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I Was the Other Woman
Courage's story #4: My paternal grandfather stole my father's estate, and I stole my friend's fiancé and married the man. After three decades of marriage, we had a nasty divorce. Karma is my house guest.
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Have you ever been betrayed by your friend or parent?
How can Judge Idem be so mean to his grandchildren?
We had a dark life, and I had it worst because it was a pain for me to go to school with little food and wear the same shoes and uniforms every school day. My mom's income was for my brother's school fees and rent. My maternal grandparents and others often helped us with food, medicine, and books.
One day, our local newspaper ran a story with my picture on top of a commercial motorcycle with a caption of, "A Judge Granddaughter Is Getting Poorer and Poorer." They fired…
