The tension in the house had become unbearable. Comments under the viral videos were vicious — calling Lucy every name imaginable, speculating wildly about the pregnancy, questioning if Sarah knew her husband was f*****g her own daughter. The school had officially expelled her that morning. Jake’s texts had turned nasty and threatening. Enough was enough.
Ethan made the call while they sat around the kitchen table. “I’m closing on the estate today. It’s a few hours north — gated, private land, no nosy neighbors for miles. We leave tonight. Pack only what you need. The rest we’ll buy new.”
Sarah reached over and squeezed Lucy’s hand. “This is our chance to stop hiding. To live exactly how we want.”
Lucy nodded, throat tight. The humiliation burned, but underneath it was a strange sense o
