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Vanessa stood beside her, grinning.
“Surprise!” Patricia announced.
But before she could continue, I walked toward them.
“Actually, I have a surprise too.”
I stepped behind the two women.Support Causes
Placed one hand firmly on Patricia’s head.
The other on Vanessa’s.
And in one swift motion, I pushed both their faces into the two cakes.
The room erupted in screams.
Frosting covered their hair and dresses.
Sam jumped to his feet.
“Have you lost your mind?!”
I stepped back.
“No. But I think it’s time everyone heard what your mother told me yesterday.”Track Pregnancy
Patricia froze.
Even beneath the frosting, I could see the panic in her eyes.
She grabbed my wrist.
“Don’t you dare!”
I pulled out my phone, opened the recording I’d saved, and pressed play.
Patricia’s voice filled the room.
“Vanessa is coming tomorrow, Rachel. I suggest you stay home.”
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Then my own voice.
“Does Sam know you’re inviting her?”
“Of course. They’ve been seeing each other again.”
My stomach tightened, just as it had yesterday.
“Seeing each other?”
“He wishes he’d never let her go.”
“Does he actually want me gone?”
Patricia laughed.
“He told Vanessa he regrets losing her. What do you think that means?”
“Then why hasn’t he told me?”
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A chair scraped.
Sam had gone pale.
The recording continued.
“Vanessa gave him a daughter. You gave him eight years of excuses for why that daughter won’t come home.”
“Don’t bring Lily into this.”
“Lily never wanted you in this family. Tomorrow, Sam deserves to celebrate with his real family.”
I stopped the recording.
Silence.
Then Vanessa wiped chocolate frosting from her cheek.
“You recorded that?”
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“Yes.”
“And you think that excuses attacking us?”
I looked at her ruined dress.
“No. What I did was wrong.”
She stared at me.
“But you knew about that second cake.”
Vanessa looked away.
Sam approached.
“Rachel, please. Mom twisted everything.”Track Pregnancy
“Have you been seeing Vanessa?”
He swallowed.
