After a Decade of Betrayal, I Found My Real Family

Brendan Gilbert stepped outside to smoke.

At one in the morning, his phone lit up right on schedule.

It was a repayment notice. The loan had been paid off this month.

I thought it was spam, but my fingers moved on their own and tapped in.

One notice.

Ten.

…

A hundred and twenty repayment records.

$15,000 a month. Brendan had been paying it for ten years.

Every muscle in my body locked.

A new message popped up.

My little mouth down there misses you sooo much. Don't get too into your act with that broke nobody, okay? Oh, and I got the new bag. Love it.