My summer internship was everything: a path to my dream career in marketing, years of hard work finally paying off. Then my parents dropped a bombshell. My estranged rockstar uncle was gravely ill, and I, his favorite niece, had been chosen to be his full-time caregiver. They spun a tale of liver problems, but a glowing blue text only I could see whispered a darker truth: "They' re not worried about his health, they' re worried about his royalties. Rick' s music just got licensed for a huge movie. They want to make sure they' re in his will." My refusal was met with a cold, hard slap across the face, and the devastating news: "It' s done, Chloe. There' s no internship to go back to." They' d sabotaged my future, then casually explained: "We' ve already made the arrangements." The email from my dream firm confirmed it: "rescind our internship offer...wish you the best in your recovery." Recovery? What were they talking about? They took my ID, my money, my car keys. Then I overheard my mother' s chilling words: "Rick' s viral load is extremely high... a little contact... a shared utensil... a simple solution. Once she' s sick too, she' ll have no choice but to be quiet." My own mother was planning to infect me with HIV. I bolted, running into the night, only to find my father' s mistress and instigate a chaotic scene, creating my escape. But they weren' t done. A viral video appeared, featuring my tearful parents. "Our daughter, Chloe, is very sick," my father stated, "She contracted HIV through a promiscuous lifestyle... she developed a severe gambling addiction. She stole all of our savings..." Hatred flooded the comments. My name, reputation, and future were completely destroyed. Who would believe me over my grieving, concerned parents? I was utterly alone, but one thought burned through my despair: they wouldn' t get away with this.
My summer internship was everything: a path to my dream career in marketing, years of hard work finally paying off.
Then my parents dropped a bombshell. My estranged rockstar uncle was gravely ill, and I, his favorite niece, had been chosen to be his full-time caregiver.
They spun a tale of liver problems, but a glowing blue text only I could see whispered a darker truth: "They' re not worried about his health, they' re worried about his royalties. Rick' s music just got licensed for a huge movie. They want to make sure they' re in his will."
My refusal was met with a cold, hard slap across the face, and the devastating news: "It' s done, Chloe. There' s no internship to go back to."
They' d sabotaged my future, then casually explained: "We' ve already made the arrangements."
The email from my dream firm confirmed it: "rescind our internship offer...wish you the best in your recovery."
Recovery? What were they talking about?
They took my ID, my money, my car keys. Then I overheard my mother' s chilling words: "Rick' s viral load is extremely high... a little contact... a shared utensil... a simple solution. Once she' s sick too, she' ll have no choice but to be quiet."
My own mother was planning to infect me with HIV.
I bolted, running into the night, only to find my father' s mistress and instigate a chaotic scene, creating my escape.
But they weren' t done.
A viral video appeared, featuring my tearful parents. "Our daughter, Chloe, is very sick," my father stated, "She contracted HIV through a promiscuous lifestyle... she developed a severe gambling addiction. She stole all of our savings..."
Hatred flooded the comments. My name, reputation, and future were completely destroyed.
Who would believe me over my grieving, concerned parents?
I was utterly alone, but one thought burned through my despair: they wouldn' t get away with this.
Introduction
04/07/2025
Chapter 1
04/07/2025
Chapter 2
04/07/2025
Chapter 3
04/07/2025
Chapter 4
04/07/2025
Chapter 5
04/07/2025
Chapter 6
04/07/2025
Chapter 7
04/07/2025
Chapter 8
04/07/2025
Chapter 9
04/07/2025
Chapter 10
04/07/2025
Chapter 11
04/07/2025
Chapter 12
04/07/2025
Chapter 13
04/07/2025
Chapter 14
04/07/2025
Chapter 15
04/07/2025
Chapter 16
04/07/2025
Chapter 17
04/07/2025
Chapter 18
04/07/2025
Chapter 19
04/07/2025
Chapter 20
04/07/2025
Other books by Gavin
More