We can’t do a month full of grand gestures and not discuss this chapter in Envy. It’s the chapter that marks the ultimate turning point in Mykal’s journey of self-discovery. Before this moment, she was trying to live a life worthy of her father’s love and approval. That need for validation led her down a road of bad decisions—followed by more bad decisions—which landed her crashing an intimate night between Desmond and his friend-with-benefits, Faith. What should’ve been the most mortifying moment of her life ends up becoming the exact thing Mykal needed: a redemptive moment wrapped in one of the most thoughtful grand gestures.

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