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the kitchen snapped me out of maki
e telephone. It was almost eleven PM, and I
, darling?" A feminine voice said as
at she was referring to
ed, and I sniffe
woman on the other end stammer
okay? Just tell me your name. That's the least you c
e... I'm sorry, please. I should
my hands dragging down the blen
winced as I stared at the smoot
I've already tucked my baby into bed, yet here I am, making my hu
n, and there he stood, walking in with a
o tell me some fairy tales about how w
le, but it vanished the moment he saw me crouc
, asking worriedly, "Wha
sniffing. "She ca
confusion. "Who ar
shaky voice. "I guess you'
he didn't like French girls, yet here he was, coming home late
his hands, forcing me to meet h
ot important, Sophie... You are! Just you and Ad
ooking away. Of course, I
he biggest fool on the planet, believing
m after everything I'd been
om my family, deleted my social media accounts, and
the past five years, I complied. But n
I gave him one rule out of the million he im
sitting on the floor and
er!" I sneered, standing up. "I can smell her
voice. "Baby, all we did was have a drink
t in anger. "Leo, you're caught. I caught you! Don't try
ation of how many times he had lied to me dawned on me. "Ho
ank, and I arched an eyebrow, ref
slept with? I know our sex life has been great, but I'm
o take care of that side of me?
blinked rapidly, tea
t of him. "It's better for you, Leo!" I shou
k every day, then goes out and fools around with some other w
il after we got married. But guess what? I accepted it and
the end. The party is o
"Calm down, Sophie. I ne
not going to sit here and take it anymo
sentence, I felt a shar
face, mouth agape, tears pricking at
you looking at me that way, Sophie? Do
st. I'll win," he laughed, a mirthless,
to understand something, sweetheart. I make the money here, so I
a small smile playing on his lips. "This is better, don't you think? Now I don't have to
on my forehead. "Good night, baby...
lp, but even if I screamed until dawn, no one would hear me-we lived in a soundproof house. I clenched my teeth, t
r Leo would
me to start making breakfast for both my husband and my st
with my multitude of heels; I quickly packed a pair of Crocs instead, all while trying not
me trying to escape; I had to do it when he wasn't around. If he caught me, he'd just tie me back down here. I had tried to file a
room, my eyes sweeping over the little creature. I winced; I wished I could take her with me,
ing away the tears that threatened to fall
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tique. Grabbing my small bag, I glanced around to make sure Leo wasn't trailing me be
ing to wear before visiting my mother in the hospital. I couldn't let anyone know that Leo and
into my old clothes; this was the best place to try things on anyway. As I slid my card
panic that crept in. I tried my ca
ing designer clothes I couldn't afford. I could feel the furtive gazes of other shoppers increa
My boss is in today," the blo
believe the first thing Leo did when he
phone for help. It felt ridiculous; I hadn't reached out to anyone in the last fi
g me. When I turned, I collided with him, my eyes widening in shock as I took
met, I froze.
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