I had just arrived at Barajas Airport. My suitcase was still in my hand when my body suddenly stiffened. All the exhaustion from the flight disappeared in an instant

Days later, I heard that Grupo Ríos had lost its chance with Ibernova. Álvaro had placed everything on that deal. I felt neither joy nor bitterness. Every choice has consequences. This time, they weren’t mine to carry.

One evening, I found an email from him. I didn’t open it right away. I made coffee, sat down, and read it slowly. He wrote about regret, about fear, about how I had always been “too big” for his limitations.

I smiled and closed the message without replying—not out of resentment, but because I no longer needed closure from him.

Life doesn’t always give us perfect endings. But it does offer second chances—not to return, but to move forward stronger and clearer.

I didn’t change to prove anything.
I changed because I finally understood my worth.