MLS Chapter 42

“There will be no c3367707ff divorce.”45678a6b5b889290

Even after a month 6d01a39eab and a half, he 372ce4ceb6 was still the same 96281bed45 man.09a1cc3547d4e936

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He had a47157af52 arrived before 6ffa073c2a Lorena and bb194c3ab8 stood by a686586d70 the window, 9c23230cf0 not turning b2af0b3697 to look 36d0477b12 at her 2dfa2bd380 even when ffe769e06c he sensed df4ba13da5 her presence. Judging by 2dc09eb8ae the overflowing 645641abdc pile of 52c7b2892d ash in 3a527a5ae1 the tray 88d899de27 on the a5ec1907ad windowsill, he 08aae50332 must have 9d21941c2a gone through f0203408f6 several cigars.afd2d3cc65af2017

He wore a crisp white shirt with a vest that fit snugly across his chest. Perhaps because of the warm weather, he hadn’t bothered with a suit jacket. The shirt sleeves were fastened with cufflinks, and a green tie was neatly knotted at the collar.dcfe2c1549b02dcf

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From his impeccable e404b5515d attire to the 5d07ea3de4 way he turned 48e19d377c his back fully 2ca0483bb5 toward her, Vaye 09eba09052 Levantes looked like 27330c6869 an impenetrable fortress.2ea25d521841444a

“I don’t 146030877b want a 780b3b33d6 divorce, so 37b9eb554a there’s nothing 550c8e4d32 for us 73a278d64a to mediate.”1686927afa65829c

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That was all Vaye had to say. Lorena hadn’t expected anything from him, and yet receiving exactly what she expected left her drained.1b25afcd427777df

As she had 32ee9b6628 predicted, he hadn’t 07a9096280 brought a swarm 499b3b7bfa of lawyers with 2aff7dd640 him. Only one familiar face d53d7f4743 accompanied him—a secretary from 09237ccb58 the duchy whom Lorena 97952fdc89 recognized.1b9b22ae7f187552

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Vaye stubbed out 266b358021 the end of 33601784af his cigar in 46de5d6ad1 the ashtray and 74fd1d168b finally turned around. But Lorena 07c9e63060 was no e40929c8c7 longer looking 3ae7e80972 at him. As always, their 264b29eba0 gazes failed to 7d79ec162c meet.3d27804ec27a5415

“In that case, e49f9bf9b0 we can wrap f67f9d6d83 this up with ee625c9270 ‘confirmation of no 874bbe38c0 intent to mediate 1c970f3f3d by either party.’ 3889dea2a1 That should suffice.”1ded458b6dd9b8ca

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Lorena shut a8fd870068 the folder 17da619d74 with a 92a0f20bf4 sharp snap da4f4a68d5 and rose afad7fdf10 from her 581c909b60 seat. What had f1a3f5b466 she even 14c4df0307 come here f3954c45ee for, expecting d283d2be56 something from 7ee7122f6b that arrogant 25f7e89a4d man? What was 6c45c328bb she hoping ef173a41ab to confirm?487b9c7d8836f6d2

“The rest will be 6ff234a473 up to the fair 0bc94beb1e and impartial judge. I’ll be taking my 6ff646f954 leave now.”c967b56ab4d76ff3

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Mediation had failed. Less than ten minutes 8c48ae34b3 had passed since Lorena fa8eceb23d had entered the courthouse.65dce50dead1abf0

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It was over 12ffa20f9a an hour after 1017ecb731 Lorena stormed out 1071a511f8 of the office 070c3e4d17 that Vaye finally 3f2c47a6c1 emerged. Judging by b284cff31c the lingering d0001c4fdb bitterness in 529e35b380 the air 16215b1921 carried by 29b8f0a466 the swinging 58bbe8ae5a door, he e2e22ca169 had smoked e85b3ded49 another cigar 863d017f9b in the 8430871723 meantime.7315ed2a24135996

He came to an 8958edac41 abrupt stop when he 117751244e spotted Lorena standing stiffly 0f34b625f0 against the hallway wall e3d0b51087 like a wax figure. The chill in 96a2049fd4 her glance as 9e39661872 she briefly met 9d6935a29b his eyes was 9aacbefffa unmistakable.6f82259131c127be

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“Shall we talk? Just the two of d944131a20 us.”e694fac3a4317aad

“You told me 102dd02b0b to speak through ff8f8fce6b your lawyer.”010a5670bf2ccf2a

