My Ex, a Cashier, Started Driving a Sports Car and Wearing Designer Clothes – I Found Out That the Money Actually Belonged to Me

Of all the places my life could shift, it happened in a supermarket parking lot.

My divorce from Michael had finalized a month earlier. He ended it abruptly; I didn’t resist. We hadn’t spoken since.

One ordinary weekday, I stopped for cat food. In the checkout line, a gleaming white sports car outside caught my eye. The door opened—and there he was.

Michael, but not the man I knew. Gone were his khakis and discount shirts. He looked like a finance executive in a tailored suit.

I left my cart. “Michael?” I called.

He turned. Recognition flickered—then disappeared. Coldly, he said, “This isn’t your concern anymore, Katherine.” He tossed a $100 bill at my feet.

Insulted, I picked it up, ready to throw it back—until I saw it. A tiny smiley face in the corner.

My breath caught. I’d drawn that years ago on a bill I returned to Grandpa—the day he offered me money to start my vet clinic.

He died weeks later, having left his fortune elsewhere. Or so I thought.

Now, shaken, I visited Grandpa’s old friend, Harrison.

His warm expression hadn’t changed. “What brings you in, Katherine?” he asked, sensing something neither of us could yet explain.

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