Her Ex's Lies, A Broken Love

ood there, his face a thundercloud of authority. For a fleeting second, she felt a surge of relief. M

yn disheveled and cornered, Brenda and Todd looking like avenging angels, and t

re?" Mark' s voice boomed, but his

ss. "It's her! This Dr. Reed! She was trying to... I don't know what she was doing! Uncl

he came in. Just flew at her. And she was saying cr

tures. The fact that they had been lovers, that he had known her for years, meant nothing. Public opinion, even the micr

low. He walked toward her, his steps sl

, her voice hoarse. "Brenda attacked

e red mark on her cheek. "I look at you

is anger a palpable heat. "You took advantage

ined. He reached out and shoved her, hard, again

ith a fury that felt both personal and performative. It was th

ark. The man who had once brought her coffee every morning, who had held her when her

anchor of truth. "Call the county clerk. It will take five minutes

t. An undeniable fact that woul

laughed, a shr

wife! She lived with him for years, took his money, and had him promise her everything. He

relying solely on the word of a dead man and his "grievin

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y silenced by the violence, found their voice

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he was met with a wall of hatred. The truth didn't matter. Facts

rm, his fingers di

cold as steel. "Now, you are going to go to Mr. Harrison's b

disbelief. "Apologize for what? For

his scene," Mark commanded. "You will kneel and you

a final act of submission, to validate their lie

that had been stretched thin by s