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“Mom, you’re being unreasonable,” he said, his voice cold as winter morning. “It’s Yara’s birthday party. She deserves something special.
Something special.”
$50,000 for a birthday party for a woman who had never worked a day in her life, who spent her mornings at the spa and her afternoons shopping with my money. My money that I had earned working double shifts as a nurse for 30 years, saving every penny I could. I said, “No,” I repeated calmly, though my heart was pounding.
My house. The house I had bought and paid for. The house where I had raised Abram after his father died.
The house where I had sacrificed everything to give my son a good life. I turned to Abram again, hoping to see some flicker of the boy I had raised, the son who used to bring me dandelions and tell me I was the best mom in the world. But that boy was gone.
In his place stood a 35-year-old man who looked at me like I was a burden. “You heard her,” he said, his voice steady and determined. “Pack your things and mom,” he paused, a cruel smile spreading across his face, “I’m going to take every cent from your account.
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