April Fools “Surprise” Husband Divorcing Me For His “Pure” Girl novel Chapter 48

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

she looked up at Liam with those fake hurt puppy eyes.

Babe, why are you being such a jerk to me?”

watched her act and almost burst out laughing.

“en years later and she’s still playing the same dumb games.

didn’t even bother looking at her. Just turned to leave.

iam jumped in my way again, looking like he was about to lose it.

Claire, hold on. She’s lying. Just hear me out,”

stopped and stared him down, voice ice cold.

Mr. Sinclair, your marriage drama? None of my business.”

You and me? That ship sailed a long time ago.”

walked straight out through the crowd without a backward glance.

ould feel them both watching me the whole way.

ext few days, Summer completely lost her mind.

‘sed every contact she had to dig up where I lived and what I was doing.

hen started following me around like some crazy stalker.

he’d wait outside my apartment building, wouldn’t let me pass.

alled me nonstop during work until I wanted to smash my phone.

ike she had to prove to the world she’d won. That Liam chose her.

got sick of her crap fast and blocked her number.

ew days went by and she finally vanished.

igured she’d given up,

hen our old neighbor called me,

aid someone broke into the house, I should go look.

drove straight there to that place we’d locked up ten years ago.

>pened the door and the smell of dust and rot hit me in the face.

Everything covered in years of dirt and grime.

Walked into my old room and froze.

Someone had been in here cleaning. Like, recently.

My old locked box was broken open, stuff thrown all over the floor.

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Old toys and junk from when I was a kid.

Summer was sitting there in the middle of the mess, looking like a ghost.

She had my old diary gripped tight in her shaking hands.

Face pale as death. Whole body shaking.

She heard me and her head shot up. Eyes all red and puffy.

rears pouring down her face like crazy.

she crawled over on her knees and grabbed onto my legs, crying so hard she couldn’t breathe.

‘Sis, oh god, I’m so sorry…”

I screwed up. I screwed up everything…”

tried pushing her away.

he just held on tighter, voice all broken and raw.

When Mom and Dad were leaving for that work trip, I heard you say you’d go instead of me…”

I thought… I thought you wanted to get rid of me. Like you hated me…”

So I hated you back. Spent all these years hating you…”

But I just read this and-”

Ier voice completely broke.

You were trying to protect me. You wanted me home safe so I could finish school…”

You worked yourself half to death and paid for everything in secret…”

he diary was open on the floor. Old faded writing barely visible.

lope Summer gets into college. Don’t want her life to be as hard as mine.

he looked up at me, face soaked with tears and guilt.

hen her hand flew up and she smacked herself across the face so hard it echoed.

Hit me! Yell at me!”

I’m trash! I’m the worst person alive!”

he kept crying and hitting herself over and over, her face turning bright red.

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