Chapter 266

On Monday, Helena forced Sarah out of the house to look for a job, her expression dark with frustration. But by then, Sarah's announcement—the one she had made just days ago while driving through the streets with a megaphone—had already spread across Yewford Town. Now, everyone knew the Fitzgerald family was nothing but a bunch of leeches. No one should ever accept their help, or they'd be stuck with them for life. As Sarah walked down the town's busiest street, she felt the weight of countless judgmental stares pressing down on her. Yewford Town might have been called a "town", but it wasn't that big. No matter where she went, it was all the same—just another corner of the same place. Furious and on the verge of tears, Sarah snatched her phone from her pocket and dialed Simon's number. "Simon, hurry up and get me and Mom out of here! This shitty little town is impossible to live in. Those ignorant, brainless hillbillies have all been bought off by Janice, and they won't stop cur