My Cat Said I Was Cheated On Chapter 07
“Adrian, are you serious?”Â
Mom and Dad couldn’t hold back anymore.Â
“Every time you gave Serena a gift, she paid you back.”Â
“She cared about you so much, and you’re only leaving her $45,000?”Â
“Don’t forget, she was supposed to cover the down payment on your future home too.”Â
Adrian rubbed his nose awkwardly.Â
“Fine.”Â
“I don’t want any of it.”Â
“Give my share to Chloe.”Â
“Serena.”Â
Chloe jumped in immediately.Â
“We always said we’d share the good things inÂ
life.”Â
“You can’t go back on that now!”Â
“Just give me $300,000.”Â
“That’s fair, isn’t it?”Â
“If I’d won, I’d share it with you too!”Â
There it was.Â
Another guilt trip.Â
I spread my hands.Â
“Sorry.”Â
“It’s gone.”Â
“What?!”Â
Chloe and Adrian blurted out at the same time.Â
“Where did it go?”Â
“I bought a condo.”Â
I smiled faintly.Â
“Paid in full.”Â
Silence.Â
Then Chloe shrieked,Â
“You bought a condo without even talking to usÂ
first?!”Â
“Exactly!”Â
Adrian nodded furiously.Â
“That’s so selfish!”Â
Before I could respond, Mom and Dad stared themÂ
both down.Â
“Hey, you two!”Â
“When Chloe won $7,500, did she give Serena alÂ
dime?”Â
“And Adrian, weren’t you the one who said sheÂ
shouldn’t share it with anyone because it was herÂ
personal money?”Â
Adrian and Chloe exchanged a look.Â
Then Adrian spoke again.Â
“That’s different.”Â
“Either way, you need to give Chloe some of theÂ
money.”Â
“How else is she supposed to pay the jewelryÂ
store?”Â
“And I deserve a share too!”Â
“If I hadn’t bought that handbag, you neverÂ
would’ve won in the first place.”Â
Chloe immediately backed him up.Â
“Serena, if you refuse to share, people are going toÂ
find out.”Â
“You’ve always had this sweet, honest image.”Â
“Refuse to share, and that reputation of yours isÂ
gonna be ruined.”Â
“Just wait.”Â
“People are gonna tear you apart online!”Â
Mom and Dad frowned at their shamelessness.Â
“You really think people will come after me?”Â
I smiled slowly.Â
“I’m not giving either of you a cent.”Â
“Do whatever you want.”Â
“And if you keep causing trouble here, I’ll call theÂ
police.”Â
Lately, Ginger had told me plenty of other things.Â
I wasn’t afraid of taking either of them on.Â
“Serena Hale!”Â
Adrian snarled my full name through clenchedÂ
teeth.Â
“You’re seriously going to call the cops on yourÂ
own boyfriend?!”Â
I let out a cold laugh.Â
“Wait, did you forget?”Â
“We broke up.”Â
“And right now, you’re trespassing.”Â
Adrian’s face went livid.Â
I pulled out my phone, ready to call the police.Â
“Fine!”Â
“Fine, Serena!”Â
Adrian clenched his fists.Â
“If Chloe and I can’t have it easy, neither can you!”Â
With that, he grabbed Chloe and stormed out.Â
Mom and Dad shook their heads.Â
“I can’t believe this is who Adrian and Chloe reallyÂ
are.”Â
Later that night, I’d just finished getting ready for bed when Adrian called again.Â
“Serena.”Â
“Sell the new condo.”Â
“Or put my name and Chloe’s on the deed.”Â
“Do that, and we’ll let this whole thing go.”Â
“How’s that?”Â
“NO WAY!”Â
“I paid for that condo in full.”Â
“It has nothing to do with either of you.”Â
Adrian gave a cold snort over the phone.Â
“Fine.”Â
“Don’t regret it.”Â
The next morning, I woke up and checked my phone.Â
WhatsApp showed 99+ unread messages.Â
My coworkers had sent me link after link.Â
All of them were smear posts about me.Â
On a short–form video platform, Adrian and ChloeÂ
appeared together on camera, playing the victimsÂ
and spreading lies.Â
Chloe choked out,Â
“I’ve always treated Serena like my own sister.”Â
“I always did whatever she asked.”Â
“When I won $7,500 before, I even gave her half.”Â
“But now she won a $450,000 jackpot, and she cutÂ
me out of her life.”Â
“She even made up an excuse to fire me!”Â
Adrian stood beside her, looking heartbroken asÂ
he joined the performance.Â
“I’m Serena’s boyfriend.”Â
“I used to think people were joking when they said success makes you ditch the person who stoodÂ
by you.”Â
“Now I know it’s real.”Â
“The second Serena won that money, she broke up with me!”Â
“And that winning designer handbag?”Â
“I was the one who gave it to her!”Â
The two of them made quite a team.Â
They did everything they could to paintÂ
themselves as the victims.Â
People who didn’t know the truth piled onÂ
immediately.Â
The backlash spread fast.Â
Before long, it reached Brightwell ConsumerÂ
Group.Â
Mr. Bennett and the Board Chair came to see meÂ
together.Â
“Serena.”Â
“Tomorrow is our major marketing event.”Â
“This situation is blowing up online.”Â
“It’s seriously hurting the company’s reputation.”Â
“How are you planning to handle it?”
