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"I'm not curious," I said. "I already figured it out."The moment Madison came to ask me for money and let the word redevelopment slip, I had pretty much pieced together what had happened.Madison cared about money more than anything, so William used that to lure her in. He put a younger, attentive man in front of her to flatter her and tell her exactly what she wanted to hear.With Madison caught up in the promise of a windfall and a new romance, why would she give me another thought?William arranged for Jerry to meet her through a minor fender bender. They exchanged numbers, started talking, and stayed in touch.Jerry played the part perfectly. He drove Madison to and from work, helped with heavy chores around the house, and filled the role I had left behind after moving out.One day, he casually showed her a doctored redevelopment map. The market on Easton Road was clearly marked inside the proposed buyout zone.People had been saying for years that the Easton Road market mi
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Ten days after Simon threw the fish tank out the window, Madison came to see me.She looked completely worn out, and her voice was hoarse. After hesitating for a long time, she finally asked me for a loan."I sold my mom's apartment, but it still wasn't enough to cover the girl's medical bills. I wouldn't be here if I had any other option. Please lend me 200 grand. I'll pay you back as soon as we receive the buyout money for the commercial property.""Buyout money?" I stared at her.Panic flashed across her face, as though she had just realized she had said too much. She forced an awkward smile.I didn't bother asking what she meant. Whatever was happening with that property had nothing to do with me anymore."I'm sorry, Madison. It's not that I don't want to help. I can't. "The last time your brother pushed someone down the stairs, the hospital bills and settlement for the mother and baby came to almost 300 thousand. Every penny came out of my account."You know better than a
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As Simon screamed, he shoved Grace toward us with all his strength. At first, she tried to coax Zoe into putting down the keyboard. When that didn't work, she lost her temper and snapped at her."You ungrateful little brat! Why do you always have to fight your uncle over everything? No wonder your mother doesn't like you. You're stubborn as a mule!"Zoe's eyes filled with fear. She shrank behind me, but she still held tightly to the keyboard.I took her hand and said, "It's alright, Zoe. Keep your keyboard. We're going home."Before I could take a single step, a deafening crash sounded behind us. Even I flinched.I spun around and saw Simon wildly swinging a baseball bat at everything within reach. The first blow shattered the glass coffee table.As he swung the bat, he screamed, "That's what you get for taking it! That's what you get for not listening to me! That's what you get for not getting it back!"His second swing slammed into the refrigerator, leaving a deep dent in th
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Before I could give it any more thought, William called."So? Is it official?"I looked down at the divorce papers still clutched in my hand. "Yeah. It's done.""Good. Any longer, and my brother might've worked himself to death. Drinks tonight? We owe the guy who pulled this off."I froze. His brother? The guy who pulled this off?Before I could ask what he meant, a message came through from Madison. I told William I would call him back and ended the call.Madison said that now that we were divorced, she wanted nothing more to do with me. She told me to come by that afternoon and clear out everything belonging to Zoe and me. Anything left behind after that would be thrown away.The way she was rushing to cut all ties only made me more curious about what William had done to make her agree to the divorce so quickly.I picked Zoe up from school and took her back to the house to collect our things. I brought her along because many of her favorite toys were still there. We had
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I stood in the doorway and refused to let Madison inside.For once, she pulled a hair clip from her purse and called into the apartment, "Zoe, it's me! I brought you a pretty hair clip. Come see!"Zoe sat in the living room with her back to Madison, quietly drawing. She didn't even turn around.Madison's expression darkened. "You're unbelievable! Have you been turning Zoe against me and teaching her not to see me as her mother?"I let out a cold laugh."So you do remember you're her mother. "How many times have you actually held her since she was born? You stopped breastfeeding her when she was two months old so you could take care of Simon instead. Some mother you are!"Have you ever trimmed her nails? Braided her hair? Did you even know she once had a cavity so painful she couldn't sleep? "When she was in the hospital with pneumonia and the other kids cried for their mothers during their shots, did you ever notice the way she watched them?"You don't deserve to call yourse
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The pregnant woman fell down about 13 steps and went into shock.Terrified, Andrew called 911, then ordered Grace to take Simon somewhere and hide him. He told them not to come back or show their faces under any circumstances.I sighed, pulled out my phone, and called Vanessa. After briefly explaining what had happened, I asked her to keep an eye on Zoe because I might not make it home that night.Vanessa agreed without hesitation and told me to take care of whatever I needed to without worrying about Zoe.A wave of gratitude washed over me, and I thanked her sincerely.-Every minute we spent waiting outside the operating room felt unbearable. The pregnant woman's mother tried several times to lunge at Andrew, but the others held her back. Eventually, she collapsed into a chair, wiping away her tears as she cursed him."Why did you insist on having another child at your age? If you were going to have him, then you should've raised him properly! You should've taught him right
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