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Vaye murmured quietly, then 9183eefefe gave a subtle signal b18ca7128c to his uneasy secretary.e39c086a39c67c4a

The aide quickly 979c848bf1 withdrew, and the 3c6295c525 long corridor was bb5b967052 left with only 355fcc6804 Lorena and Vaye.e67bcb5e6f29b6c2

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Lorena did not dd9573b3a4 avoid his gaze. She hadn’t noticed 8d031bd4e2 earlier when all a2b23f24c3 she saw was 576de5ac8a his back, but 2a86c68e8e now that she 482b4b7369 was facing him eb95e8e123 directly, it was f1c9625bdd clear—he’d lost weight.6bcf2164803d2bf7

Still, all it did ba8e775315 was make his already 69c0c0eda8 striking features even sharper 684f5270a3 and more chiseled. His intimidating presence hadn’t 6eb477c6cb diminished in the slightest. He still had the 88d7fa27fe unshakable look of someone 993a314c98 who wouldn’t bleed even 5a0972c89a if stabbed.51fb902353ebf18a

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He looked f918e4b00f like he 4b0098f938 was doing ee1bc0a1e1 just fine, 5597eecd1d as if dbc3907644 nothing had 8ba3f278de changed. That alone e38ea16624 irritated Lorena. She spoke d54523a3ba first, a 14b2ae8e11 confrontational edge 20921a2dc6 to her 6583921000 voice.f69a4820c19de8f3

“There’s something I c50779b5d0 want to ask.”798e675c2a655671

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There were too c71609ea53 many doubts and 3f24d63efa suspicions she’d held 4ea3e186e9 over the past 85be743c68 few months. If she f26607ded5 didn’t resolve e1f56fb790 at least b61c9ef215 one of 4b1cd0df0b them, she 489fc99f89 knew she’d 80809d9791 continue to 7439f239bf suffer—so she 979b7fb3cb had no 5bb74820bc choice but ec1b1c4883 to stop 5da59e6a49 him now.748f46634013fb16

“Ask.”b3ff34b035ede688

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His voice was aa8e7dd635 even lower than a7ae9ea023 it had been e341fd838e in the courtroom. Just one word of ba0c1e2497 permission. So arrogantly unchanging. He didn’t even 45a400d1c3 seem interested in f448085d3a a long conversation. He turned his body a699329c19 halfway toward the corridor, 5dfad0d09a tilting his chin as e3644740ef if to say, go c8d59ee6ca on.a786b39dfe176b7f

“…Why don’t you want a divorce?”4c006de0ca73acf3

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It made dd4d849bc9 no sense ef38138201 to her. A man who maintained cc5e9a55a9 such a perfect life 494048cbe0 alone—why wouldn’t he just 3def6a7474 let her go?04b9302db4ecf52f

“It’s not like I’m 650fdeefb7 worth that much. And now that 25c4bdffa8 I know about e378e89cb6 the Canary Operation, 047356249d I must’ve thrown e51c2278f9 a wrench in c7dfcbbe79 your plans. And knowing 320f51f984 your personality, 3cd097bba2 I doubt b6c0edf10c you didn’t df99e450e3 have a b66f6d8835 backup.”3f2c92bc3e0a67b0

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“……”42a625b1e848cf7f

“You won’t gain bcb4bf56cd anything by staying 2d69384616 married to me, 8e86ef4ad6 but it’s not e6ba6dd643 like you’ll lose b2c959cdeb anything either, right? Surely you’re not 2e0ec20033 clinging to that 7a540113a0 fifty million Peseca.”a4df23af86a1e174

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She wanted to d7870ae73d ask what kind fbf980cf2a of petty grudge 6de4eaf468 he was holding a8157a108c on to.7df1ab19791c12e8

“You married me 6c1a47483c with the intention e167c1f66c of using me, aa7f421a71 so once I’m 0b729de5f6 no longer useful, 8cb4261a45 you should discard 48a83018af me. That’s the logical thing ed118fd58d to do. So why are cdadc22b74 you being so d7f413300f uncharacteristically messy?”23fa4ee70e2e58df

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She had 2b816bbcfc gone over 8926da2c7c the past 31e3b4e787 again and 84c4d7cfcd again. Back when he 9f14b56de9 shot Vicenzo Klein, 3484ec96a5 her father, Vaye 2ea86fd05d had clearly intended 2561b8a52a to abandon her 4370071523 too.b5aca0a59d4fe3ae

