The entire thing had been a circle.
He created a financial crisis.
He hid the crisis.
He blamed my career for the distance between us.
He convinced his mother I was the problem.
She tried to force me to quit.
And while they were pressuring me to become financially dependent…
Nathan was depending on my income.
The contradiction was almost unbelievable.
I closed the laptop.
“I’m done.”
Nathan looked up.
“What does that mean?”
“It means I am no longer managing your life.”
He stood.
“Sofia—”
“No.”
I raised my hand.
“You are going to deal with your creditors.”
He looked terrified.
“I can’t.”
“You can.”
“I don’t have the money.”
“You have a job now.”
“A small one.”
“Then get another one.”
“I can’t pay everything.”
“You don’t have to pay everything tomorrow.”
I looked directly into his eyes.
“But you are going to face it.”
