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At exactly 2:47 a.m., my husband texted me from a Las Vegas hotel to say he'd just married his coworker, admitted they'd been having an affair for eight months / Chapter 9 / 10

Chapter 9 - The Final Audit

Two years after the text, I stood in my office, looking at the city skyline. Jensen Strategic Consulting had just signed a major contract with a national firm.

My phone buzzed. It was an email from a state prison. It was from Ethan.

Clara, I know you won't care, but I'm sorry. I had no idea who you were. I lost everything, and I deserve it. I just wanted you to know that I know.

I read the email, my expression neutral. I didn't feel angry. I didn't feel sorry. I felt nothing at all. He wasn't the man I had married, and he certainly wasn't the man I had feared. He was just a small, broken person who had finally realized the truth.

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I hit Delete.

I didn't owe him a reply. I didn't owe him a second of my time.

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