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When I found out I'd won an $80,000 European vacation for two as a graduation prize, my Aunt Janice showed up at my house with my cousin, Kelsey Whitmore, who had always loved taking advantage of other people. "Elise, your dad's in poor health and can't fly. Why don't you give the trip to Kelsey and her husband? You'd probably get lost traveling on your own anyway. We won't take it for free. We'll give you a nice cash gift." Kelsey and her husband, Travis Connelly, had just gotten married and couldn't afford a honeymoon. My hands shook with absolute fury as I crumpled that meager 200 bucks in my fist. An $80,000 prize, and she expected to take all of it with a few casual words? I smiled, pushed the cash back toward her, and shook my head. "No, Aunt Janice. If my dad can't go, I can cash in the prize instead. Besides, Travis makes over $30,000 a month. Surely he can afford honeymoon tickets." Aunt Janice and Kelsey left with dark expressions. Half an hour later, Kelsey flooded the family group chat with celebration emojis. "Ticket redeemed! Thanks for the generous gift, Elise. I'll enjoy this luxury European honeymoon on your behalf." Aunt Janice tagged both my father and me. "Elise is such a thoughtful girl. She gave her European vacation to Kelsey." I was about to expose the lie when I heard my father talking on the phone in the next room. "That's right. Transfer the reservation to Kelsey. Elise and I both have a fever, so we can't go..." My heart went cold. While I was in the shower, my father had gone through my phone and stolen the redemption code. If he was willing to sacrifice his own life just to please his relatives, then I was done trying to save it.
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My father's entire body shook violently. Tears streamed from the corners of his eyes.Watching him fall apart filled me with a deep sense of satisfaction.The sister he'd spent his life protecting and trying to please had treated him as nothing more than a stepping stone and a fool to exploit."Travis hired a lawyer and visited Kelsey in jail. He's suing to have the marriage annulled for fraud and demanding she return every penny he spent on the wedding."So much for that honeymoon in Europe. She'll be spending the next few years making prison uniforms instead. Room and board are included."I patted my father's stiff, ice-cold cheek."Dad, are you happy now? The only grandson you were so desperate for is probably one of Kelsey's ex-boyfriend's."My father's eyes widened until they looked ready to burst. His mouth opened as he struggled to reach for me, but all he could do was twitch beneath the blanket."S-Save… Save me..."I stood up and dusted off my hands. "The court has al
Stolen Prize Money Chapter 9
A dull thud echoed through the air. It was followed by screams from the ground below.I walked to the window and looked down. My father hit the first-floor awning like a sack of garbage before rolling onto the lawn.Blood streamed down his face. He wasn't dead.A fall from the second floor, cushioned by the grass, wasn't enough to kill him. But his heart—already ninety percent blocked—finally gave out from the impact and the shock.The ambulance arrived with sirens blaring.Outside the emergency room, I sat quietly in a plastic chair, the stack of payment receipts still clutched in my hand.A doctor came rushing out, drenched in sweat, holding a critical condition notice."The patient has suffered a massive heart attack along with a burst fracture of the lumbar spine. He needs emergency bypass surgery and spinal reconstruction immediately."A family member needs to sign the consent forms and pay the deposit. The preliminary estimate is half a million dollars."Half a million d
Stolen Prize Money Chapter 8
"Sigh, what kind of life is this?"My father turned toward the cameras, putting on a pitiful act. "My own daughter is trying to destroy my sister and niece over a little money! Why can't families just take care of each other?"Then he whipped around and glared at me. "Elise, let me tell you something. I've been tired of living for a long time. If you still think of me as your father, you'll drop the charges. If you don't, I'll jump."You can spend the rest of your life carrying the guilt of driving your own father to his death."The crowd erupted instantly. Accusing stares cut into me like knives.An older woman livestreaming the scene shoved her phone toward my face."Everyone, take a good look. This is the ungrateful daughter who drove her own father to suicide. So what if your relatives borrowed a little money? Did you really have to call the police? Parents are never wrong. Get on your knees and apologize to your father before it's too late."Others quickly joined in."She'
Stolen Prize Money Chapter 7
It didn't take long before Uncle Gordon Sutton showed up at the county hospital with a group of people."Wayne, you ungrateful bastard!" He pointed at my father, who was lying in the hospital bed, and unleashed a torrent of abuse."Your daughter's the one who got Janice and Kelsey arrested, and you're hiding out here instead of doing something about it?""I'm telling you right now. Make Elise drop the charges. Or I'll break your legs."My father shrank back against the bed, trembling. He looked at Uncle Gordon and pleaded through his tears."Please... that $50,000 was supposed to pay for my surgery. Just give it back. I'll return it to Elise, and she'll withdraw the case."Uncle Gordon grabbed my father by the collar. The muscles in his thick face twitched with anger."Give the money back? Dream on! Kelsey already spent it buying gifts for her mother-in-law. The money's gone."If you don't make her drop the charges, when you die, no one from the Whitmores will even attend your
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