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When I confirmed I was cleaning and prepping dinner, Jenna sent a reply that made the room go cold. She was at Romano’s—the restaurant where Eric and I used to celebrate milestones—and she had just seen him.
The photo she sent was a crystal-clear image of betrayal. There was my husband, in a candlelit booth, leaning toward a woman I didn’t recognize, his hand resting intimately on her wrist. I didn’t scream, didn’t break down. Instead, a strange, clinical calm settled over me. I peeled off my cleaning gloves, washed my hands, and told my teenage daughter, Liana, to keep an eye on Julia and the oven. I needed to see the truth for myself.
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