Three months later, a check arrived. Twenty-five thousand plus interest. No dramatic letter. Just a small note: Thank you for letting me make this right.
I deposited it. The knot inside me didn’t vanish — betrayal doesn’t disappear just because the money returns — but something eased.
I let her.
She kept coming back. On time. Ready to work. No shortcuts. No self-pity. She listened to other women’s stories, shared pieces of her own only when it helped them feel less alone. Slowly, something shifted.
Months later, she approached me with an idea — a program for women trying to rebuild after breakups, financial disasters, toxic marriages. Practical tools, honest discussions, real accountability.Continue reading…