$I stared at my parents, my hands trembling as Frank slammed his palm on the table. “You don’t get to play games with my money!” he shouted. Lily clutched her bunny and whispered, “Grandpa… are you yelling because you forgot me?” My chest tightened. I wanted to scream, to make them feel even a fraction of the hurt they caused her. “No,” I said, stepping between them and my daughter. “This became Lily’s business the second you decided she mattered less than Chloe.” Would they ever see it? Or would I have to fight alone?$

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