
“I don’t need a hero, Alistair,” she told him. “I just need you to face what you did.”
“I will help you even if you hate me forever,” Alistair said.
That made her soften. She took the new prosthetic leg and moved into a small apartment near the clinic. She started working there to help poor families.
