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The Jilted Lover's Fierce Comeback

Chapter 3 

Word Count: 882    |    Released on: 07/07/2025

t tableau of deception, and the thought was as clear as glass in my mind. The love I felt for my grandmother was real, solid

g chasm between us. The air in th

ked over to me, her expression shiftin

lders. In my past life, her touch would have been an anchor. Now, it felt like a cage. "

eaction, for any flicker of th

r voice carefully measured. "That maybe we haven' t been paying eno

eem self-aware while reinforcing their narrative

"Let' s get out of here. Just the three of us. We planned a surprise for you. For your

arlight Drive-in theater, my favorite place as a kid, to play a movie marathon of my f

ude. Now, I just felt a weary sense of resignation. The ge

The easiest path, for now, was to play along. Let th

t, noncommitta

d, a brilliant, triumphant smile. "Great!

g bikes down this very street. Chloe, with scraped knees and a fearless grin. Brooke, always a few steps behind,

d my house. We shared secrets und

source of pride, became a source of crippling debt. I had to sell off assets piece by piece just to keep the lights on, to keep Grandma

e and Brooke were th

e and Brooke took her under their wing. I see it now, the way they were with her. I

s classic car collection to pay a hospital bill. I was devastated. I confessed

. "You' re doing what

ce you get to Stanford and start your co

hey weren' t talking about me. They were talking about Zoe, about how they' d used some of the mo

oe had whispered. "He has s

myself I was being paranoid, that the

d friends to Zoe. It was about taking from me to give to her. It was a p

heir bank. And the bank was

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