Chapter 11
Jess’s husband got slapped a few times.
When he opened his eyes and saw he was
kissing the nanny, he sobered up.
He said that he was drunk and didn’t
remember anything. The nanny, on the other
hand, said that Jess’s husband assaulted her.
Jess’s body image had been suffering since
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giving birth, and her relationship with her
husband was already on the rocks. Now, she
had caught him cheating. She was furious
and wanted to kill them both.
Nobody trusted each other, which led to a
huge fight.
The neighbors heard the noise and called the police. When they showed up, the house was
almost completely destroyed.
The three of them were arrested. As the
nanny was being taken away, she was still yelling: “Cheapskate losers. You expect me to
work like a slave for $3,000.”
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“You sleep with me and want to act like you
don’t know me? Screw you!”
The neighbors were gossiping about Jess’s family. Her husband had red welts on his face
and was ashamed, hiding his face in his arms.
Jess wanted to vanish.
She saw me in the crowd. Remembering that I
had a wealthy backer, she sent me a helpless
look. I pretended not to notice.
After an investigation, Jess and her husband
were released.
I thought that was the end of it, but the next morning, Jess was waiting for me downstairs.
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She was using a softer tone, begging me,
“Cousin, I realized that I can’t live without
you. Can you come back and work for me
again?”
“We’re family. We’re connected by blood.
Let’s just pretend that everything never
happened. I’ll give you a raise. $3,000, no,
$4,000, and room and board. What do you
say?”
I was making $30,000 a month, do I really
need that $4,000 paycheck?
And I lived in a room more luxurious than her
master bedroom. Why would I ever want to go
back to that toxic place?
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I rejected her: “No thank you. You can keep
that $4,000. Your place is too fancy for me.
Jess was furious that I turned her down.
She said angrily, “Chloe, don’t be so full of
yourself.”
“I’m being nice, and you’re just acting like you’re a big deal. Let me remind you that I
still have some dirt on you.”
“What dirt?” I was curious.
Trying to hold back her anger, she pulled out
her phone and showed me a picture.
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“I have proof that you tried to seduce my
husband. I didn’t say anything, since you’re
my cousin.”
“If you dare to disobey me, I’ll send this picture to the family group chat and show everyone what a terrible person you are!”
