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The Five-Year Dream Chapter 10
A month later, Monique called into Jonah’s livestream too.She used a different account, but I recognized her voice the moment she spoke.Sobbing, she asked, “Mr. Lutz, if a man tricked me into becoming the other woman and then tried to pin everything on me, can I sue him?”Jonah’s tone remained neutral. “Tell me what happened.”“I didn’t know he was still with his fiancee,” Monique said through tears.The comments immediately began rolling in.[That voice sounds familiar.][Isn’t that “the Voice of Reason?”][You’re back again?]Monique panicked. “I’m not the person you think I am.”Then, she ended the call.Not long afterward, Sean’s company issued an official statement.Sean had stepped down from his management position.Andrew’s studio was suspended for rectification.The day the second payment came through, I took my parents out for beef fondue.My mother placed a piece of beef on my plate. “Eat.”Dad placed his card in front of me. “Take this money.”I pushed it
The Five-Year Dream Chapter 9
Monique appeared in court on the day of the hearing.Her attorney argued, “Ms. Baum didn’t personally benefit from any of the money at issue.”Jonah pulled up delivery records, rent payments, and bank statements tracing the down payment on her apartment. “Part of the down payment on Ms. Baum’s new apartment came from an account belonging to Mr. Loker. “Within three days of receiving $1,200,000 from Ms. Evry’s parents, those funds were moved into an investment account, divided into smaller amounts, and transferred into the account Ms. Baum used to purchase the apartment.”Monique looked up sharply. “I didn’t know!”Sean snorted. “You didn’t know? That didn’t stop you from signing the purchase agreement.”The judge struck the gavel.“Order!”Monique burst into tears. “He approached me! He said Zoe refused to let him go! He said he never wanted that baby!”Sean shot to his feet.“Shut up, Monique!”It was my turn to speak. I rose to my feet.“Sean and I were together for
The Five-Year Dream Chapter 8
“He’s still young.”I offered a bitter smile. “My baby was even younger.”Sean went pale and finally lowered his head. “Zoe, I’m sorry for what I put you through when you lost the baby.”I looked at the watch on his wrist.“Take it off.”He stared at me.“What?”“The watch.”He unfastened it and placed it on the table.I picked it up. Two initials were engraved on the back.SZ.He had told me they stood for Sean and Zoe.In a screenshot from Monique’s livestream, I had seen a conversation between them about that same watch.Monique had asked, “Why do you still wear the watch she gave you?”Sean had said, “Because if I stop wearing it, she’ll get suspicious. Let her keep believing it still means something to me.”I slid the watch toward Jonah. “This corroborates the messages. Monique knew he was deceiving me and helped him keep up the act.”Sean looked up sharply. “You saw those messages too?”Monique’s attorney suddenly said, “Mr. Loker, Ms. Baum has submitted a statem
The Five-Year Dream Chapter 7
At 7 p.m., Sally Moor at reception sent me a message.[Zoe, there’s a woman here claiming to be your best friend. She looks pretty aggressive.]I went down to the conference room on the first floor. Monique’s eyes were red and swollen. She rose the moment I walked in.“Why are you trying to ruin my life?”I closed the door and started recording. “After you sent that demand letter to Sean’s company, his parents began pressuring me to get an abortion! They demanded that Sean leave me! “Zoe, you used to be so softhearted. You could never bear to put anyone in a difficult position. Even when we split the check, you worried about embarrassing me.”I looked at her. “That’s exactly why you thought you could walk all over me.”She clenched her jaw. “Sean doesn’t love you! Being with you made him miserable every day! He never even wanted that baby that you lost!”Footsteps stopped outside the conference room.She raised her voice. “Do you know where he was that night?”“When you we
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I returned to the apartment my parents were renting.Mom opened the door and froze when she saw me.“Are you and Sean married?”I pulled up the recording on my tablet and played it for them from beginning to end.By the end of the recording, Mom’s face had turned pale. She gripped the edge of the table for support.Dad snatched up the remote and hurled it to the floor.“That trash!”Mom looked at me. “Zoe, when you lost the baby, was he already cheating on you?”I did not answer. My silence was the answer.Dad turned and went into the bedroom.He returned with a wooden box. Inside was a promissory note written by Sean.It was dated the day my parents sold their house.I stared at it. “You made him sign a promissory note?”Dad handed me the paper. “He refused at first. I told him matters of money should be clear, even among family. He accused me of not trusting him. Your mother cried, but I made him sign it anyway.”Sean’s handwriting was steady and precise.[I hereby ack
The Five-Year Dream Chapter 5
With every document he opened, Jonah Lutz’s expression grew grimmer.When he finished the last one, he looked at me. “He took money from you and your parents under the pretense that he was bankrupt. “If we can prove he lied about what the money was used for, we can demand that he return it.”“What about the fake appointment?” “They fabricated a webpage to make you believe the wedding was going ahead, and you made financial and personal decisions based on that deception. “We can pursue damages for fraud. The one who helped create it may also be liable.”I pulled up a screen recording of one of the questions Monique had asked during the legal livestream.She had asked, “If a man’s fiancee sells her home to pay off his debts, but he actually uses the money for investments and to buy me a house, can she make him pay it back?”Jonah glanced at me. “This could be the evidence we need.”I opened the screenshot of Monique’s social media post from that morning.There was a photo of
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