“When?
After the baby shower? After I’d spent another year paying your mortgage?”
Her face crumpled. “Jeremy’s devastated.
He’s drinking, he’s lost weight…”
“Funny how karma works, isn’t it?” I leaned closer. “Here’s what’s going to happen: you’re going to let me finish my shopping. Then you’re going to go home and tell your son that if he doesn’t agree to my divorce terms, including full repayment of every cent I paid in rent, I’ll be filing fraud charges against both of you.”
“You wouldn’t —”
“Try me.” I smiled sweetly.
“Oh, and Lorrie? That butterscotch pie you couldn’t get enough of? Let’s just say it had a special ingredient… and it wasn’t love!”
Three months later, I sat in my new apartment, sipping champagne and looking at my newly signed divorce papers.
Jeremy had agreed to everything — full repayment plus interest.
My phone buzzed with a text from Taylor: “Saw your ex today. He looked miserable. Lorrie’s selling her unit and moving to Florida.
Building meetings won’t be the same without her drama!”
I smiled, raising my glass to my reflection in the window. The view wasn’t as nice as my old apartment, but somehow, it felt a whole lot sweeter.
Jeremy called me 27 times that night. I never answered.
His mother tried too.
Blocked.
Then came the texts from friends saying Jeremy was losing it, ranting that I had “stolen HIS money.”
The irony was delicious. Did I feel bad? Not even a little.
Because for two years, I had been their fool. For two years, they had taken from me without a second thought.
But now? I was the one laughing.
Ladies, if something feels off, trust your gut.
And if a man ever tries to play you, make damn sure you play him harder. Because in the end, scammers get what they deserve. And I made sure Jeremy and his mother got theirs.
They say living well is the best revenge.
But you know what’s even better? Living well in an apartment you actually own, paid for with the money you got back from the people who tried to steal from you.
Some might call it cruel. I call it justice.
And that butterscotch pie? Worth every granule of the “special” ingredient!
🤔🤔🤔
Source: amomama
