Two weeks later, Thea collected her things and said goodbye to Zoey and Matt, leaving the mansion without looking back.

Cody never came out to send her away. He didn’t even say anything.

He thought the departure was also hard for Thea. He didn’t want his appearance to bring her any hard feelings.

He knew things would never work out between Thea and himself if he showed up. Thea would only feel even sadder.

He didn’t know that Thea Todd fled away from her nursing job like a happy little bird.

With the money she earned, she could finally start to chase her dream without worrying about starving to death....