The Con That Broke My Heart

s company was hosting. I didn't want to be there, but my f

linging to Liam' s arm, her laughter loud and artificial. She wore a bright red dress t

like they ow

ened. She dragged Liam over to me, her heel

fake sweetness. "I'm so surprised to see you here.

He's probably just trying to find a rich o

dry leaves. I could hear snippets. "That's him... the one Chloe Davis dumpe

tighten in my stomach. For fiv

atorial whisper. "You know, Ethan, it's really not a go

efit of the crowd. "Always pretending to be so independent, but you were just using

connections? Her father was a retired factory worker

way she would "borrow" my credit card and max it out on things for Liam. The way she

s that weren't my fault, just to keep the peace. I would buy her expensive

the idea of her-the woman I th

he City Clerk' s office, standing a

-up face and her cruel, smiling eyes, and

low sip of

aid, my voice ev

er perfectly mascaraed eyelashes flutt

peated, looking her straight in th

tanding there, their mouths hanging open. For the first time in fi

like f