Truth Be Told chapters 24, 25, & Epilogue
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Chapter 24
More than anything, I was angry with myself. Everyone had told me, time and time again, about the person Olivia really was, but I wouldn’t listen.
I say this a lot about romantic relationships, but I think that it can apply to a platonic friendship just as much.
But if somebody outside of your relationship says something akin to “haha, wow. That Olivia sure is a piece of work. Why are you friends with her?” Maybe you should ask them why they'd say something like that.
We tend to wear rose-colored glasses when we're in relationships. And yes, even friendships, sometimes. And while we should sometimes take things like that with a grain of salt, you should always try to think of where their words are coming from.
Especially in a situation like the Olivia and McKenzie relationship. At first, it was just Jared. And then Drew. And then Gavin. And then Kat. And then Andie. Literally everybody who saw the two of them together told McKenzie to get away from Olivia. Like not just one person, but multiple people.
So yes. She should feel bad for not listening after so many people told her to get away.
“What do you think about me starting my own firm?”
Get in, bitches. We're cutting toxic people from our lives and living our best lives away from them.
I could see the light at the end of the long, dark tunnel I had been prisoner of, and the source of the light was Drew. I was home.
Chapter 24 summary: McKenzie wakes up the next morning and rehashes everything that happened the day before. She feels so angry at herself that she'd been duped by Olivia, despite multiple people telling her to stay away from the toxic shitshow.
Drew comes in, and hands her phone. It's Jared, who says that he and Andie are coming down to be there for the two of them during this difficult time. McKenzie protests, since Jared will have to come back eventually because of his own work. But Jared says that McKenzie is his friend, and that's what friends do.
Drew then asks McKenzie if she thinks he should start his own law firm. That working under his father, it's only about money, and never about cases like Nate's. McKenzie thinks that this is a good idea, and encourages him to do it.
They then bang.
Chapter 25
Court proceedings worked in Nate’s favor regarding his case against Olivia. The judge granted him custody after the baby was born. They named her Maya, and I had to admit I’d been wrong about him. He stepped up to the plate, caring for his daughter like a good father should. Olivia ended up moving to Chicago to be closer to them, having been granted visitation rights with the child. What I never expected was for those two to make amends. Just over a week ago, Nate phoned me with the news that he and Olivia were seeing one another. Talk about nearly giving a man a heart attack. I had to bite my tongue to keep from giving him a piece of my mind.
I know that the narration would never dive this deep into the topic, especially not in the second to last chapter. But I like to imagine that a huge part of Olivia even getting visitation is her undergoing some serious therapy.
That, in itself, is a happy ending, and I was proud to say, we lived happily ever after.
Chapter 25 summary: Time passes. Drew opens up his law firm. Nate ends up with full custody of his daughter, and Olivia moves to Chicago for her visitations with the kid.
Drew proposes to McKenzie. McKenzie is pregnant. I saw both of that coming, and at this point, I'm just eager to put this series behind me.
Epilogue
Two year ago, Kat finally had enough of Jonathan and his overbearing ways. With the help of her three children, she left him. In the weeks following, she filed for divorce, hiring Peltier/Wise to handle her negotiations. That infuriated Jonathan more than the divorce, but the proceedings didn’t last long. During one of their meetings, Jonathan suffered a stroke. It left him in a coma, and weeks later he passed away, having never reawakened.
The comeuppance story that I didn't know I needed!
Through it all, we found what we were seeking, and if I had it to do all over again, I could honestly say I wouldn’t change a thing.
The End.
Epilogue summary: Four years later. Because I really care about this. Drew and McKenzie had twins, Connor and Chloe. She's pregnant with the third one, and in active labor. Kat finally worked up the courage to divorce Jonathan, but then he died in the middle of that.
And uh... yeah. That's about it as far as plot goes. “The end” indeed!
