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Scorned Wife, Sudden Fortune

Chapter 3 

Word Count: 797    |    Released on: 09/07/2025

r, the door

. He put on a performance of quiet con

aid, walking over to the

My voice was fl

ke ice against my skin. I didn't pull away. I cou

ia. So strong," he whis

The same man who had called me disgusting just an hou

y forehead. I had to f

u know," he said awkwardly, gesturing vaguely toward t

, as if expecting an ice

, came in. She was a kind, no-nonsense woma

fe up to use the restroom, and she needs a fresh perineal ice pack. We sho

lightly. "Oh, r

t for her recovery," Mrs. Davis said, her eyes lingering on him for

right now," Ethan said, eager to appear

ments gentle but efficient. "He seems

said, the lie tastin

to me with a flourish, as if presenting a great priz

s, he had played the part of the perfect, loving part

met mine. The slight, almost imperceptible curl of his lip when he looked at my still-

t been real? The dates, the wedding, the loving

steady. "Can you pass me

were sleeping. They're going to try and visit this afternoon. My parents are

into a wealthier family. And they had made it perfectly clear, on more than one occasion, that they were hopi

closing around the cool metal of

rk for Lily's birth certificate filled out soon. I was thinking, to make things easier, we could just have her hou

od ran

registered often had implications for school districts and, more importantly in a divorce, could sometimes compli

, exhausted, and too

as w

keeping my voice light. "I'm too tir

fake, charming smile. "O

. The clock was ticking. I had

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