Todos los capítulos de Mom Stole My Future: Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 15

Then Trenton heard Gavin crying. He whipped around and saw his son trembling in the corner with his wrists cuffed.All the aggression drained out of him. He rushed over and pulled Gavin tightly into his arms."Gavin, don't be scared. I'm here. I'm right here." He stroked Gavin's back, comforting him in the gentlest voice possible as tears streamed down his face. "No one's going to hurt you. I'll do whatever it takes to protect you."Gavin collapsed against him, sobbing so hard he could barely breathe. The pride and composure he'd tried to maintain at the auditorium were gone, leaving only the terror and despair of knowing he'd been exposed.Meanwhile, the interview-room doors remained firmly closed. Mom and Cassidy had been taken into separate rooms for questioning.Dad and I sat quietly in the waiting area.I knew Mom well enough to know she wouldn't confess easily. She'd spent a year covering her tracks. She would deny everything and try to push the blame onto someone else.Ca

"I know I shouldn't have lied to you. I know I shouldn't have given Gavin your place at Briarwood. But he's already been there for a year. He can't lose it now! You're smart. Even after losing a year, you could still get into a good college. Can't you just let Gavin have Briarwood?"Drop the case. Tell the police this was all a misunderstanding. I promise I'll make it up to you and your father. I'll give you money. I'll buy you a house. Anything you want. Please."Watching my own mother beg me like that was almost laughable."Let him have it?" My voice was ice-cold. "Mom, that was my score. My identity. My place at Briarwood. You stole my future with your own hands, and now you're asking me to let him keep it? What gives you the right?"I never imagined my own mother could be this cruel."You built your company with Grandpa's money. You drained years of Dad's life, lied to us, betrayed us, and left us living on canned soup and toast while you gave all your love and money to Gavin.