Seated in front of her dressing mirror, Mia felt the gentle tug of the brush as her mother meticulously worked through the tangles in her freshly washed hair.
Her eyes were closed, savoring the rare moment of peace, though her mind was far from quiet.
Her mother's presence was a sort of comfort. Despite the lingering resentment Mia felt for her parents' complicity in her arranged marriage to Henry, their recent actions showed genuine remorse.
They had risked everything to rescue her from Henry's clutches, and that spoke volumes. It was a small step toward rebuilding trust, but it was a step nonetheless.
Following the altercation with Henry, he had publicly withdrawn his support from the company, but thankfully, her father was unfazed by that and was working hard to get other investors now.
