Brittany and Isaac were done. She felt like a weight had been lifted. Then, out of the blue, the new product line from Bri-jeweled Studio hit the market.
She had designed that line herself.
Watching the sales go through the roof and the rave reviews piling up online got her buzzing.
Even though she'd been killing it in the jewelry industry over the years and Bri-jeweled Studio had grown tenfold, she was still pumped.
Kari was over the moon too. As soon as the first day's sales were locked in, she threw together a team dinner.
Being the boss, Brittany was expected to show.
The celebration was a blast. Brittany and Kari were buzzing around the private room. A lot of the employees who had been with Brittany since day one were getting all choked up.
Halfway through the meal, William called. Brittany gave him the address of the party.
"Is William coming?" Kari reckoned William was a catch. He had been keeping tabs on Brittany all those years.
"Yeah."
It seemed like Kari had a light bulb moment, and she whisked Brittany away from the room. "Brittany, what's the deal with you and William?"
Brittany knew what Kari was getting at. She sidestepped the question, "We're friends."
"Brittany, all these years, I've always thought William was a better match for you than Isaac."
Kari leaned against the wall, looking a bit worn out. She'd had a tough couple of years, but Bri-jeweled Studio was her and Brittany's baby, so she had to keep going.
Since Brittany was back, she finally had a chance to breathe.
"When you were in trouble back then, I cut ties with Wesley Tueley right away. Isaac reached out to me, wanting to help, but I turned him down." Talking about it still choked Kari up a bit.
"Brittany, even as a bystander, I felt it was so unfair for you, let alone you being the one in the middle of it."
Hearing that, Brittany felt like her most painful memories were being stirred up. She knew better than anyone that Isaac had been playing her from the start.
Even when he was supposedly in love with her, he put on a mask that made it impossible for her to tell what was real.
Brittany moved in and hugged Kari. "Kari, thank you."
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