“I just needed you to see the people involved in all of this. Not just Marc. The rest of us.”
“I never meant—” I started.
Then she did something I didn’t expect. She reached into her purse and handed me an envelope.
“What’s this?”
“Proof. Just in case you still think he’s planning to leave.” Her voice didn’t shake. “Bank statements. Messages. Even photos. He’s still taking us on family outings. Still sleeping in my bed.”
I wanted to scream. To cry. But I didn’t.
I opened the envelope later that night. It was all there. Receipts from restaurants, vacations, photos with dates. Messages like “Can’t wait to curl up with you tonight.” And worse.
I felt sick. Betrayed. Used.
And furious.
I confronted him the next morning. I told him everything—how I met Selina, how I saw the kids, how she gave me the envelope.
But I saw it then—how easily he bent the truth. How he always had a story. Always a new way to twist things to make himself the victim.
“I don’t believe you anymore,” I said, finally. “I deserve better than this. And so do your kids.”
He begged me to stay. To forgive him. He even dropped to his knees.
But I was done.
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