At 2 p.m., he showed up with Rebecca, his mother Margaret, and his sister Lily.
His belongings were already boxed and labeled in the garage.
Margaret screamed. Lily mocked. Ethan tried to posture.
“This house was mine before I met you,” I said calmly. “Your name was never on it.”
Their confidence collapsed.
Rebecca’s credit card declined when she tried to rent a truck.
Then Ethan’s declined too.
The Vegas fantasy cracked in real time.
When Lily sneered that I was alone and bitter, I stepped close and answered quietly:
“I have my home. My career. My freedom. And I don’t have Ethan. That’s the best part.”
They packed. They left.
Then came the smear campaign.
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