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My Childhood Friend Stole My New House

My Childhood Friend Stole My New House

Short Story · Emotional Realism
By:  ShayluneCompleted
Language: English
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Feel-Good Story

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Family Emotions

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On New Year's Day, my childhood friend asked me for the passcode to my new house. I thought she was planning to bring a housewarming gift, but when I opened the door, I froze in shock. There were more than a dozen people inside. She walked over with a smile before giving me a subtle look. "Ryan, what are you doing here? Come on in. You're just in time. You're lucky enough to catch our family gathering." I stood there in stunned silence. Before I could even ask what was going on, her boyfriend suddenly spoke in a mocking tone. "Is your childhood friend very persuasive? I'm curious how he sweet-talked you into giving him your house's passcode." Her expression instantly turned serious. "He didn't sweet-talk me. He got on his knees and begged. He said he had a fight with his family and got kicked out with nowhere to stay. You know how soft-hearted I am. I didn't think much of it and just gave it to him." Her boyfriend's eyes had a look of contempt. "No normal man would stoop that low. Who knows how many women he's begged behind the scenes just to get what he wants." She gave him a look of approval. "Babe, how are you so smart? There was a time he stripped naked and begged me just to buy a watch he liked. I've told you about it." Her boyfriend burst out laughing. "So that was him? He's honestly shameless." Seeing her spew lies so casually and irresponsibly, I couldn't contain my anger. I stepped forward and slapped her hard across the face. "Who the hell do you think you are? Taking over my house and slandering me? Get out."

