For the first time in her life, Bobo felt a sensation of freedom that was entirely new to her. It was a lightness she hadn't realized she was missing until this very moment. In retrospect, she realized that the vast sum of money she had been holding onto had felt almost heavy, as if the wealth itself carried a curse that weighed down her spirit. It was a burden she hadn't known she was carrying until it was gone.
Now that she had transferred the majority of those funds to her mother, that invisible weight had vanished. The suffocating pressure of her responsibilities as an heir to the Stern family finally began to dissipate. She felt stripped of the target that had been painted on her back for so long. No longer would anyone look at her as merely a competitor to be crushed; no longer would she have to spend her days looking over her shoulder, worrying about the vultures trying to steal her fortune or undermine her position. She was just herself now, unburdened and ready to live.
