My Stepmother Called Me Human Trash Until My Grandfather Played the Recording She Thought Had Been Buried Forever
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Chapter 5 - The Man From Chicago
The front door finally opened.
A tall man stepped inside.
Forty-one years old.
Blue eyes.
The same blue eyes Emily saw every morning in the mirror.
He stopped when he saw her.
Emily whispered,
"...Dad?"
His knees nearly gave out.
"I thought you died."
Miranda quietly backed toward the kitchen.
Nobody noticed.
Except Grandpa.
She wasn't escaping.
She was reaching for something.
A bottle.
Grandpa shouted,
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"Emily! Move!"
👉 Miranda reached for a hidden bottle before anyone could stop her, forcing Grandpa to react first.
