Chapter 18 - The New Couple Faces Cold Pavement
Evening began to settle over River Oaks as the streetlamps flickered on against the darkening Texas sky.
Ethan and Chloe sat alone on their cardboard boxes, abandoned by every friend and business associate they had ever known.
“This is all your fault! If you hadn't insisted on moving into this house, none of this would have happened!” Chloe hissed angrily.
“My fault? You were the one demanding a luxury lifestyle while carrying a baby from an Austin fling!” Ethan yelled back.
A local taxi driver pulled up slowly, rolled down his window, and looked at the miserable pair with zero sympathy.
“Are you calling a cab or do I need to clear you off this public sidewalk for loitering?” the driver asked bluntly.
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Ethan checked his pockets, finding only a few crumpled dollar bills and his dead smartphone screen.
They had nothing left except each other and a lifetime of mutual resentment on the cold Houston pavement.
