Ex-Wife Returns for Revenge
uld see was Nicole, standing there, her voice quivering as she announced her pregna
un in a hundred different directi
nted so badly to believe her, but how could I? The evidence, the betr
rt of me wanted to trust her again. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe she wasn't ly
can't be falling for this, Taylor! After everything she's done, you actually believ
n. Nicole's face crumpled, and her voice shook as sh
dly. "Stop trying to drag me into your web of lies, Ni
s. My own best friend was confirming what
urt on her face. I turned away, unwilling
cold. She flinched, as if I'd slapped her, and that
ration. "Taylor, please, I just told you I'
hed bitterly, hollowly. "I'm done with your lies, Nicole. I w
me. A part of me felt shattered, but I couldn't let myself feel that
straighter, as if summoning every bit of strength
hout a second glance, and handed them back to me. I stared down at her signature, barely able to believ
r voice hollow. "You
g to maintain my composure. "Let
, to put distance between us as quickly as possible.
life felt like it had been uprooted, twisted, and I didn't even recognize myself anymore. I
ocked, her voice soft but reassuring. "You did the right thing, Taylor. She'
p inside, I felt like I was missing something. What
liar. She was only telling me what I wanted to hear. But why,
regnant, the desperation in her eyes, the way her voice h
ough I knew better. But what i
hands. My heart wanted to believe Nicole, b
as guilty; my own mother, my famil
was my mother again. "Taylor, darling, come downst
e as I followed her down the stairs. Everyone else had left
g a gentle hand on my shoulder. "But you'll move on.
n I turned to look at her, there was something in her eyes
itter taste
rd the window, watching the rain start to fall
eel relieved, but instead, it felt like
confusion, I saw it: Nicole, stumbling down the str