I Moved 1,500 Miles Away, Now You Can Favor Her Openly Chapter 06

The plane broke through the clouds and landed in a new city hundreds of miles away.

The moment I walked out of the airport, a warm, humid breeze hit my face.

I took a deep breath, and it felt as if even the knot in my chest had been blown away.

I had contacted the school’s Office of Student Affairs ahead of time, so moving into my dorm early went smoothly.

When I pushed open the door to my room, sunlight poured across the clean desk.

I deposited the check into my bank account and went to a nearby hearing center to get fitted for a basic new hearing aid that wouldn’t squeal.

As soon as I put it on, steady sound filled the world again.

There was no Mason scolding me, no Diane playing favorites, and no Chloe crying fake tears.

I lay down on the single bed in my dorm and closed my eyes. For the first time in eight years, I slept through the night without a single nightmare.

Meanwhile, back home, the Reeds were over the moon.

That day, Chloe was reporting for freshman orientation at Ashford University.

The whole family turned out in two cars, loaded down with bags and boxes, to escort their little princess onto the campus of her dreams.

Chloe wore a brand-new white dress and flawless makeup, and she carried herself like a proud swan.

Gregory was beaming as he carried her bags.
“Chloe, get along with your classmates at school. If you ever run short on money, tell Dad.”

Diane held her hand, all smiles. “Our Chloe is so talented. She’s got a bright future ahead of her. It’s a good thing that ungrateful brat left. Now she can’t make your life miserable every day.”

Mason walked in front, clearing a path through the crowd for her. “Exactly. She left because she doesn’t know a good thing when she sees it. She’s not getting another cent from this family.”

Ethan walked quietly beside them, carrying Chloe’s favorite parasol.

Now and then, he zoned out and glanced at his phone, as if he couldn’t understand why I hadn’t sent a word in a whole day and night.

They took it for granted that I was only throwing a tantrum.

They figured I was out there with that five thousand, hitting wall after wall, and that in a few days I would come crawling back to apologize and be their invisible pushover again.

Then Mason’s phone started buzzing nonstop.

A second later, Gregory’s, Diane’s, and even Ethan’s phones went off with shrill alerts.

When they read the headline on the notification, their faces went white as paper.

[Ten Years of Fake Favoritism: A Daughter’s Hearing Paid for Her Twin’s Elite Summer Camp in Alpenvale]

The biggest local news outlet had run the story under a bold red headline, and it shot straight to the top of the trending list on X.

The report opened with a clear audio recording.

“If you won’t think about the family, then I’ll handle it for you!”

“People online always side with the underdog. If you say you have mental health issues, they’ll forgive you.”

“So as long as she gets a clean start, I can be a twisted psycho. Is that it?”

Along with the recording came a pile of hard evidence.

There were screenshots of the [Chloe’s Secret Garden] cloud drive, the medical records from my allergic reaction, the hotel security footage that caught Chloe taunting me, and the surgery refund slip.

Public outrage exploded.

Within minutes, tens of thousands of comments flooded in.

SunnyDayz88: [What kind of family is this? They canceled the older daughter’s hearing surgery to pay for the younger one’s summer camp?]

MapleLatte: [That brother is disgusting. He grabbed his sister’s phone and posted a fake apology, then called it handling it for her? He’s got some nerve.]

QuietReaderJ: [The boyfriend’s no better. He promised he’d be her ears, but he couldn’t even remember she’s allergic to citrus. He handed her lemonade. Fake as hell.]