At first I blamed myself for trusting you.

But I realize now that I can't keep blaming myself for the mistakes I made when I didn't know any better.

I thought you were my friend. I thought you were the one, my partner.

but you hurt me and betrayed me in the worst way.

The day I got the call informing me you were cheating on me was a wake up call for me. a life changing moment.

That was the day I had to choose between myself and you.

And the conclusion I came to was this; I will not work with someone I don't trust.

It wasn't easy to confront you, you know. Although I didn't know it at the time, your brash dismissals awakened something in me, set me on a path even I did not expect.

You reminded me I still needed you. You told me I had no alternatives but to work for you. That irritated me a bit, but the next line was the real kicker: "Because you're a stupid woman and you know nothing about this business."

You sounded so pleased with yourself. You turned your back on me and walked away.

Everybody had been watching us. All of my friends and colleagues.

I should have been feeling outraged, humiliated, instead I felt nothing.

It was like watching a movie, and all of this was happening to someone else.

I heard myself addressing the entire staff- people I've known for years. I told them I would be starting a business nearby and if they wanted to work with me, they should email me.

Three weeks later, I turned a run down building into a working facility and hired all but two of your employees.

I used to wish I never met you, but if that wish were to come true, I wouldn't be who I am today, running a successful company of my own.

I don't regret anything, I don't regret us. Because in the end, our scars and mistakes makes us who we are. What's important is that we learn from it.