My Son Demanded Rent at Christmas Dinner

you.”

Across from him, Melissa crossed her legs and took a slow sip of wine, watching me with the satisfied smile she always wore whenever she believed she had already won.

“You’ve had it easy long enough,” she added. “Maybe it’s time you learned what the real world looks like.”

The words settled over the room like frost.

The real world.

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