Anton’s divorce playbook was simple: take everything, leave nothing. As his ex-wife Albina juggled cleaning jobs and childcare, he upgraded his car and his girlfriend, convinced he’d won.
What he didn’t know? Albina’s grandfather had left her a secret weapon—an inheritance she used to rebuild her life brick by brick. The language student turned desperate cleaner became a business owner, pouring the same love into her café that she once gave her family.
Three years later, Anton got the shock of his life when he walked into the hottest new café in town. There was Albina—radiant, confident, and completely unfazed as she handed him a menu. His smug comments about her “waitress job” died in his throat when he realized the truth: this was her empire now, and their daughter was learning the ropes behind the counter.
As he sipped his overpriced cappuccino, Anton finally understood what he’d lost—not just a wife, but a woman capable of turning pennies into prosperity.
