While getting ready for work, Hannah noticed a letter on her vanity table. She had gone straight to bed last night and hadn't paid attention to anything else. When she saw the contents, it was a driver’s license. Hannah was overjoyed.

Hannah had been through a lot and had come a long way. She couldn't let this issue trip her up and hinder her progress.

“Alright, I will become an independent, fearless, and amazing woman,” she affirmed to herself.

Hannah hurried to the dining room, determined not to be weak anymore. Alden didn’t need to know, but it was enough for her to stop dwelling on the past. Didn’t Bernard...