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Chapter 7\u00a0<\/p>\n
The police were looking for Ruby. But they had to deal with something else first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They brought Mason and Chloe into the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A female officer crouched down in front of him. \u201cHoney, did you see your mom give your sister to someone?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mason\u2019s mind was racing. He just wanted his sister back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes! Because I took a classmate out for a birthday dinner, Mom gave Lily to some stranger. She said it was\u00a0<\/p>\n
the only way I\u2019d learn my lesson.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficer, I messed up! I won\u2019t do that again! Please find my sister! I even bought her chocolate!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
For an eleven-year-old, he was surprisingly articulate. Sarah tried to jump in several times, but the officers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
cut her off. They didn\u2019t want to hear her excuses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRuby is from my hometown. I didn\u2019t mean to! I wasn\u2019t giving my child away! I just wanted to teach the kids a lesson! I never thought it\u2019d end like this! If Mason hadn\u2019t spent that money, I wouldn\u2019t have\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sarah was trying to blame Mason. David cut her off. He was shouting now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough! You did this! This is on you! Stop trying to pin it on everyone else! I asked you again and again if Ruby was trustworthy. You said she was family!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLily deserved better than that!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sarah just kept shaking her head. \u201cI didn\u2019t know! If I\u2019d known she was that kind of person, I never would\u2019ve sent Lily with her!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The officers kept questioning Mason.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom was always hitting Lily, even when she hadn\u2019t done anything wrong. She hit Lily when Chloe and I screwed up. She didn\u2019t want to punish us, so she hit Lily Instead to keep us in line.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I didn\u2019t do my homework, Mom made Lily kneel and do it for me, even though she couldn\u2019t even do the work. When Chloe wanted designer things, Mom made Lily scour the roadside for cans to pay for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At first, I pushed back when Sarah treated me unfairly. I hadn\u2019t done anything, so why was I the one being\u00a0<\/p>\n
punished?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sarah blamed me for not keeping my brother and sister in line. But I was the only one who got punished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because I was the only one they shared\u2026 Using me as a punching bag meant neither of them felt like their \u201creal\u201d kid was being targeted. Over the years, I got used to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The officers looked at Sarah with disgust.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid your dad ever do anything to your sister?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 7\u00a0<\/p>\n
77.78%\u00a0<\/p>\n
David\u2019s face went pale. Chloe burst into tears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDad\u2019s a pervert!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Through tears, she told them something even Mom didn\u2019t know.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For a while, Chloe was obsessed with makeup, constantly stealing Sarah\u2019s cosmetics, and she even started dating someone online.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sarah worried, but every time she tried to stop Chloe, it only made things worse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
David said he could handle it. Sarah was skeptical, but two days later, Chloe stopped wearing makeup,\u00a0<\/p>\n
blocked the guy she met online, and did whatever she was told.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She asked David how he\u2019d done it, but he just smiled and wouldn\u2019t tell her. But I knew.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I remembered that night. David woke me up in the middle of the night, dressed me in a white miniskirt, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
put lipstick on me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He took both our hands and led us somewhere out of the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I thought Dad was taking us somewhere fun. But when we got to an unfamiliar place, he let go of my hand, took Chloe, and left me there alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked everywhere for Dad.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A man reeking of cheap booze grabbed me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He said things I didn\u2019t understand at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStarting to sell yourself so young? Come here, let me get a taste. I\u2019ve got money.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
77.78%\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes. Cedella\u2019s storytelling style is immersive and addictive\u2014perfect for fans of heated romances and heart-pounding twists.<\/p>\n
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