At 2 AM, my husband secretly packed his luggage and slipped out of our bedroom like a thief. Thirty minutes later, he sent me a photo of himself and his mistress at the airport

chair backward.

“Claire,” he snapped.

Diane placed a hand against my sleeve, but I gave a slight shake of my head. I wanted to hear the last scene he intended to perform.

He came close enough that I could see the dark exhaustion beneath his eyes.

“You planned this,” he whispered.

“Yes.”

My admission seemed to hurt him more than any denial could have.

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