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My neighbor loves to flaunt her wealth on Instagram, always posting pictures of designer bags and expensive jewelry.
But I made an unexpected discovery every luxury item she flaunted was something I had the exact same
version of in my wardrobe.
I told my husband about it, and he gently reassured me:
Neighbors who live here are either rich or prestigious. You’re overthinking this.”
Even my son was getting annoyed with me:
“Mom, you’re acting like you have paranoia. Who would steal your stuff?”
But I still felt something was off, so I took some of my luxury items to be authenticated.
The results? They were all fake!
glanced at my husband and son, noticing the guilty looks on their faces, and my suspicion grew stronger.
i was during lunch when I saw my neighbor’s Instagram post.
When I first spotted that familiar bag, I felt a bit puzzled.
had just bought it a week ago at a high price because it was a limited edition, and there were fewer than
ive pieces in the entire city.
hate using the same bag as someone else, so how strange it was that two of these nearly impossible-to-find ags ended up in our neighborhood.
As I scrolled further, almost every post was from my neighbor, Nella.
Thanks, hubby! He got me the limited edition bag. I love it so much!”
‘My husband said I’ve been working hard raising our son, so he got me this custom jewelry. Love you, babe
Sometimes it was a luxury bag, sometimes limited edition jewelry.
The more I scrolled, the more suspicious 1 became.
Okay, the bags I could let slide, but how could her jewelry and dresses match exactly with mine?
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The timing was always too coincidental-she’d post about a new purchase one week after I bought something.
What were the odds of such a perfect coincidence?
I had a thought and called my husband, Adam Clark:
“Can you check my wardrobe? Is anything missing?”
Adam took a thorough look and gently replied:
‘Nope, there’s nothing missing. With me around, no thief would dare break into our house.”
‘Are you sure there’s nothing gone?”
He sighed and said:
Really, there’s nothing missing. Not even a mosquito could get in.”
Seeing this, I reluctantly hung up the phone.
ust then, Nella Steel’s Instagram was updated again:
Thanks, hubby, for taking me and the kids to the amusement park! And he even rented it out just for us. Our son said he had the best time~”
That’s when I saw a new charge on my secondary credit card.
t showed that 200,000 dollars had just been spent at the amusement park. I stared at my phone, and the loubts I had pushed aside earlier came rushing back.
o, I called Adam for a video call.
For the first time, the call was ended abruptly.
A few minutes later, Adam called me back.
‘Sweetheart, I was at home doing some housework. I couldn’t answer earlier.”
His tone seemed calm, and the video did show him at home.
Having been married to Adam for seven years, our relationship had always been strong, and I shouldn’t be doubting him.
But that Instagram post left a knot in my stomach. So, I cautiously asked:
“Where’s our son? He should be off from kindergarten today, right?”
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Adam paused for a moment, then laughed softly.
“I asked my parents to take him to the amusement park. I thought I could get some cleaning done at home without worrying about him.”
‘My parents aren’t in the best of health, so I took the liberty of arranging the private park session for him. Did that upset you?”
shook my head. After hanging up, I sat in deep thought.
t made sense that our son had been taken to his grandparents’ place, but something still felt off.
uddenly, I remembered the smart watch I’d bought him a year ago, the one with the location tracking
eature.
immediately opened the tracking app on my phone.
he location showed our son was at Swan Amusement Park.
My heart skipped a beat.
ecause the charge on my credit card had been from Swan Amusement Park.
low could the same park be rented out twice in one day?
quickly gathered my things, preparing to go there myself.
n recent years, I’d been so busy with work that I hadn’t been able to spend as much time with Timmy.
ut now, a heavy feeling pressed on my chest, and I couldn’t focus on anything, not even my work.
drove straight to Adam’s parents’ house. They hadn’t come back yet, so I waited inside.
Around 5 p.m., Timmy came bounding through the door, holding his grandparents’ hands.
The moment he spotted me sitting on the couch, he scrunched up his face, baring his teeth, and said:
‘Grandpa, who is this? I’ve never seen her before.”
My heart skipped a beat, and I quickly walked up to him, crouching down to ask:
me?”
“Timmy! It’s me, your mom! How could you not recognize me?”
He turned his face away, looking upset.
“Who wants you to be my mom! My mom should be…”
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Before Timmy could finish his sentence, his grandpa hurriedly covered his mouth.
“Hey, kid, what are you saying? This is your real mom!”
Timmy wasn’t flustered at all. He even hid behind his grandfather and made a face at me.
“Oh. my real mom? Pfft!”
You’re old and ugly, you don’t deserve to be my mom! I don’t want you!”
looked at my mischievous son, my shoulders trembling uncontrollably.
