Mr. Chen got the message, quick.
That night, I went to my study, pretending to
work.
My computer was glowing with pictures of
Mark, the other woman, and Amy, living their
best life.
All smiles and sunshine.
I couldn’t help but laugh.
It was pathetic.
Mark and I were college classmates, but we
weren’t close.
After graduation, I started a business.
It was rough at first, tons of setbacks, but I
kept grinding.
Finally, I built a top–ten company in the city.
That’s when Mark came crawling back.
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He laid on the charm, full force.
He was good–looking, decent build, and back
in college, he wasn’t a total loser.
So, I gave him a shot.
After two years, we got married.
I still remember the salty air as he kneeled,
gazing up at me like I was the North Star.
“Lisa, will you marry me? I promise to give
you everything, be romantic, loyal, everything
you deserve!”
“Please, say yes.”
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He’s just a blur of a memory.
Now, looking at these pictures of his happy
family, I barely recognize him.
My private investigator just sent me the intel.
The mistress’s name is Brenda, just a regular
girl from a regular family.
But she’s gorgeous, way more than me.
Just one look at her soft eyes, and you can
tell she’s the total opposite of me.
I thought this was just another cliché cheating
atan
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story.
But the detective dropped a bomb.
“They’ve been together since college.”
So, I was the side chick.
For who knows what reason, Brenda let Mark
chase me, marry me, even have a kid with me.
All these years, they kept it hidden.
Now that the kid’s older, they’re trying to
sneak her into my life.
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Mark and Brenda put in a lot of effort, so I
couldn’t let them down.
I got Amy enrolled right away.
That night, Mark stormed into the bedroom,
looking like a thundercloud.
“Lisa, aren’t you friends with Mr. Chen? Why
are we paying tuition?”
“It’s five grand a month!”
I looked at him.
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“He’s a friend, not an idiot.”
“Amy’s not exactly Ivy League material.”
“I had to pull strings to get her in.”
“If you can’t pay, she can go to a different
school.”
A dark cloud passed over Mark’s face.
“No, I didn’t mean that.”
“I’m a little strapped right now.”
“Could you cover tuition for now? I’ll pay you
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back.”
Like he ever could, with his spending habits.
I shut him down.
“Business has been tough lately.”
“I might lose everything.”
“Figure it out yourself.”
He glared and went to sleep.
Just one month’s tuition drained his bank
account.
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I’m grateful I never gave him a dime, even
when we were dating.
I’d buy him clothes, that’s it.
So, he’s still broke.
Later, Sarah told me what was happening at
school.
On her first day, Amy didn’t have flashy
clothes, and her grades weren’t good.
The other kids were snobby.
So, she started doing her thing.
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“I’ve never been to a fancy school like this,
it’s so beautiful!”
“Everyone’s so nice, I want to be your friend!”
“The other kids at the orphanage were mean.”
“I’ve always wanted friends like you!”
“Please, be my friend, okay?”
But these kids are all rich, or smart, or both.
The scholarship kids don’t flex.
The rich ones rolled their eyes at Amy.
“What are you trying to pull? You want us to
pity you?”
“I’ve seen plenty of you fakers, and my dad
has a harem, they are worse.”
“You don’t look like a charity case, you’re just annoying.”
“You need to work and build you own legacy, you lazy bum.”
“If I was your friend, I’d be a joke for life.”
Her sob story flopped, making things worse.
The students shut her out and Sarah didn’t
