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At my daughter's high school graduation party, she greeted me with a bouquet containing her wish list. "My dearest Mom! "My life truly begins at eighteen! "This is the first step toward rebuilding my social image and starting an entirely new life! "Thank you, Mom, for supporting me completely!" The list tucked into the bouquet included the newest phone, tablet, laptop, and earbuds. Together, the smaller items cost more than five thousand dollars. But the final line, printed in bold red letters, stabbed into my eyes like the point of a knife: Helena Abernathy must give Chloe Collins a house free of charge. The property will be for Chloe's exclusive use, and no one else will be permitted inside. I stared at the bouquet, while the soul that had died unjustly in my previous life trembled inside my body. Last time, I carried that bouquet home and tossed and turned all night. In the end, I still tried to discuss it with my daughter. "Chloe, about the house... I truly can't afford it right now." "Could we possibly..." Chloe was silent for three seconds before accusing me through tears. "I knew it! You never loved me. You only love yourself!" My photograph, address, and workplace were posted across social media. Then came the online attacks, the doxxing, the red paint splashed across my door, and the suspension from my job. When I stood on a rooftop, unable to endure the abuse any longer, the people below kept recording and shouting: "Jump! If you aren't guilty, why would you jump?" This time, I looked down at the bouquet in my arms and smiled. I didn't want the list. And I didn't want this daughter anymore.
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No Free House Chapter 8
A relative from our old farming town called me."Helena, get to the hospital. Chloe is having her stomach pumped, and she may need dialysis. Hurry."The news left me stunned.Chloe had drunk pesticide? She might need dialysis?How had she gotten hold of it? You couldn't simply buy a chemical that dangerous in the city.I booked the first flight and reached the hospital within a day.From what I learned, Derek had started gambling again.Every dollar they had, including the worn-down little house they lived in, had been swallowed by that bottomless pit.That was why he'd contacted Chloe and filled her head with stories about buying a house and cutting ties with me.He'd intended to use the money from the house to pay his gambling debts.In my previous life, I hadn't known what happened after my death. Perhaps his plan had succeeded.I was considering what evidence I could use to report him when I pushed open the hospital-room door.Chloe lay on the bed with her eyes wide ope
No Free House Chapter 7
I'd thought everything could end there, but I'd clearly underestimated that family's determination to cause trouble.One evening, while I was working late at the office, my phone rang again.It was the company's newly hired receptionist.She sounded anxious and embarrassed."Ms. Abernathy, there are three people outside claiming to be your mother-in-law, husband, and daughter. Are you available to handle this?"Whenever we try to speak to them, the older woman lies on the floor and claims she has a heart condition. No one dares touch her."I could hear the old woman shouting in the background."Tell Helena Abernathy to come out! That heartless woman abandoned her husband and child!"My granddaughter just graduated from high school. Now she can't even go to college because of that woman. All those years of effort have been wasted!"Chloe was also crying in the background. "Mom, how could you do this to me?"I already had a headache before I even saw them.I pressed my fingers
No Free House Chapter 6
When I saw the video, I pressed my lips together. My fingers began trembling harder and harder, and cold sweat ran from my forehead into my ears.I felt as though I'd returned to that rainy night. The curses rang in my ears again, and every vicious word reappeared before my eyes.A crushing pain seized my chest. My vision went black, and I had to brace myself against the wall to keep from collapsing.I slowly made my way to a chair. As I began gathering evidence, a sharp pain shot through my hand.I'd clenched my fist so tightly that my nails had broken the skin, and the sweat made the wounds sting.The pain was excruciating.But it steadied me. I collected every piece of evidence and arranged it into a chronological slide deck showing everything Chloe had done since graduation.Then I opened an account called "The Mother Accused of Abandonment."I uploaded the presentation, placing several especially important documents at the end and in the comments.Then I paid for the plat
No Free House Chapter 5
Chloe's face stiffened. Then every trace of smugness and arrogance vanished.Her lips trembled. She tried to speak, but only a dry breath came out.Derek's eyes widened. He stepped forward and reached for the papers.Sweat beaded along his temples, and his voice shook."Helena... Helena, what does this mean? What are you doing?"Marlene panicked completely, repeating the same words over and over."She's crazy... She's crazy... That woman has lost her mind..."All three of them stared at the two pages as though they were watching a bomb about to explode.Chloe finally pulled her leg back across the threshold and stumbled forward half a step.She had finally understood what the agreement would mean once it took effect.But I'd always held her in the palm of my hand, and she'd never lowered her head to me.Looking at my calm expression, she decided I was only trying to scare her. Her fear vanished almost immediately.She scoffed. "Mom, trying to frighten people is a game for l
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