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Today I treated myself–called a private car home.[]
The second I walked in, Mom pounced on me with questions.
“What happened with you and Grayson? Did you two fight?“]
I threw up my hands:]]
“Can’t you see what’s happening? His family got paid and now he thinks we’re beneath him.“]]
Mom refused to believe it:]
“Impossible. Grayson’s not like that.“[]
“What if he has some terminal illness and doesn’t want to burden you, so he made up an excuse to break up?“]
Krolled my eyes:]
“Stop reading so many romance novels. They’re rotting your brain.“[]
She kept insisting:
“We’d spend every penny we have to get Grayson treatment!“]]
Before I knew it, Mom was dragging me out the door.
Grayson’s family lives right across from us, but it took forever for someone to answer.
When Grayson’s mom saw it was me and my mom, her expression got weird.]]
“Oh, you were home.“]
“We agreed to hit up the discounted eggs this afternoon. Why didn’t you text me back?”
Mom has this supernatural ability to miss social cues.
Completely oblivious that the woman clearly wanted nothing to do with her.
She kept going:]
“Grayson called today saying he wants to break up with Stella.“[]
“I wanted to ask if something’s wrong?”
For some reason, Grayson’s mom suddenly turned vicious.
“Wrong? Are you cursing my son?“]
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“They broke up because he doesn’t like her anymore. What’s the problem?“]
She started closing the door, then added:]
“Oh, and Stella’s mom.‘
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“Forgot to mention–our hometown got developed. Thirty million payout.“]
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“We just bought a Porsche today. Moving to that fifty–grand–per–square–meter complex next week.“[]
“So let’s leave the past in the past. No need to stay in touch.“]
The moment that door slammed shut, I swear I could hear Mom’s heart breaking.
Mom still couldn’t believe she’d misjudged them so badly.
Until she noticed her chat with Grayson’s mom showed a red exclamation mark.[]
She’d been blocked.
That night, she shook me awake from deep sleep.
“Stella, let’s move back downtown.“]
“The penthouse, private concierge, luxury spa–I miss it all.”
I shot up in bed, nodding with relief.
Finally. Mom had come to her senses.
Dad and I had been waiting for this day forever.[]
We drove the Rolls back to our penthouse that very night.
Finally done pretending to be poor.]
My designer clothes, luxury handbags, limited edition collectibles-
You guys probably missed me. I’m back!
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Chapter 4
