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g more. He said my anxiety was unfounded. He comforted me in so many ways, making me fee

Dane said coldly. "It was just a joke. Are you looking

p in. "Hey, everyone, calm down," Mark said, stepping fo

imed in. "Yeah, Dane barely ev

hs ago, I'd had a minor surgery

ice light and distant. "Honey, I'm so sorry. This deposition is taking longer than I expected. I won'

portant. I told him it wa

ess. When I woke up from anesthesia, the recovery room was bright and smelled of disinfectant. The

coworker came by later with flowers

ed in my head on repeat: "Dane bare

ent to a mountain wedding with Chloe a few months ago

k! Shut up!" he snarled, his face flu

e. Then a bitter

surgery. He hadn't been out of state for any deposition. He'd been with Chloe. While I

I couldn't move. Exhaustion washed over me like a tide,

s lips together, desperate to explain

, the doo

e door. My fingers trembled as I reac

z stood on

e I'd last seen her face. Her eyes were wide, g

. "Please, don't be angry. This is all my fault. Dane was just trying to he

, replaced by a deep, c

he world - had put this woman before me when

ct again. He could never resist a helpless, fragile woma

. His gaze toward me turned hard and cold. "Don't worry about her. Abigai

My husband was comforting the woman who'd betrayed me, while I stoo

inued firmly. "Blame me. Direct all you