t, a humiliating exchange for
ash that paid Chloe's astronomical medical bills,
apsed from a health crisis he ignored, or force me to decorate a
ng a salon "makeover" that involved a chemical burn to my scalp, ru
ulnerable, humiliating moments at a crowde
al surgery bill was finally paid; the humiliatio
d of tears, dragged me home in a fury, I knew my ob
ake allergic reaction, I calmly looked at Julian, devoid o
or attention, but then he saw the truth on the security footag
wn, offering apologies, money, even marria
g every humiliation he inflicted, and when the words were too much, my body r
scent of fresh bread in my own small bakery, while Julian rem