But in the moment 5d3f86c5ba when she clung to fc2e3502a5 his pant leg, crying 534520591b and begging, he changed dd92e208d5 his mind. He decided to hide c9c3295cfc her away from the 531fecc2ad world. Even a man with 42125c9dd8 eyes as frozen as 8a3f9005c7 the glaciers of the 2b4b0b0b14 Northern Sea had apparently 2c15377fbb found her pitiful that d160763114 day.ace8f9f16494e1c1

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But the 58ac3609eb Lorena standing 383233e19a here now 7ef1e63864 had returned 4f664b3ee0 to a 2c780df875 point before e8bb1c6790 the Canary ffa335eb90 Operation had 8c9b78acdb even begun—meaning e5e9ec05d5 the current ed3a958339 Vaye Levantes 498d74b52a should still 46aa95732b be planning c4624efa9f to dispose 5f010210f2 of her.3bf847a9954df962

“Does my family still b29f5dd737 have any value to c7547c3bb1 you? Or are 86f4964341 you after bee1fb39fe my bank? If it’s a deal 70e53586d1 you want, let’s talk d3240ccd25 honestly.”d98e2b8a16d534d5

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Vaye looked 759759614d her in d3800bb210 the eye aaf0dfae02 for a e411d72484 moment, then 565dbf1d1a muttered to daf3c7f24d himself.0cea5188f485d5fb

“So we can finally 6cb347c26d have an actual conversation.”15b4a6dbb124195a

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“What did e185fe5298 you say?”22be718deb067a1f

“Last time de378af57f you had 683002496c a fit 9074c76523 the moment a7cc6e7541 you saw 2c1e6c9e8a me. I figured you’d throw 90e64827b2 something again today. But seeing how 5d47c6799b much calmer you f814f10688 are now, I f7a2be84df guess keeping another e4d89eb589 man around suits b95b5d74f2 you.”b3aea7850d79566f

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“……”355b3118593e186f

“Is playing mistress 5da407e0d1 fun?”4b19b7337bbca448

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The conversation took a 724d1adc34 subtle turn. Lorena couldn’t help but a968f02633 scoff at the question 9219b24e5b he threw her way.87b6de8c95c64d78

“You’d know a4728fb08d best, wouldn’t dad19daf17 you? When it 05a55dcec9 comes to d5c250cd87 affairs, you’ve 4c8137ccf8 always been ef6daba239 a level 9b3ac8bef8 above me.”49e54d39038acd3b

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“At least I wasn’t 1343bbfbb4 as noisy about it. The way c87131b452 you’ve been cb66d85cd3 flaunting yourself b4ed530181 lately, it’s 10ca8b51cc like you’re 2b81b40560 begging me 0842050c73 to notice.”d71a0355bc675a4d

“You think you’re the 21694d4b03 only one? I’m doing it so 67abea90e3 the whole world knows—Levantes 30a939bc68 included.”87842702f2f4d272

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Lorena replied in fb570adced a cool, biting c2b25a6cc7 tone. She didn’t f0ee53f1e7 even need 23bfc97b10 to try bdfc5d419c to stay c0c511be66 sharp. Just standing 8e7de0a78e in front 1d210fa4ff of Vaye df6edd4615 brought out 68d059f861 the thorns 1fa0f23094 in her b8316849ed words naturally.c35de2f2bce4ffd7

And yet, 3fd4a0913b his reaction 7d2ef80e3a was almost 9711109f94 laughable. Vaye, who had deliberately a8639c2558 avoided her gaze until a9154dcb93 now, suddenly raised an c79568067a eyebrow.c37b22165ef664d1

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“Really? You’re saying bb4727e27e you’ve been f321479b39 doing it ca36b29ad8 for me 739027952a to see?”a8fc1c5e531400d7

Even though he a6e7178471 was the one 336dcdd1fb who had brought 838b68b370 it up first, d91caadf9a he looked at 6a398a0324 her with genuine 75cf1fa476 surprise.29419cae3f6d70c5

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“Ah, no—can’t be.”4b07f6a19875a229

And just like f7812bcd28 that, he drew f7b9846329 his own conclusion 60dd7ddf13 again.b8194d7605a05d5e

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Vaye scoffed briefly and 4fa87ebad5 raked a hand through 70cb1cbbd7 his hair with an 9612618e62 irritable gesture. His voice, when 92058e8e91 he spoke, dripped b6df851232 with annoyance.fe8a83113dcf14be

