Chapter 5

"If you really think there's something going on between Jade and me, then I'll show you something actually happening!"

...

I replied, "Do whatever you want," then turned off my phone and started queuing to board the plane.

Settling into my seat in the cabin, I let out a deep sigh.

From three years in prison up until now, it all felt like a dream.

I never imagined how bold I was back then, willing to take the fall for Donavan.

Even so, it didn't earn me the life I wanted.

I still remember how Elliot, Donavan's arch-nemesis, approached me before I went to jail.

"It's not worth it for a man. Why don't you come work for me instead?"

But I was blind to reason, wasting three years of my youth and missing out on a good opportunity...

After landing, I sat in a taxi and turned my phone back on.

I discovered a video in the work group chat:

In the center of the dance floor, Donavan held Jade's slender waist as they waltzed gracefully.