The Lie That Saved Me
Language: en
A rumor spread through our senior class that I was dating the school’s golden boy, Ethan Caldwell. After denying it countless times to no avail, I finally snapped at the classmates spreading the gossip: "Stop talking nonsense! I hate him, okay?" From that day on, Ethan never spoke to me again. Years later, he became the new king of Silicon Valley, a tech mogul with the world at his feet. My family, on the other hand, was drowning in debt, teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Yet, in our darkest hour, Ethan showed up at my door. He said he could save us. I asked him what his terms…