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I waited ten minutes, then grabbed my jacket and keys. I drove slowly, keeping a few cars behind her until she turned off the main road, heading into a quiet neighborhood I didn’t recognize.
A man opened the front door. Tall, neatly dressed, maybe mid-thirties. He greeted her with a hug.
I felt something inside me shatter.
I sat there for what felt like hours, watching from the shadows as they disappeared inside. When she finally left around midnight.
I didn’t confront her that night. I couldn’t. Instead, I lay awake beside her, listening to her breathe, wondering how long this lie had lived in my home.
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The next morning, I woke up determined to get answers.
Over breakfast, I said casually, “So, how was your client dinner?”Continue reading…