Chapter 72

CRYSTAL POV

Days passed in a murky blur of bruised ribs, a broken heart, and a sticky face. But as they all blurred into weeks, I gradually found my stance and braced my ground for life. After all, I couldn't just lock myself in the room and cry my eyes until they were bloodshot red. I was done with that phase.

And thankfully, I had just the right thing to make me all in with the new-me crusade. WORK.

It was amazing, more so because I found my way around the company way faster than I had anticipated. I had initially thought it would take me some time to warm up to the place, get bullied here and there, but nope. My own office, amazing co-workers and the bosses that made me feel like crying from how wonderful they all were... I felt more welcomed than any other newbie. And I would be a fool to avoid the fact that SOMEBODY was behind all of that... appreciation. But apart from that, I had one thing that kept me in check.

Funny how pain makes you focus.

But yeah, on week 2 since I wa