And it did.
Leonica’s final words to him sank in the deepest, striking Gabriel’s heart that was already occupied by the conflicted feelings, seeing Leonica after five years, had brought.
But one thing was clear, her transformation in the past five years, precisely, how indifferent she had began acting towards him, angered him. Yet, as he turned and watched her ascend the stage to give her speech, spot light shinning all around her, Gabriel couldn’t help but feel mesmerized.
The Leonica he knew five years ago, would have never dared to talk back to him. She would have been so afraid, so broken, she wouldn’t have the courage to stand up for herself, yet, here she was.
Her aura had completely changed and she wasn’t the same woman he had married and divorced.
No, the woman who stood on stage, holding a microphone in her hand with a billion dollar smile, was a confident and strong individual.
She had changed so much in five years.