My husband canceled our anniversary dinner because his ex “needed him.” When I asked for boundaries, he laughed and called me jealous. I said, “Okay,” accepted an out-of-state job, packed, and watched his secret unravel.

midnight.

Claire’s vanilla perfume was faintly noticeable on his shirt.

He found me sitting at the kitchen island with a cup of tea.

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“Yes.”

He paused.

“You’re not going to start another argument, are you?”

“No.”

He looked almost relieved.

Over the next four days, I became incredibly easy to live with.

At least, that was how Daniel interpreted it.

He thought I had finally surrendered.

While he took Claire to lunch, I met with a divorce attorney.

While he spent Saturday

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