He Defended His Girlfriend’s Lies, So I Took the Whole

My brother’s secret girlfriend locked me in a storage room, accused me of seducing him, and ordered her guards to beat me.

Lucas didn’t answer my calls.

But he did throw a party—

telling everyone he’d make me kneel and apologize.

He forgot one thing:

I built everything he owns.

And I’m done protecting him.

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I was about to leave the upscale restaurant Lucas owned when the manager stopped me. “Excuse me, ma’am, you haven’t paid your bill.”

I looked at the unfamiliar face, figuring she was new and didn’t recognize me. So, I politely explained, “Just put it on Lucas’s tab. He knows.”