Chapter 8 Right at this time , a Whatsapp text message popped up from Quinn . [ ] No more voice messages - just text , every word dripping with hysteria : [ Chloe ! You fucking bitch ! I'm going to destroy you , you little cunt ! Just wait ! I'm going to fucking end you ! ]] I raised an eyebrow slightly . ] [ Aww , still have energy for death threats ? Guess the comment section isn't dragging you hard enough yet . ] ] ] [ You little bitch just wait , once I get my hands on you you're fucking dead ... ] ] ] I could smell her panic and rage through the screen . [ ] But this was just the beginning . If she couldn't handle the start of getting canceled , what was she going to do next ? ] I didn't reply , but I knew she wasn't going to let this go . ] ↑ few minutes later , Mom called . [ ] Her voice was shaking and choked with tears like I'd never heard before : " Sweetie , your dad and I are so sorry . We had no idea that monster Quinn was really only giving you three hundred dollars a month . How could she do this to you ? Why didn't you tell us sooner ... " er ... " ) I cut her off , my voice flat but with an edge of bitterness . " I did tell you , Mom . " But you never believed me . NEVER . [ ] I tried to get your help before . But you believed Quinn's version and decided I was lying . [ ] Mom kept sobbing as she spoke . ] " We ... we're so sorry , baby . We let you suffer so much ... we had no idea Quinn was so evil . She lied to us about everything ... " [ ] Dad's voice came through too , sounding like he'd aged years overnight . [ ] " Chloe , we failed you . We listened to your sister instead of you . Can you ever forgive us ? " [ ] Forgive them ? I honestly didn't think I could . [ ] From stalking Quinn's Instagram , I'd figured out she'd been asking our parents for a lot of money . Most of their income was probably going to fund her lifestyle . [ ] She wasn't just a parasite to me - she was draining our parents too . Also I could guess why they never fought back . Quinn constantly guilt - tripped them about having to drop out of school to work when money was tight . [] Because she used that sob story to manipulate them constantly . [ ] I knew my parents worked hard and had it rough . I knew they felt guilty about Quinn's sacrifices . ] But what had I done wrong ? ] At the end of the day , their neglect had created this whole mess . SS . ] 1 stayed silent for a long moment . [ ] } Mom tried again , hesitantly . " Honey , there's no such thing as permanent grudges between family . Can you forgive your dad and me ... But Dad interrupted her . ] ne ... " ] ] P " Stop it . Don't pressure her after everything she's been through . Chloe , we wronged you . Whatever you want to do to your sister , we won't interfere . We'll cut ties with her . We'll make this up to you however we can ... " " 0 Before he could finish , I spoke up . [ ] " Can you send me some money ? A lot . I want to hire a bodyguard . " ] " Yes , absolutely . A bodyguard is a great idea ... " ] My Sister Oud My Food Manay to $ 300 While Spending $ 30 on Ba ? Time to Make Her INTERNET FAMOUS ! Chapter 8 " Okay then . I'm tired , I'm going to sleep now . " I hung up immediately . ] I wasn't sure what I was feeling - just this suffocating heaviness in the air . [ ] Ding . [ Your bank account has received $ 30,000 . ] ] The moment I saw the money , all my irritation evaporated . [ ] Exactly right , money really was the ultimate cure for everything .