I was angry and resentful the moment I saw Matthew. How could he stoop to doing this? He smiled and said, “Honey, I know you miss your parents, so I fetched them to our new apartment.”

He shamelessly brought my parents in as he spoke. My parents looked around the house, saying, “The place looks great! Your hard work has finally paid off.”

As they entered, Ava exclaimed, “Grandma! Grandpa!”

She wanted to run to them but saw Matthew. After some hesitation, she threw herself into my mother’s arm