Mother and daughter as enemies Chapter 3

Mother and daughter as enemies Chapter 3

I called a moving company and had all of 

Chloe’s belongings packed and sent to 

John’s house. Then I listed the house

As soon as I was done, my phone rang

It was John. He must have received Chloe’s 

things

I answered

Jane Miller!he barked. I’m warning you

drop the act! You think you can force Chloe 

to come back by sending her stuff over and 

saying you’re selling the house?” 

You raised her for a few years, so what? She 

wants to be with me now.” 

You better be smart and give me full 

custody. Or you’ll regret it.” 

I laughed coldly. After our divorce, John had 

been in a car accident. It supposedly affected 

his ability to have more children

He’d been through several wives since then

with no sons and not even any other 

daughters. Chloe was his only child, which is 

why he wanted her now

It was laughable that this selfish, shameless 

man was the dadshe adored

She’s your precious bloodline now, is she?

asked. Where were you before?” 

John’s voice tightened with anger. Jane, if 

you don’t back off, I swear I’ll make sure you can’t hold down a job.” 

I scoffed. You can have custody. But I want 

nothing to do with her after this.” 

“You wish!he roared. Her dance classes 

are expensive! Who’s going to pay for those

if not you?” 

The audacity

He mistook my silence for agreement, his voice smug. I get custody, and you pay me 

two thousand dollars a month in child 

support. And you pay for her dance classes 

directly to the studio.” 

I actually laughed. John, have some shame

You think you’re the only one who knows 

where the other works?” 

Don’t think I don’t know why you suddenly 

want Chloe. I’ll tell everyone what really 

happened. Let’s see who ends up looking 

worse.” 

I hung up and finally slept soundly

I woke up the next afternoon, sunlight 

streaming through the curtains. I felt

strange sense of peace

For years, rushing Chloe to dance, I hadn’t 

slept in. I’d forgotten I used to enjoy lazy 

mornings

How long had it been since I focused on 

myself

I smiled wryly, got ready, and went to look at 

some rental apartments. I’d need a place to 

stay after the house sold

I was busy all afternoon and grabbed some 

takeout before heading home

Chloe was leaning against the door when

arrived

Her hair was dyed blonde, and she wore

bright pink tube top and short skirt

You changed the code!she yelled. You 

crazy woman! You threatened Dad’s job just 

to force me back here! You’re disgusting!” 

I’m back, are you happy now?” 

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She still th 

I laughed sadly. She still thought this was all 

about forcing her back

Too bad for her, I really didn’t want her 

anymore

I unlocked the door. The house felt empty 

without her things

Chloe glared at me, shoving past me into the 

house. If you mess with Dad’s job, I’ll never 

speak to you again!” 

I looked at her, a faint smile playing on my 

lips. You seem to forget, your dad already 

cost me my job.” 

That’s different!she retorted. Your stupid 

job didn’t matter! Dad’s a manager! He’s

hundred times more important than you!” 

I shook my head. Seventeen years of 

devotion, of giving her everything, meant 

nothing compared to a month of sweet talk 

from her father

It was absurd

Chloe frowned, her face hard. Don’t think

don’t know what you’re doing. You’re not 

going to win. I’m not going to that dance 

camp. Give it up.” 

I looked at her sincerely. I told you, it’s your 

decision

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And I’m giving your father custody.” 

Chloe snorted. “If you were really giving up 

custody, you wouldn’t have threatened his 

job.” 

I am giving up custody,I said evenly.

threatened his job because he had the nerve 

to demand two thousand dollars a month in 

child support, plus your dance tuition.” 

Her eyes lit up. Dad just wants to make sure I’m taken care of,she sneered. And you

you pretend to love me but won’t even pay two thousand dollars! You’re just trying to 

turn me against him!” 

You’re pathetic! No wonder everyone leaves 

you!” 

I don’t know how she could say those things

My heart turned to ice

I looked at the daughter I had treasured and 

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said softly, I’ve done my part. I won’t be 

taking care of you anymore.” 

If you think dance is too hard, don’t do it.” 

If you think your father is better, go to him.” 

Chloe frowned suspiciously

She didn’t believe me

And she had a right not to. Chloe wasn’t

good student academically. Dance was her 

best path, which is why I pushed her so hard

Last time, around this same time, she had run 

off to her father’s. I ended up begging John 

to convince her to come back, promising him 

all the benefits of her winning the 

competition

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Another reason she didn’t want to go to 

dance camp was because of the punk she’d 

been seeing while staying with her dad

They were in the honeymoon phase

inseparable, so she didn’t want to go to any 

isolated camp

I didn’t know about him at first. Then her 

teacher told me Chloe had been sneaking out 

to see him

I tracked her phone and found them together

The punkhe was bad news

I separated them, gave him a piece of my 

mind, and sent Chloe back to dance camp

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In college, I had a close friend. Smart, driven

a bright future ahead of her

Then she fell for the wrong guy, got pregnant 

before graduation. She took a leave of 

absence to have the baby, promising to come 

back

She never did

The guy, after he got what he wanted

bragged about their relationship

I saw her years later, a shadow of her former 

self

So when I found out about Chloe and the 

punk, I only had one thought: protect my 

daughter

I couldn’t let him ruin her life

I thought I was doing what was best for her

But I forgot one thing

It was her life

What I thought was best wasn’t what she 

wanted

With that realization, I felt a sense of release

You and your father are in charge of your life 

now.” 

Chloe rolled her eyes, hesitant for a moment

but then went to her room

She still didn’t believe me

But she would soon find out I meant it

Chapter

Here’s an Americanized version of the story

keeping the firstperson narration, localized 

names and cultural references, and

conversational tone. Each sentence is

separate paragraph as requested: 

Mother and daughter as enemies

Mother and daughter as enemies

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