PART 8 — Gillian Learns the Truth

Gillian stormed into Jasper's apartment.
"You said she'd come crawling back."
Instead she found unpaid bills.
Legal notices.
Empty rooms.
"Fix this!"
Jasper finally shouted.
"You told me she was nothing!"
His mother stared at him.
"What?"
"She owns everything."
The room became painfully quiet.
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For once...
Gillian had no insult left.