Grandma Gave Me A Penthouse For My Birthday, But Mom Tried To Take It For Her Fiancé- Reddit Stories 

Grandma Gave Me A Penthouse For My Birthday, But Mom Tried To Take It For Her Fiancé- Reddit Stories
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My Grandmother Bought Me A Penthouse For My Birthday, But My Mother Tried To Take It Away To Appease Her New Fiancé.
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The story is about a 15-year-old who receives a penthouse as a birthday gift from their grandmother amidst family turmoil. After the father abandoned the family and divorced the mother, the mother quickly got engaged to a new man, Robert. Robert only wanted to take the younger brother with them when the mother and Robert moved out of state, leaving the protagonist with the grandmother. This devastated the protagonist, but they moved in with their grandmother, who eventually gifted them her penthouse.
Soon after, the mother, under pressure from Robert, tried to manipulate the protagonist into convincing the grandmother to transfer ownership of the penthouse to Robert. When the protagonist refused, the mother blocked them. Tension escalated as the protagonist uncovered more troubling details about Robert, including his past with both their parents during college, and that he was likely using the mother for financial gain. The father, meanwhile, reappeared and apologized, revealing that he had an affair which led to the divorce, but that he had tried to support the family in other ways.
Ultimately, Robert left the mother, and the father began working on improving his relationship with the protagonist and fighting for custody of the younger brother. Meanwhile, the protagonist remains with the grandmother, who supports them fully, and the mother remains estranged, spreading rumors to cover her embarrassment. The story ends with the protagonist hopeful about rebuilding a functional family life with their father and brother.
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