The Scapegoat's Sister

The Scapegoat's Sister

Lila

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It was my birthday, and my boyfriend Ethan, my rock for three years, promised something truly memorable. He led me to a raging house party, then abandoned me as a group of leering men closed in. I screamed for him, but he just watched, his face chillingly blank, before revealing our entire three-year relationship was a meticulously calculated lie – his twisted plan to make me pay for what his ex, Jessica, claimed my brother had done to her. My humiliation was then meticulously documented and splashed across the internet for the world to witness. I faced relentless cyberbullying, lost my job, and was hounded by Ethan' s goons who enforced his promise: to ensure I lived in constant fear, just as he' d intended. The betrayal was crushing, stripping away my dignity and leaving me broken, tormented by the incomprehensible cruelty and my family's destroyed reputation. Desperate to escape the unbearable shame, I walked to a bridge where we once dreamt of a future, ready to wash away all the pain. But just as I fell, a panicked call from Ethan, followed by Jessica' s furious hospital room confession, revealed a deeper, more chilling lie – a lie I managed to capture, finally empowering me to expose the truth and fight back.

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It was my birthday, and my boyfriend Ethan, my rock for three years, promised something truly memorable.

He led me to a raging house party, then abandoned me as a group of leering men closed in.

I screamed for him, but he just watched, his face chillingly blank, before revealing our entire three-year relationship was a meticulously calculated lie – his twisted plan to make me pay for what his ex, Jessica, claimed my brother had done to her.

My humiliation was then meticulously documented and splashed across the internet for the world to witness.

I faced relentless cyberbullying, lost my job, and was hounded by Ethan' s goons who enforced his promise: to ensure I lived in constant fear, just as he' d intended.

The betrayal was crushing, stripping away my dignity and leaving me broken, tormented by the incomprehensible cruelty and my family's destroyed reputation.

Desperate to escape the unbearable shame, I walked to a bridge where we once dreamt of a future, ready to wash away all the pain.

But just as I fell, a panicked call from Ethan, followed by Jessica' s furious hospital room confession, revealed a deeper, more chilling lie – a lie I managed to capture, finally empowering me to expose the truth and fight back.

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