The "Ex" Factor

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ife's I

mself as he clicked the email,

around his study, ensuring no one else was pre

Do you know what your wife has been

finger hovering over

ntha, his wife, in the arms of Owen, the man

d his veins, threatenin

ie was right al

ship shattered by a business fallout between thei

punch to the gut, a moment of intimacy that

... wait,was she actually

his study, his anger still burning beneath a mischie

nuckles white with the ef

going to be unf

hard.. a double blow

? he thought, taking

d suspected something was off,

ol liquid sliding down his throat, doin

raced back to all the warnings he'd ignored from Julie, she'd always told him stuffs

w, fitting together l

is so quickly, right? He should confront Samantha, dem

for, a chance to finally break free from the godforsaken marriage he was forced to

e glass, watching the

ted to Julie,

in the background of his life. Supportive,

out judgment. His lips curled into a little, sincere grin at

," his words almost audible. "Since she want

is phone and di

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ce hard. "Go ahead with the pla

at, he h

***

icked up my phone to give her a call back b

distract myself a little, sharing this with Ann would have probably made it less

engine of my ca

nsion, my mind was heavy w

Each mile that passed felt like a bigger and b

not even that deep. He'd probably be happy,

novels and seen in movies where having a child together helps coupl

told him about the pregnancy immediately I did the home pregnancy test before going to the hospital for a

!tch with her calculating smile,

ice dripped with venom. "I'll do whate

ps telling me she's behind all of th

stant. Un

t suddenly seemed like a jail. As I drew up, my fists te

e for a bit, trying to

nd a fresh life, now contained all my s

out of the car, the cool eve

ar of what lied ahead. The stately large entryway, the well groom

ling. My footsteps felt too loud, bo

ngs bringing little comfort. My thoughts raced, recreatin

able couch, the weight of t

from my bag, the word "po

reverie. The front door creaked o

t. This was it. The moment i

ad to

d out, my voice s