Chapter 3

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"Lily!" I ran on stage, checking on her. Thankfully, she just had a bruise.

"Mommy," my daughter said, sadly pointing to her broken emerald necklace. "Grandma just gave it to me...."

The necklace cost thousands, but that wasn't the point. It was from my mom. I frowned, rubbing my daughter's head. "It's okay, honey. Mommy will get you another one."

Before I could ask the kid what was going on, this loud, shrill voice cut through the air. "That was a Vioom! It's worth thousands! How are you going to pay for it?"

A blonde woman in a tight dress, with a baby bump, stomped onto the stage, grabbing the broken prop. Kevin's wife, Tiffany.

Kevin tried to calm her down. "Honey, it was our son who started it."

Tiffany lost it. "My precious baby wouldn't hurt a fly unless he was provoked. The little brat probably deserved it." She turned to me, squinting. "Why are you sticking up for this nobody? Oh, I get it. It's Kevin's ex, Sarah!"

Kevin frowned. "Let's focus on the matter at hand. Why bring up the past?"

He pulled a credit card from his wallet and held it out to me. "Running into you today was unexpected. I can see you're struggling, but I'm married now. You're too late. My son made the first move, so the medical expenses are on us. Here's a thousand bucks, buy yourself some vitamins. You're going to need them. I hope your husband doesn't blame you. Still, a woman should have her own kids. Otherwise, you'll get dumped. Not everyone would give you the chances I did."

I just laughed. He failed at everything he tried, and I was working three jobs to support him while trying to make him happy. And what opportunities was he talking about?

I was about to throw the card back at him when Tiffany snatched it. She looked ready to explode. "Honey! We feel bad for her, but we can't give her money! It's like admitting our son was wrong!"

I looked at her. "Let's get one thing straight, your son threw a prop at my daughter for no reason."

Tiffany sneered. "For no reason? My son was teaching this little tramp a lesson for trying to seduce his father!"