OLIVIA

After my discussion with Adrian at his house, I was already having second thoughts about his opinion. I hadn’t stopped imagining new possibilities either.

Why do I need to come back to New York when I can actually start a life in Paris? New York had done nothing but bring me harm lately. I definitely needed a change of environment to accelerate my healing process.

Since my exit from both my marriage and the company, I saw no reason to show my face in New York again.

I was eager to leave everything behind, and having Adrian as my only partner was a good start—better than I had ever...