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They Laughed Until I Left Chapter 11
Mom and Dad stayed in Lendora for another two weeks. They came by my office every day, but this time, they kept their distance.Whenever it rained, Dad waited across the street under an umbrella. More than once, he looked like he wanted to come over when he saw me laughing with my coworkers, but he always stopped himself.They finally understood that making things right didn't mean forcing their way back into my life. Just because they finally cared didn't mean I had to let them back in.Mom left more than a dozen letters for me at the front desk, each one filled with little things she had failed to notice before.She wrote that after going home and looking through the family albums, she realized there wasn't a single photo of me alone after high school.I had always been the one behind the camera, taking pictures of her, Dad, and Whitney.Mom never asked me to forgive her. She just kept writing the same words over and over."Erin, I'm sorry."Dad quit his job and started thera
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Staff eventually helped Mom and Dad back to the hotel, but Dwayne stayed behind in the rain.When I walked over to him, his eyes were already red."Erin, I'm not here to ask you to come home. The video's been taken down, and everyone knows the truth about what happened online. I'll pay you back for the project you lost and cover all your medical bills. And the baby…"His voice broke, and tears started running down his face."I'm sorry. I heard you that day. You grabbed me and told me your stomach hurt. If I'd just turned around and looked at you, maybe we wouldn't have lost the baby."He held the ring out in his palm but made no move to put it on my finger."I know saying I'm sorry won't change anything. I'm just asking for a chance to stay in your life, even if all I ever get to be is someone you know."I looked at the man I had loved for seven years and realized it didn't hurt the way I had expected it to.For a long time, I blamed everything on Whitney. I kept telling myself
They Laughed Until I Left Chapter 9
Dwayne found me through the company website.There was a photo from the project launch showing me at the center of the event in a tailored suit, wearing a smile he hadn't seen in years.I looked completely at ease. I wasn't watching anyone else's face to see whether I was allowed to be happy.He booked the first flight to Lendora. When Mom and Dad found out, they came with him.After the launch, I stepped out of the venue and found all three of them waiting in the rain.Dwayne looked much thinner than I remembered. In his hand was the engagement ring I had left behind.Mom started crying the moment she saw me. She hurried toward me, then stopped a few steps away."Erin, I won't touch you. You don't have to be scared of me."That was all she managed before she broke down sobbing.Dad stood behind her, looking older and more defeated than I remembered."I was the one who pushed you. I dream about it every night. You fall right in front of me, and I just turn away."He slapped
They Laughed Until I Left Chapter 8
After my flight landed, I didn't get to start my new life right away.The 13-hour flight drained what little strength I had left. I collapsed in the arrivals hall, and airport staff took me to the hospital. I ended up staying there for a full week.Mom and Dad weren't there. Neither was Dwayne.But when the pain kept me awake at night, a nurse would bring me an extra blanket. The woman in the bed beside mine was from back home, and whenever she peeled an apple, she gave me half.Every small kindness from a stranger made me think back to my wedding day.That was when I realized how little I had ever asked for. For seven years, I had put up with everything and forced myself to laugh along just to get that little bit of care in return.Six months earlier, one of our international partners had invited me to join their team in Lendora. With the wedding coming up, I had turned them down without a second thought.On my third day in the hospital, I emailed them again. They didn't ask ab
They Laughed Until I Left Chapter 7
Whitney still refused to take responsibility.She insisted the secret recordings were only meant for content, that her assistant had gone after me online without her permission, and that she'd only grabbed me at the hospital because she was disoriented.But there was too much evidence for her tears to explain away.Dwayne came forward and released records showing exactly how the wedding prank had been planned, admitting that he had been part of it.He also made it clear that I had never agreed to be filmed and had never paid anyone to attack Whitney online.For the first time, Mom and Dad went on camera too. They admitted that the jokes at my expense had been going on for ten years.They had always known those jokes hurt me. They had just chosen to keep Whitney happy every single time.Once the truth came out, everything turned against Whitney.Her account was permanently banned, and the brands she'd signed with started canceling their contracts and demanding compensation.I h
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Dwayne walked back into Whitney's room with bloodshot eyes.The second she saw him, Whitney's eyes filled with tears. "Dwayne, Erin still won't forgive me, will she? Once I'm out of the hospital, I'll get down on my knees and apologize to her."Usually, a few tears were enough to make everyone give in. But this time, Dwayne simply placed his phone in front of her."You said Erin leaked those messages to a gossip account. What proof do you have?"Whitney went quiet for a moment."The account already deleted everything. How am I supposed to prove it now? But who else would hate me enough to do something like that?"Mom opened her mouth to defend Whitney, but Dad stopped her with a hand on her arm.Dwayne didn't argue with her. He had his assistant contact the platform.Within two hours, they had the records. The account that first posted the supposed chat logs had been accessed from the same device Whitney used for her video account.The payment to the gossip account had also co
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