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Ejecting the Cuckoo From the Nest Chapter 10
I stared at the screen for several seconds before bursting into laughter. I was not mocking her. Instead, it was a strange kind of release. Naomi needed this fantasy to keep her image in other people’s eyes in the same way the rest of them needed to maintain the illusion of being a family. As for myself, I felt no need to burst their bubble. The next day, I went to see a new apartment building I had had my eye on. The location was good and close to my office. The place was small, but it had everything I needed. It also had good light. I signed the agreement on the spot and took out a loan to buy it. When I got the keys and opened the door, I looked at the empty space. This was all mine. The burden I had unknowingly still been carrying was finally laid to rest. I did not need a room kept away for me here, because every corner of this place was mine.Just as I was slowly getting used to my new life in my new home and was starting to consider how to decorate it, I got a t
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The video played. It captured the moment I opened the room door to find all the clothes and things. It went on to show Naomi bursting in and questioning me. It replayed every single word my parents and Jon said after coming home. The faces of everyone involved were pixelated, and their voices modulated to be unrecognizable. However, the whole conversation was preserved, from the fight about the ownership of the property, their matter-of-fact attitude to Naomi’s unreasonable demands, Jon’s threats, and my parents’ clear prejudice. Every word was clearly replayed. Also, there were records of my loan repayments to the bank and my bank account records. Besides that, there was the record of the deposit I had paid, plus the money I kept sending home to my parents. Back then, they did not want to repay the loans themselves, so I had to handle them as well. All of this became undeniable evidence for my case. I smiled. “I have been the only one paying for this property, from t
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I was alone as I dragged my luggage out of the neighborhood. The chill winter breeze blew in my face. It stung, but it also woke me up. I deleted the chat groups with the family and blocked all their numbers. Then, I booked myself the first flight back to Savidad. I used to consider this city a safe haven and my home because it was where I grew up. But I was no longer welcome here. Back in Savidad, I threw myself back into the hustle.I handled livestreams for an e-commerce platform and was under contract. The stress from work was immense. However, that was a good thing as I needed to fill up all my time with work. That was the only way I could avoid thinking about the heartbreaking incident with my family.Yet, it seemed that they refused to let me go so easily. Three days later, at dawn, I had just finished a livestream session that lasted six hours. I was exhausted to the bone. My assistant, Cora West, looked upset as she approached me with her phone in her hand.“L
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I took out the photo album and flipped through it quickly. It mostly contained photos of me during university and when I had just started working. They were back from the days when I thought my future was bright. There were also some photos of us as a family when I was a kid. In them, I was beaming with Jon’s arm around me, and our parents stood behind us. Back then, we were truly an inseparable family.What a joke it all was! I closed the photo album and shoved it and the other things into my luggage. These were all proof that I used to have a family, and that I used to have faith in my family. That was all gone, though. I closed my luggage and locked it. After I stood back up, I walked out without looking back.“Stay right there, Jacqueline Selavy!” Jon yelled behind me. “If you sell this house, I’ll go to your office and make a fuss there! I want everyone to know how cruel and heartless you are. I’ll tell them how you forced your parents and brother to the brink!”
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“Who’s the heartless one here? Who are the leeches sucking me dry?”My voice resounded in the vast living room, shocking them into silence. Through the line, I was sure Mr. Bateman had heard the argument. He asked tentatively, “Ms. Selavy, is everything all right over there? Your property…”“There’s no issue,” I said in determination. “Put the property on sale at once. I meant what I said before. I want this place sold as soon as possible. Whoever can pay outright will get priority. I’m returning to Savidad today. We can deal with the paperwork remotely, or I’ll come back to do it.”“All right, Ms. Selavy. I’ll get to it immediately.”When I hung up, the living room was dead silent.A few seconds later, Jon lunged at me. His arm was raised as if to hit me. “I’ll kill you, you ungrateful brat!”But I was ready for him. I took a step backward and grabbed one of the ceramic decorations on top of a cabinet. “Just try it!”I raised the thing, my tone vicious. “If you dare lif
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“What did you say?!” Naomi was the first to scream. “Are you mad, Jacqueline? This is our home! How dare you sell it?”Jon looked livid. His eyes were round and bulging. “Just try it, Jacqueline! We’ll disown you!”Dad panicked as well. I could see a vein pulsing at his temple. “This is preposterous! This place belongs to Jon and Naomi! Where will they go if you sell it?”Mom reached out to touch me. She said in a trembling voice, “Jackie, don’t be impulsive. You can’t sell this house.”Seeing how upset and panicked they were, my cold heart cracked, and a surge of warm pleasure rose. “Why shouldn’t I sell it?” I dodged my mother’s reaching hands. My tone was calm. “My name’s the only one on the deed, and I’m still repaying the loan. This is my property. There’s no issue if I want to sell it.”“Y-you ungrateful child!” Dad pointed at me accusingly, his finger shaking. “We’ve been living just fine here. Are you trying to push us to the brink?”“That’s right, Jackie.” Mom’s vo
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