On My 18th Birthday, My Parents Gave Me an Ultimatum That Changed My Life Forever

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One Thursday in August, he looked up from his newspaper as I refilled his coffee.

“You’re the girl who moved in with Grace Chen, right?”

I froze, suddenly paranoid. Had my parents somehow tracked me down? Were they trying to cause trouble?

“How did you—”

“Grace’s mother is my wife’s best friend. Small world.” He folded his newspaper precisely continue reading …