My Roommate Became My Stepmother

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gushed, "That lipstick sh

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dodging her finger that

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and said it was fin

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the other two roomma

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's over a grand. I could e

their eyes down and

flushing red and paling in

orced apology through gritted teeth

Cara for the

my boyfriend Zeph, did I catch a glimpse o

, then le

probably wouldn't cro

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no time to spend with him, but now

t a restaurant one eveni

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eyes. "How do

t, then said calmly, "I just...

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er shoulders, held a small purse and s

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rupt, the fall had been too much.

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ly, trying to explain I

some richer old man? If you didn't have money, you think anyone would put up with your atti

by kept gla

I lifted my head in disbeli

came from

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ther wanted to raise me,

my fault, told me I was enough

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my eyes and mustered the strength t

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gripped the back of her n

rt gav

he logic, but

eone I knew for five yea

ara and Zeph we

close, the background fa

ave probably been at it for who knows how long. Cheatin

ed flat. "I

argue anyway. If I was righ

one to ruin the mood. "Congrats. I paid for the hotel. Now pa

lood of notifications, eve

d shamelessly del

meless bey

ots I'd already saved

t of everything

hics card, watches, sneake

ere's an audience. The

, total

I read that ri

4090, I'd be propo

p him ten times each way

this scumbag a life

g me. "Cara said you'd changed, and I didn't

for the kill. "Quit dodgin

it took him a while to reply. "

ne

dirty, acting to

hing. I've got all the receip

efore, Gloria, but

one hundred grand

t my

ollars with a no

and deleted h

realized her gold-dig

left and scraped together

lone enough to fuel Cara's

hesitate to

dropped all prete

with me, and the other two ro

ot short on cash, so why go after Zeph's money?! You snake, did you hid

ack and sco

er into bed wit

to throw herself at

ready to smash my co

ed her

fford to repla

ered, "Don't... do

Cara, you'd have to pay

teeth, her face t

were ganging up, mali

ctantly set down the

she shot us a

a glanced at me and

eck the video going viral

h's nose, unloading with vicious

make a scene and sta

nger, urging her t

filthy beggar, broke bu

t. His face flushed, an

e louder and shriller, b

ch other, then ended up

ally arrived and pu

th warnings and a week's

ted, couldn't stick ar

egged to meet me dow

d the moment he saw me. "Gloria, I

drea

ink we both m

liev

Can I control what yo

rgue and grab

hard and snapp

oticed Zeph

orm when she followed, her

ill got him chasing after you

, "Not as u

ou're sayi

d. "A differen

retort but stopped, like

smugly, her eyes g

We'd been together for a while, the full package. Oh, right, it started that n

r chair, grinning, wai