Chapter 2 - The Cold Dismissal
My mother-in-law Eleanor took one step forward.
She looked down at my shivering body with disgust.
She spat directly at my face in the rain.
She pointed her thin finger toward the dark street.
"You never belonged in this family," Eleanor spat.
Vanessa chuckled softly, taking a sip of wine.
They thought I was a helpless orphaned woman.
They believed I had no family to protect me.
Adrian folded his arms across his blue shirt.
He smirked as I wiped rain from my cheeks.
My body shivered uncontrollably from the icy cold.
My heart burned with quiet, lethal, rising anger.
I did not beg for mercy on my knees.
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I slowly pushed myself up from the wet pavement.
📖 Chapter 3 reveals the hidden heirloom I found on the driveway that changes everything. Don't miss this shocking turn of events. 👇