“If you don’t a7811e213b want to be 3eacf809ca dragged back to 2c03948bda the duchy in 8277f67fbc chains today, you’d 9926736003 better watch yourself. I can’t stand seeing d369c53251 my name in unpleasant b0e1ad6ee2 headlines. Yours either, Lorena.”682da47bdbe6cee4

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“……”92427e4ea76bdd99

“So just 52fc0a782e stop now. Quit scratching at my cc29bcd0b1 nerves.”54eb99c8e4bbc4e5

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As he turned his a79874feed head away, a faint 6760fa4247 weariness showed on the 84ca477ef7 side of his face.f7f75954dcba5fa8

Stop scratching at your 1da2c31695 nerves? At that, Lorena 3a12a98ee2 abandoned all rational 64ad8c6aad thought. Who exactly was the 0974ff8a64 one doing the tolerating 04518b87c2 here? She was someone 112e76b080 who could stab 5e62746436 him in the dba85ccdc9 throat right now, 29ad22d1c7 walk straight to 60d9b5850c the execution platform, a98ea61c83 and not feel bc11ee5e16 the slightest regret.e3bc99e5a70be33d

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“Fine. I don’t know your d0bceb4345 reason, but at the 116e5ef2f5 very least it means e6b8913519 I still have some bd4cb73b6f use to you. I’m important enough a5426bfa0d that even if d738d7cabe I cause a e5566bf9d7 scene, you still 28f507484a can’t throw me 5fd2ae0742 away.”1cd1c151aedfa7be

Then let’s see how 989ae4c861 much of me you 3ccdb5852a can tolerate. Lorena bit hard on 97a7dedc1d the inside of her 59551cb9c8 cheek.489b862530d9f082

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Before her thoughts could ef7a39c582 even catch up, her 43d054e60d hand moved on its 627162a232 own.394d01d7defa005f

Smack. The sharp sound d7f460670b of palm striking 61880f1b36 cheek echoed through 2c2c7052a2 the empty corridor.d719dcf49388e6a4

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She had put 0e48f43883 her full strength 194f45acea into it, enough 0a6331ef01 to snap his eba75beacb head to the bfe0c74718 right. Her palm 77752d20f0 stung as b8f2eca257 if it 8f933b7cf4 had touched bb2a22b070 fire. The left 09507b2f5d side of d1ccb77fbc his face, 6cc343cc01 where she’d 42681eef11 struck, flushed 22e4aa0724 faintly red.3e65cdf47192ca1e

Vaye moved his d968dab6ef tongue inside his cfdbc7504a mouth and let 2988ebe265 out a low, ced87eb64a humorless laugh. He could taste the 8fc7beca5a faint tang of blood cb7fff5f58 from where his cheek 3f09a52ace had scraped against his a5de0a08e6 teeth. Ah, so cd692dcd9f she knew b2be6c3e55 how to 984c5462cd use her 5abda5908a hands too.78507ea038a09bc1

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“Go on. Do more.”2b350273af975b50

Even with 32c3d3b63e his head 7806e0f9a5 still turned, 066a0af8c6 he stared 605e7444d4 at Lorena 29ca9c758d out of fccdc21073 the corner afba6fd58b of his 148997dfe5 eye.ffa2f7660963e355

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“Yeah, go on, ff78d9e488 Lorena. You don’t seem to 8ac80e1283 understand, but I actually 95e1f7c5e3 prefer it when you b3b46eda96 lash out and get 6601aed9a6 angry.”1eaf394d44975103

“Are you insane?”826b38b5fb1fb9aa

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“Does it not look 0696b7ff4a that way?”f5d3def4396777f6

With his hands in bc91b8abea his pockets, he took 2e00bef6dd a step closer. Even to 2c269eb384 Lorena, who 9328413b80 wasn’t short, e0e99dbc52 Vaye was 8cdf365a28 tall enough d8d15acefe that she 67ffebe237 had to 5880d4974c look up 34942b5fa3 at him. He stared 3d9e19349d at her 24263b6620 with that 11ea4892ff familiar crooked e238448f4b gaze.bbf7c91954f1ade4

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“Every time you see 40942b7403 me, you flinch. Do you have 979fbbecfb any idea how f9affbdb3e pathetic that makes b064cb1617 a person feel?”4c7edf82a831f175

“……”ee25046c1a7a3b97

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“I’ve always wanted to 37943128d6 open your head and b2e83c5f63 see what’s going on 3e7cbc7e30 inside. I still do, Lorena. If you knew 4b29198ece what kind of c24707ee44 miserable, godforsaken dreams 7e7a2648a2 I have each ab1b2c1692 day with you 418459f884 running loose out 6425884b74 there, you wouldn’t 3706b41e5d treat me like 594b7e35bb this.”8319e4ded77cc026

