The room gasped.
“He abandoned our mother at seventeen. He threatened us to force her here. Everything we are came from her.”
Noah stepped up beside him.
“She worked multiple jobs. She never missed a day. She deserves the credit.”
The applause exploded.
Evan tried to stop them. He failed.
By morning, he was fired. An investigation was opened. His reputation collapsed overnight.
That Sunday, I woke to the smell of pancakes.
Liam stood at the stove. Noah sat at the table, smiling quietly.
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