Becoming Strangers Again by Lily

Chapter 101

STEPHANIE

"Did you sell it?" I asked my father the moment he stepped into the living room.

My parents house isn't somewhere I frequent so often because this place brings notthig but bad memories. It reminds of how much I am not loved.

How ironic, I am not loved by my husband, nor am I loved by my parents. How great is my life.

"Yes, I did." He replied, moving over to the other end of the sofa. "it was sold last night." He replied and when I didn't give a response, he lifted his head to me. "it was sold for five

hundred thousand."

I arched a brow. "Really?" I was really expecting more. "when am I getting my money?" he didn't respond and I leaned forward. "when am I getting my money? I paid for half of that Lambo and I want my money back."

"I was thinking we could keep the money apart and use it as part of that-" My father began, his tone suggesting he was trying to reason with me.

"I want you to stop thinking and return my money to me," I snapped, cutting him off abruptly. "That money was from my savings, and it's going back there. So you better give it back to me before I lose my patience with you."

My father's jaw clenched angrily at my defiance. "How can you be worried about your savings?" he challenged incredulously

"Why shouldn't I?" I shot back, my frustration bubbling to the surface. "I worked hard for it, so of course I should be worried about it! Why should I constantly worry about a mess you created?"

Just then, my mother entered the living room, a cup of tea in hand. "Can you both stop it?" she chastised, her tone firm as she glared at both of us. "Just give her back her money, Waper. It isn't even going to go halfway in clearing a debt that you created."

For once, I felt a surge of relief that my mother was taking my side in this argument.

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settled," my mother continued, her voice firm, "you are going to step down and let Stephanie handle the firm." My father's glare intensified, but my mother stood her ground, jutting her chin out defiantly. "What? Do you

retire," my father responded

mother retorted, her tone laced with frustration. "Do you want to keep running that company until you run it into the ground? Until you jeopardize everything for us?"

frustration. "You both, along with that bastard, literally forced me into

out, his patience wearing thin. "When we get to that bridge of me retiring, we will cross it." With a heavy sigh, he removed his glasses and leaned back in his chair. "Now that you're

I wouldn't be getting what I truly wanted. Perhaps it's because marrying Ryan feels like the safest option for me right now. I can tolerate his hurtful remarks and the fact that he prefers another woman over me, as

marriage, which you're well aware of. He would have to cheat for me to have any access to his

have to get pregnant, give him an heir, file for divorce, and then demand child support," my father spat out bitterly, his

her head in disapproval. With a heavy sigh, I chose to remain silent, unwilling to

voice dripping with bitterness. "Get him drugged, lure him into a compromising situation with another woman,

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you think his security will do while you attempt such a reckless scheme?" I rolled my eyes at the sheer impracticality of his suggestion. "Please, let's think of something else." "Then get pregnant," he retorted callously, his tone unyielding. "I think you've mourned the loss of that thing enough. Seduce him, get him into bed,

I'll receive something, but I doubt it'll be enough to pay off your debt." "What

suppress a smile at the expression of dismay on his face. "He's already made it clear that his properties and companies will be transferred to his sons and Lily." "What the

the marriage," I explained calmly, opting for the

purpose of this marriage!" my father

he undermine my efforts? Did he have any idea of the humiliation and insults I endure from Ryan? "Do you want me to

his frustration evident in his eyes. "Shut the hell up!" he spat out

should have blackmailed him with the video,

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money for a woman?" my father scoffed incredulously.

love for Lily. "Do you honestly believe that a man who willingly sacrificed his freedom for a woman wouldn't