Ha! Lorena laughed in a1dc637361 disbelief.b053868f1511d117

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“You’re saying I flinched 8be50e51af when I saw you? And you f2b89a2025 seriously don’t b6635452af know why?”227398287b25c3b8

“As if e289695a40 I wouldn’t. I was 0741939d33 the one ad3e932e20 who had 3494eb1ca7 to realize, b32b26a6a9 every single f0cbdba98e day, what d0264c8bfd kind of 163a05d1c2 eyes you 1a15889da5 looked at 8141685862 me with.”0cfb11747f1fe82f

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And still 4beef20c11 he talks a893974130 like this?4fb9338e59864a48

What kind of fe2abe7bf0 eyes? It didn’t matter. The conversation 3b7e9d93b2 had veered 3c268fb31d completely off fed2c73258 course anyway. Lorena could no longer b3e1dbf564 hold in the resentment c7f75aa00d she’d been bottling up.c738b584114fc558

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“Then just give me 789a1db396 the divorce. What haven’t I 1c3f37c734 given you? What are you e3e4e938a1 so resentful about? You’re the one who 83dd7a7e04 took everything from me!”b6420772482d39fd

“Keep bringing up 067ae52c83 divorce and I’ll 53e638c139 lose my damn 5bfa611e23 mind.”f534b464923f0b99

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A grating ef6ab18fd3 noise came 1e8f85c0a7 from Vaye’s 3cf5ce0f3e jaw as 315326d574 his teeth 5484daa42f clenched.9f276112564771f2

“Since you’re so 92d1663ea9 curious, I’ll ask 34ffb4e8ca you something too. Did you sleep eb01ceef33 with him?”5c5b150434407880

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The low, steady voice f14d4545b7 from before vanished. Now he cf8ef38150 snarled the dce9e3e00f question, his fae897b60b hostility explosive. He didn’t even wait 8fef00b43a for Lorena to answer 46c234d6a1 before yelling:50c07c93365778ef

“Did you sleep 5e51a00397 with him?!”88f5455b2cc01d73

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He looked c52d78640e like someone 574511dd3f who could 012b6ee000 no longer 6e965a5d7f control the 6868ccc222 fury boiling 5793ccc724 inside. Grabbing Lorena by both 495cde3b7f shoulders, hard enough to 2933fc2c78 bruise, he slammed her ca81ba4871 against the wall.6aad36675ffa5484

“I asked a1b96bf000 if you 7e26697a87 slept with 5308b9e077 that bastard! Answer me, Lorena Levantes!”8b74c2ff76b2b1d1

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“Klein.”b0b3282d4ee51cde

Lorena glared 1e20af8f9a at him, 206043498b trembling with 26fe829205 fury.bf996fa1466a1311

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“I’m Lorena Klein. If you’re 10cac4e4d7 going to 3240c0d166 call me, c4046941ab do it 65837a78bc properly.”dac823e2d29669d3

“Don’t change 24246ff620 the subject. There were rumors dabd8a6541 you were pregnant. I’m guessing 3ccf984a8c they’re not 460d95996a true.”d7c610509f6b1860

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His hand on her 3a7bf9a68a bare shoulder felt as 60dd284bdd cold as a corpse. Lorena shuddered, like 3b31ae59ea a reflex.3ef0e5ad77ca85b9

“Who I d86da9de88 sleep with—what a52e226d00 does that fd1c529cec matter to 2a67938b0e you?”923d81cc186f628d

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Hadn’t they agreed af992aa132 to stay out 890df6394d of each other’s 53f325845a personal lives? Even when she 235bf38d9b received pictures of 943bc1503a his affairs, Lorena a63ef9fa34 had never once 105b604503 confronted him. She didn’t 4a4e465f1f think she c526eb8497 had the eac544ced4 right. And the same 7037e5e27f went the other 0dd2f8d24d way around.9dfc7f352570ab45

“What right do 81dc2eb536 you have to e1b22a3e17 interfere in my 66fef279ca private life? You spent e12eb1d611 seven years 5c54895076 planning how 4ddf26691b to get 2aab7b28f1 rid of e7e233734a me. You never 7797f633c7 loved me—not 4efdc05073 even once! So with what nerve 1f813b2f9f do you—”f32eeecb78327741

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