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CHAPTER 30

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last update Last Updated: 2025-12-10 00:37:00

Stacy's POV

The heavy front door clicked shut behind me, the sound echoing through the marble entrance like a death bell. I just needed a moment. A single, quiet moment to gather the broken pieces of myself before I faced him.

That moment was stolen from me.

"There she is." The voice was like shards of ice. Helen.

I turned slowly. They were already here, waiting. My mother-in-law and my aunt, Lydia, sat on the edge of the perfect white sofa in the living room like two vultures who had smelled blood. Their backs were straight, their faces carved from disapproval.

Helen's eyes looked me over, from my messy hair to my shaking hands. "Look at the state of you. Dragging our family name through the dirt. Again."

I opened my mouth to explain, to tell them about the hospital, about the exhaustion, but the words died in my throat. There was no point.

Aunt Lydia sniffed, her nose wrinkling like she smelled something bad. "We heard all about your little show at the police station. Causing a scen
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Belinda Flores
Stupid why didn’t she ask Michael for help.
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