Despite their busy schedules, they always made time for family gatherings, especially
during the holidays.However, Emily began noticing a growing distance from her family,
especially her cousins. When she expressed her concerns to Alex, he reassured her that
missing events wasn’t a big deal, but the unease persisted. After confiding in her mom,
who brushed off her worries, Emily encountered her Aunt Linda in the grocery store.
To Emily’s shock, Aunt Linda revealed that rumors had spread, suggesting that she and Alex
were involved in a scam, using Alex’s tech skills for fraudulent activities.Devastated,
Emily confronted her parents, only to be met with denial and indifference. Her father
calmly claimed she had said such things herself, which Emily vehemently denied. Feeling
betrayed and confused, Emily struggled to understand how her own family could believe such an awful lie
