\n\n\n\nOnce we sat at the table, she turned to me and asked, \u201cSo, what do you do?\u201d I said I worked in marketing and she sighted, \u201cOh, I see.\u201d Her words made it sound like it was the most boring and most unappreciated job in the world.\n\n\n\n
Trying to impress them, I brought a pie made from my grandma\u2019s traditional recipe.\n\n\n\n
Everyone loved that pie. When I offered it to Cora and she took a bite, she said, \u201cThis had nuts in it and I\u2019m allergic to nuts.\u201d
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Well, the tone of her voice, which was rather calm, said she wasn\u2019t really allergic.\n\n\n\n
As the night proceeded, the doorbell rang, and Cora was quick to answer.\n\n\n\n
\u201cWelcome dear Ashley,\u201d I could hear my future mother-in-law say.\n\n\n\n
\u201cAshley? Really?\u201d I muttered under my breath. That was Brian\u2019s ex-girlfriend who seemed to be a much loved figure in my fianc\u00e9\u2019s family.
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It didn\u2019t take long before Ashley started sharing stories of the time she and Brian had been together.\n\n\n\n
\u201cRemember that trip to the mountains?\u201d she asked while smiling.\n\n\n\n
Midjourney\n\n\n\nThe situation was awkward. I felt invisible while Ashley got all the attention and was all over Brian the entire night. And the worst of all was that Brian didn\u2019t say anything. He didn\u2019t stand for me. He just let it happen.\n\n\n\n
But I had it enough. Before I left, I turned to Cora and said, I didn\u2019t expect to be treated like this by my future family. Who knows, maybe I shouldn\u2019t join this family after all.\u201d
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The following day, Brian called me on the phone and started apologizing. He was sorry for the ruined Christmas dinner and claimed his mom was sorry too.\n\n\n\n
Midjourney\n\n\n\nThe truth was that they were loaded, and since Ashley\u2019s family also had money, she was a safer bet.\n\n\n\n
I decided to forgive Brian and his mom, but made them promise not to humiliate like that ever again.
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