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“Funny thing about technology,” I continued, cutting my steak with surgical precision. “Sometimes messages go to the wrong phone.”
“Jennifer, I can explain…” Daniel started.
Madison finally found her voice.
“It just happened. We never meant for you to…”
“To find out?” I laughed. “Twenty years of friendship, Madison.
Twenty years. And this is how you repay me?”
The tears started then, with Madison’s mascara running down her cheeks in black rivers while Daniel stammered apologies that meant absolutely nothing to me.
“Please, Jenny. Let us explain.
It’s not what you think.”
“It’s exactly what I think.” I stood up, my composure never cracking. “While I was building my career back up and supporting our family, you two were playing house in my home.”
Start over.”
I smiled, and both of them flinched at the coldness of it. “Oh, we’re definitely starting over. I’ve already spoken to a lawyer, collected all the evidence, and protected our assets.
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