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I heard that Vanessa did not stay long once she realized the bank accounts were frozen, and that Ethan was apparently sleeping on friends’ couches.
That must have been a blow to his ego, because only a week after the scene on my front lawn, he came crawling back.
He was still wearing the same clothes as before and looked terrible.
A neglected man on the porch
“I made a mistake. I have nothing left. The rest of my family won’t help me. Can you please call my grandfather? He will listen to you,” Ethan blurted out without any preamble. “I can’t live like this.”
There was no apology or real remorse for what he had done to me. He only regretted that he had lost his family’s money and influence.
So I had to say the words that every person in my position wants to say. “Nope! You made your bed, now lie in it!” It was clichéd and cruel, but believe me, in that moment, it was so satisfying.
A woman smiling smugly