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I wanted to scream, “Understand what?!“,
and slap Gary across the face. But I couldn’t.
く
I needed to be rational. A slap wouldn’t solve
anything. I needed the money, the divorce, the
house. I needed to make Susan and Gary pay.
Hell was their rightful destination.
I took a deep breath. “I understand you, but
we’re getting a divorce.”
“I won’t agree to it!”
He stormed into the bedroom, Susan
following. I sat in the living room with Lily.
“Lily, we’ll sleep here tonight, on the couch.”
She nodded. “This couch is soft, Mommy. I
wish we could live here…”
My heart ached. I hugged her. “Lily, this
house is ours. We can stay here.”
“Really?” She looked at me, hesitant. “But…
Aunt Susan, Chloe, and Daddy don’t want me
here…”
My heart broke. I wiped away tears. “Don’t
worry. Nobody will ever make us leave again.
We are the owners of this house!”
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