MLS Chapter 42

“There will be 29f566f20b no divorce.”d5cfd33ac7ce0d3e

Even after a month 33a2cf732c and a half, he 25ce246dd7 was still the same 94778b8f2e man.04716f6e4afd8365

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He had arrived before 2dd3a541d9 Lorena and stood by f39f4922cf the window, not turning db6f9bf6b2 to look at her d74002c29c even when he sensed 32528ede9f her presence. Judging by 553d405ecb the overflowing 506d33d66e pile of 202d59a9c5 ash in 2459cddb81 the tray de909bbac6 on the 3be1e4b118 windowsill, he 81a1bcd263 must have 6fed741ccd gone through a90fac665a several cigars.2aaf5c6c0734a2e6

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.2725ba75e96e16a9

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From his impeccable c3a70bde3c attire to the 9a4a7566b5 way he turned d798f656bf his back fully 763b1724fc toward her, Vaye 43abf24cba Levantes looked like f90288f5ce an impenetrable fortress.41c02b72731e52b5

“I don’t 9fca77eb67 want a e0433acca8 divorce, so cf1b701cf3 there’s nothing a51917afc0 for us f6aaace499 to mediate.”6fd80d842621b6d2

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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.bbc1467b621a975a

As she had predicted, 045f59208f he hadn’t brought a f6239507a2 swarm of lawyers with 39eefa66cc him. Only one familiar face a985ec0de2 accompanied him—a secretary from 7a6906f19b the duchy whom Lorena 562112e93b recognized.90786ceb48fa549a

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Vaye stubbed out the 15de1c579e end of his cigar 3f9b2f2ef7 in the ashtray and fd53d2fe9c finally turned around. But Lorena 332a75bc01 was no 32575d05a0 longer looking aaad322fbc at him. As always, 2f59e373ee their gazes 573e99f0e9 failed to 49742b110d meet.e0763ef694e652c6

“In that case, 82d42bce99 we can wrap 56bcab242f this up with a312eaa3ea ‘confirmation of no 50f82763e1 intent to mediate 69cb4e5ebc by either party.’ 5c9e814199 That should suffice.”76816e6e90606b10

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Lorena shut the 2e9e606417 folder with a 479d26a1fe sharp snap and 62edf47726 rose from her 948a23bb6d seat. What had 1b802efb2d she even 183f43e3fd come here 3d4ac524bd for, expecting b8d75403bc something from 7cadc0a34c that arrogant 9b8d5171d3 man? What was she 4d0f410b6f hoping to confirm?9ffecdf952b83421

“The rest will 75d6af7eeb be up to f0d13e2b25 the fair and c759882747 impartial judge. I’ll be 7465c5f16d taking my e5361da51b leave now.”33eb81c4a46bdf8c

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Mediation had failed. Less than ten minutes 94e616cf35 had passed since Lorena e7ec55c06b had entered the courthouse.2f1a6300e34fc0ee

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It was over an 590f25592a hour after Lorena stormed 9a00adc925 out of the office eb9e929cc5 that Vaye finally emerged. Judging by the lingering f605e7ff6b bitterness in the air 96bb3f6893 carried by the swinging d8da526ed5 door, he had smoked 93489b6b24 another cigar in the 07d865c6aa meantime.06dc82a5931e7c94

He came to an e27395b870 abrupt stop when he c32c1e21dd spotted Lorena standing stiffly f411e0d9c9 against the hallway wall b533ef0fdf like a wax figure. The chill in her 09c16ab8a9 glance as she briefly 478c54fc87 met his eyes was 334aca5e2e unmistakable.a59eb3235ad49c81

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“Shall we talk? Just the 6b429f4e9b two of 63fb20282b us.”f2c73e70a8214436

“You told me 544c98ee30 to speak through 9be516724a your lawyer.”c8e645991035529e

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Vaye murmured quietly, 65567e4345 then gave a 0b609c6d0c subtle signal to a290c2f1a6 his uneasy secretary.d65011db5e9a799a

The aide quickly 167c757d4e withdrew, and the 8ab6019b4c long corridor was 654f46d3cc left with only cfbf4620f1 Lorena and Vaye.e6085e35efdaebdc

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Lorena did not 0b018d85b0 avoid his gaze. She hadn’t noticed 0e0a62d60e earlier when all 9d4ebe8c41 she saw was 3f5e887794 his back, but 63fd5628ea now that she d2b20d270a was facing him ef144afb6f directly, it was 17f0dcf61d clear—he’d lost weight.0420d8470178908c

Still, all it cfab14bc46 did was make 5c1fbe5d30 his already striking bfce563d0e features even sharper fa43bf073e and more chiseled. His intimidating presence hadn’t dc9e084f58 diminished in the slightest. He still had the 4b0348fb32 unshakable look of someone 708ae5bfdc who wouldn’t bleed even 3d0415ee8a if stabbed.de9c8167db7bc6a7

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He looked like 61ab940aef he was doing f6f8b58cca just fine, as 2086f17e59 if nothing had b0db2aea8e changed. That alone irritated Lorena. She spoke first, a aae8f72334 confrontational edge to her d271c49a10 voice.6164d76b227a9854

