I felt the wall tremble faintly beneath my shoulder as I leaned against it, listening to the betrayal unfold.
“Our family house?” Susan exclaimed. “That is your father’s legacy! That house has been in our family for three generations.”
“Mom, I am your son, and that place will be mine eventually anyway. If we sell it now, in a month I will be able to buy you a house three times the size of that old shack. You won’t have to live off of Chloe’s charity anymore. You will have a driver, a housekeeper, and international vacations. You will finally be the lady you deserve to be.”
A long, heavy silence filled the room.
Kyle knew exactly where to aim. Susan had always hated depending on me, even while she enjoyed spending my money. She resented that everyone in our circle knew I was the one keeping her son afloat.
Heather surrendered first.
“Mom, just think about it. Chloe has always looked down on us, acting like she is the savior of this family. If Kyle becomes a millionaire, she will finally have to stop being so bossy and demanding.”
“But selling it so fast seems so drastic…”
“We have to do it now,” Kyle insisted, his voice turning harder. “Otherwise, the window of opportunity will close forever.”
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