When Home Becomes A Battlefield

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gether. "While your submission was impressive... we hav

same Ethan who' d been complaining

rew had "accidentally" unplugged it last night while getting a midnight sna

bra, was arranging a bouquet of flowers on the coffee ta

ney. I heard. It

d ashamed. She

end of a rose stem. "Maybe this is a sign. A sign that yo

er shoulder. He looked at me with that familiar, placati

ve meant more travel, more late nights. It's

ding there next to the woman who was cheering for my failure. The air in the apartment fe

ncomfortable. Debra finally broke

ell Annabel the good news? Your cousin Carson finally graduated!

"man's career." The message was clear. M

They weren't just undermining me. They were actively working to di

been let

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