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9 Chapters
Chapter 1
The moment I opened the door, the dozen or so people standing in the living room froze. They were just as shocked as I was."Are you a burglar?"A woman in her fifties was the first to shriek from the crowd."How dare you break into my house in broad daylight? This is outrageous! Grab him and beat him up!"She actually twisted the truth and accused me instead. She was truly shameless.Furious, I grabbed a coat rack from the entryway and swung it in front of me."This is my house. You've trespassed and now you want to attack me? That's a crime. I'm calling the police. Let them deal with you."The first person who ran forward immediately backed off. He cursed under his breath."You punk, how dare you fight back? Get the mop. I doubt we can't handle him!"As soon as he finished his sentence, Willa Scott ran out of the kitchen to stop him."Don't call the police. Don't fight. It's all a misunderstanding."Willa smiled as she tried to calm him down. She then walked over to me and
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Chapter 2
"Hah, listen to you. Who are you trying to scare?"Sebastian smirked in disdain."I almost forgot that you're some big-shot lawyer. Who knows which old woman's bed you crawl out of every day, and then you come here to throw your weight around at ordinary people like us."A flicker of panic crossed Willa's eyes. She tugged at his sleeve."There are so many people here. Don't go too far."Sebastian shook her off roughly and said unhappily, "What? Do you feel bad for him?"Am I wrong? He secretly opened our door today. Wasn't it just to get close to you?"Meredith chipped in too."Exactly. Just look at him. He's one of those pretty boys who'll do anything, and he lives off seducing rich women."The others joined in. Their insults were getting uglier by the second.What made it even worse was that Sebastian kept insisting this was his house.The anger in my chest surged violently. My expression darkened as I warned, "According to criminal law, spreading obscene rumors and trespa
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Chapter 3
Willa covered her face. Her eyes were filled with disbelief."You're a grown man. How could you hit me?" Willa asked.I was trembling with rage, but I forced myself to stay calm as I argued."You brought over a dozen people to occupy my property and refused to leave. On top of that, you led wave after wave of verbal abuse against me and even encouraged others to lay their hands on me. I had no choice but to defend myself."Sebastian's expression turned furious when he heard this. He lifted his foot and tried to kick me."Ryan, how dare you hurt my woman? You have a death wish!"Since I dodged quickly, he missed and crashed hard onto the ground. He screamed in pain.That completely set things off.Meredith led her group of relatives and chased after me while trying to hit me."You filthy man! We're nobodies if we don't beat you to death today!"To avoid getting cornered and outnumbered, I sprinted down the stairs as fast as I could while shouting in panic."Fire! Someone help
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Chapter 4
The property manager soon arrived.Seeing more than thirty people surrounding me, he immediately realized how serious the situation was and quickly asked what had happened."The registered owner of this unit is Ms. Willa Scott."The property manager looked me up and down."I think I've seen you more than once. You were going in and out with different female owners."That single sentence set the crowd into an uproar.The neighbors, who were influenced by constant embellishment from several of the Judd family relatives, all started seeing me as some disgraceful homewrecker."Shameless jerk. No wonder he ran straight into the group of women earlier. He's clearly a repeat offender.""Exactly. This is outrageous. As residents, we should stick together and deal with jerks like him."The insults and curses came wave after wave. The crowd grew more and more agitated. The situation was on the verge of spiraling out of control.No matter how hard I tried to explain, no one would listen
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Chapter 5
I snatched the property deed and, the moment I saw the name on it, my eyes widened in shock."How is this possible? How could it be in Willa's name?""Why not?"Sebastian crossed his arms and sneered."Ryan, you already used the house to settle your debt with Willa. Now you're shamelessly refusing to accept the ownership transfer? Fits you perfectly, a kept man through and through. You have nothing but a stubborn mouth."As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd burst into laughter.Only then did my parents realize it was me. Their faces instantly turned pale."Ryan! H-How did you end up like this?"They looked sad, and their voices were trembling."Who did this to you?"I didn't answer them directly. Instead, my mind raced while I tried to figure out where things had gone wrong."Mom, are you sure you took this deed from my room?"My mother, Madelyn Harris, spoke in a shaky voice as her tears fell."Yes, it was in the cabinet where you always keep your documents. What ha
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Chapter 6
As a lawyer, I'd seen plenty of people who were unreasonable and made baseless accusations, but facing this myself still made me tremble with rage.The rage in my chest surged uncontrollably.I turned directly to the neighbors who didn't know the truth and dropped to my knees. I pleaded through tears, "Most of you must have elderly family members, or at least know someone with heart disease. How could my dad be faking something like this? Even if there are doubts about my situation today, my dad is innocent. Please, help me call an ambulance."I'll stay here and face them if I have to, but his life comes first. Someone here must understand that no one would joke about their own dad's life."I had no other choice. The crowd had been completely misled by Willa and Sebastian. Their anger toward me had reached its peak. This was the only way I might get a sliver of hope.But the Judd family, led by the two of them, still burst into laughter."Haha! Why aren't you threatening us with
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Chapter 7
I ignored Melanie completely. I pulled the SIM card out of my smashed phone and raised my voice to the crowd."The transfer agreement and even the property deed can be forged, but without my consent, the ownership details registered at the Land Records Office can never be changed."Since you think I'm working with that couple, I'm offering a reward of 15 grand to whoever helps me verify my identity on the Land Records Office website. Check whether Unit 601 in Block 10-2 is under my name."As soon as I finished, Sebastian snorted."Wow, a 15 grand reward. Big talk. What if it turns out it's not yours? Are you going to back out? Or are you planning to pay with your body instead? Either way, as a man, you don't lose anything."He sounded awfully sarcastic.Meredith and the others burst into laughter."He's acting up again. He probably can't wait anymore."I forced down my rage and replied word by word, "Everything you've said about me constitutes defamation. I will hold you legall
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Chapter 8
Sebastian immediately lost it and started arguing loudly with the crowd."You're all talking nonsense! That property deed was brought by Ryan's mom. How could it be fake? If anyone forged it, it was his mom!"Willa didn't even think before echoing him."Exactly! If there's a problem with the deed, it's Mrs. Harris' fault. It has nothing to do with my mom."She had clearly slipped up in her panic. She contradicted herself just to keep her mother out of it.I snorted."Willa, let's not talk about who forged the deed for now. Where did you get that property transfer agreement? I never signed anything."Do you dare go with me to have the signature authenticated? We can even bring everyone along to watch so neither of us can bribe the authorities."I could say that confidently, but she couldn't. Sweat instantly formed on her forehead. She began stuttering."W-What authentication? I-It's your signature. I-It can't be fake."While speaking, her eyes darted around nervously. It was a
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Chapter 9
By the time the police arrived, Sebastian and the others had beaten up Willa so badly that she nearly died. Melanie tried to stop them but ended up getting slapped twice herself and fainted on the spot.In the end, the entire group was arrested.Flynn was rushed to the hospital. Thankfully, he was fine.He had never worried about me his entire life, yet today, because I had carelessly given Willa the house's passcode, everything spiraled out of control and triggered his heart condition. I couldn't help but feel guilty.But to him and my mom, none of that mattered. What mattered most was whether I was badly hurt. They kept urging me to get a checkup."Willa is awful. We treated her like our own daughter, yet she schemed to take our son's property and even had him beaten like this. She deserves to rot in hell.""Not just her. Her mother too."The two of them kept cursing nonstop.Honestly, that was probably for the best. Letting it out was better than bottling it up. After all, o
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