Chapter 49: Lily's Escalation

Laura felt like she’d been slapped. “That’s not fair.”“Fair or not, it’s true,” Scott said. “You signed a contract giving me control of your life for sixmonths, how you spend money, who you see, where you go.”“You’re seriously using the contract card now?” Laura asked, tears starting. “After everything we’ve been through?”“You’re the one who broke our agreement,” Scott said. “Not me.”“I was helping my sister,” Laura said. “I didn’t think I needed permission.”“You don’t,” Scott said. “But you do need to be honest and you haven’t been.”“Because you wouldn’t listen,” Laura argued.“No. Because you knew I’d say it was a bad idea,” Scott replied. “So you hoped I wouldn’tfind out.”Laura couldn’t deny it, it was true. She just stood there, unsure what to say.“What else have you lied about?” Scott asked. “What else are you hiding?”“Nothing,” Laura said quickly. “Just Lily stuff, I swear.”“How can I trust you?” Scott asked. “When you’ve shown you’d lie about things you

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Chapter 50: The Proposal

"I didn't," Lily said, but Laura didn't believe her. "I was just shopping and happened to seeyou."Marcus stepped closer to Laura and put his hand on his phone like he was ready to call forbackup if needed, and Lily noticed, and her smile got harder."Don't worry, I'm not going to attack her or anything," Lily said to Marcus. "I'm just saying hito my sister.""Hi, Lily," Laura said, and she was aware that people were starting to stare at them. "I'm kindof busy right now, so maybe we can talk later?""Sure," Lily said easily. "I'll call you."But she didn't leave right away, instead, she followed Laura through the store for a fewminutes until Marcus firmly told her she needed to give them space, and then Lily finally leftbut not before giving Laura a look that made her feel guilty for having security push heraway.When Laura got back to the mansion that evening, Scott was waiting in the living room, andfrom the expression on his face she knew Marcus had already told him

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Chapter 51: The Interview

I took a deep breath. "No, but it's a start," Laura said. "And it would keep her close enoughthat we could monitor her behavior and make sure she's not doing anything dangerous ordestructive."Scott was quiet for a long moment, and Laura could see him thinking through the logistics."What kind of job are you suggesting?""Something in administration maybe," Laura suggested. "Filing or data entry or somethingthat doesn't require a lot of specialized skills but would teach her responsibility and give hera routine.""And what happens when she inevitably messes up or quits or gets fired for bad behavior?"Scott asked."Then at least we tried," Laura said. "And we can say we gave her every opportunity tosucceed."Scott rubbed his temples like he was getting a headache. "This is a terrible idea.""But you're considering it," Laura said hopefully, because she knew if Scott was explainingwhy it was a bad idea instead of just saying no, then there was a chance he might agree."

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