But beneath that life, she was quietly building another one.
She studied information technology from her phone in parking lots after midnight, using the office Wi-Fi before driving home.
She completed one certification after another.
Systems.
Databases.
Security.
Programming.
Eventually, she began working as a freelance technology consultant.
Then she co-founded a healthcare technology company with Mark, a professional partner who treated her judgment with respect.
The company nearly failed twice.
Then investors arrived.
Clients followed.
