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Facing this choice again, I was much more clear–headed.
4:24 PM
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Since mom had betrayed dad, why should I try to reconcile them?
Moreover, didn’t Chloe want to go with mom and welcome that kind stepdad two years later?
I smiled slightly.
I said to dad, “Dad, I’ll go with you.”
Chloe, standing next to mom, curled her lips in satisfaction.
Indeed, although mom was strict, she was a top student back in the day.
Following her, she would, like in my previous life, work with our stepdad to mold Chloe into a well–mannered, universally praised young lady.
As for me, I could only follow my stepmom and have my reputation ruined.
But I accepted all of this willingly.
Soon, our parents‘ divorce proceedings were completed.
Mom got the house as she wished, while dad drove me, with two suitcases, to the other side of the city.
Jack, my dad, was a free–spirited person. After mom’s affair, he never showed any negative emotions in front of me and Chloe.
Just like now, even though he had lost the house, he was excitedly arranging my room in the newly rented apartment.
“Emma, dad will give you a good life.”
I suddenly felt a lump in my throat.
After all, I knew that right now, mom was dating that man in what used to be our family home.
I’m sure Chloe, locked in her room studying, was still in the dark about it.
I smiled at dad.
I said, “Dad, Emma will make you proud too.”
Compared to living in a family where I would be constantly slut–shamed, having a kind dad and an open–minded stepmom should make it pretty hard not to make them proud, right?
