Chapter 51

“He finally started paying attention to her after I shot him down multiple times. I was only 16, after all. She was 18 and so in love with him. And she was so blinded to what a disgusting man he was. He was 19 and a pig. He knew he was good-looking,” Sam retorted.

“They became a couple. He treated her like crap, and she took it just to be with him. He constantly complained about her weight. She’d even starve herself to the point of being hospitalized. Mom and Dad wouldn’t get her help. They feared what others would think. Or they just didn’t want to believe there was a problem. I begged them to get her help. I even begged her. I even swallowed my pride and begged him not to see her, but he wouldn’t. His eye was on the prize. Marry into my dad’s family and business. He was seeing other women, too. I showed my sister proof many times. He’d apologize, and she’d forgive him over and over. This went on for 18 lo