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After leaving the System and Pedro behind, my life finally got back on track. Once my parents saw that I was truly done chasing him, they confidently handed over the company to me.
That same year, I agreed to a match my parents arranged. He was an Ivy League graduate from an old-mon- ey family, polished, polite, and effortlessly charming. And, to my delight, he was exactly my type.
Free from the System’s control, I finally learned what a healthy relationship felt like. It was about mutual sup- port, mutual respect, and mutual compromise. It was never about one person’s sacrifice.
We chose a bright, sunny day to walk down the aisle.
And I knew, with absolute certainty, that all our days to come would be just as beautiful.