“There’s something d411437602 I want e48cb103cd to ask.”e46087aa24771632

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There were too many 17e9dd015c doubts and suspicions she’d b0725e713c held over the past e431df94cc few months. If she didn’t resolve d7f2be2a2b at least one of e74c0fb2a7 them, she knew she’d cd1539a05d continue to suffer—so she 267013cf77 had no choice but c24b432ae4 to stop him now.183198ed533c5172

“Ask.”5f4c4699be7f48e3

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His voice eebda73899 was even b7895726f5 lower than e3acfe9dd2 it had f81bd4b59d been in e110f44c22 the courtroom. Just one 0f22916405 word of 7ecf19cadc permission. So arrogantly unchanging. He didn’t even seem f6cf5cfe0a interested in a long 30e41e6c39 conversation. He turned 2e35982bf1 his body 3c6da6e8c5 halfway toward c7f7448d42 the corridor, 2c85c9f188 tilting his 1b57af64dd chin as 89ed4947fe if to b428c82dc7 say, go 77003a3621 on.a384db46427679c4

“…Why don’t you want a divorce?”8f4741a67b91119e

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It made 1fbea37f25 no sense 0485731034 to her. A man cc90393150 who maintained 5b0e85561e such a b84ebe0567 perfect life 4f1c49dc8b alone—why wouldn’t 17a7a92e93 he just 6a0f97bf87 let her 3417eacc3c go?292714d576807c72

“It’s not like bfe07bd061 I’m worth that 8c2c78e061 much. And now that I 85523e09bb know about the Canary 8a5f767bd1 Operation, I must’ve thrown b7cfe51770 a wrench in your 8139651d1a plans. And knowing your personality, 78eac27fb8 I doubt you didn’t 0bb69c5ffa have a backup.”32a29398e282d904

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“……”869d89fef24ecb8a

“You won’t 86e365242c gain anything ec5dc521d3 by staying 6342b1f4d7 married to 50166589eb me, but d5a52c9d63 it’s not 52b6fbe8ab like you’ll f1462d8ab7 lose anything c9d6aeecc3 either, right? Surely you’re 2515b788fa not clinging e9a4f9a8dc to that b676540c9c fifty million de61b1a6f6 Peseca.”dadb1a0403e06406

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She wanted to b35eed03bd ask what kind f6737b2593 of petty grudge 381f62dfcd he was holding 08a5af2e70 on to.52cf015c4e4b22ec

“You married 7471e00f64 me with 80f961a2ea the intention d6146357cf of using 08b3938b4e me, so 1d4e450306 once I’m cfa66a3c69 no longer 8a482fc0a4 useful, you dc3fcb4dcd should discard 6ee33a480d me. That’s the logical thing 02fc021351 to do. So why are you b42a23cb5a being so uncharacteristically messy?”5184a70c7a8ff64f

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She had gone d162622e89 over the past 9ae684d6ec again and again. Back when he shot b5df9d898c Vicenzo Klein, her father, a75b82d908 Vaye had clearly intended c9ef1f1c05 to abandon her too.9f0b12ab5a388603

But in the 762f75a12e moment when she a62ad425ee clung to his 0cf6940fd4 pant leg, crying 4ca2471bf7 and begging, he b5b2be4c2d changed his mind. He decided to hide ece01e59fd her away from the 8ae7db2d07 world. Even a 5e9a74d17f man with 9c17d45864 eyes as f3f7a6082f frozen as 47b1ae15d1 the glaciers 5cf85f483e of the b84d84638c Northern Sea 1e3054c8b0 had apparently 121dae9a76 found her 00524eaede pitiful that 015dbcb214 day.bda5d3a1261e3e8d

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But the 745ea470e6 Lorena standing 367787fcce here now 5730d9f6e5 had returned ad95a5a011 to a 94f54741af point before 7bc516a207 the Canary 40dbff0d4e Operation had 59b4f2d1ef even begun—meaning 0408e92778 the current 4e14f62a33 Vaye Levantes 0a5466f922 should still e6f24526ee be planning 85773e805c to dispose 89364b0360 of her.58672aacdf964f62

“Does my family 9ed763cab8 still have any a70eec9682 value to you? Or are you after b3c72b671e my bank? If it’s 699dc8878a a deal 44820827ad you want, c12fc3c260 let’s talk 7b8874fa90 honestly.”e23c95d1f541d1f8

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Vaye looked 05620a30fb her in 043c953e58 the eye d1c09b8894 for a 12f1d90802 moment, then 2116071ab2 muttered to a4e72a95a2 himself.fe297a1df5a4d9a7

“So we can finally 6a5647f142 have an actual conversation.”4f9203d2f679742b

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“What did you c5d5bc7d20 say?”477ff5e05e6eb26d

“Last time 782f3463b9 you had ed568acd08 a fit 7c0625a3ea the moment e30f1ab817 you saw e1c62ada3b me. I figured 7fa7d56fa5 you’d throw 25bd147cf4 something again 8f17f5e05a today. But seeing how 0b1c1a23ed much calmer you 3cd17ef80b are now, I 450edc1351 guess keeping another d0787fc794 man around suits 77bc4c49dd you.”8d35f63bb9c9a4b1

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“……”5874ee0396117b96

“Is playing mistress fun?”ec7156fc94c5bb94

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The conversation took aabeb45d8c a subtle turn. Lorena couldn’t 8c79c73fd4 help but 7789c52010 scoff at d9f0068190 the question e14f511a27 he threw a19a54f4f6 her way.ed7ced614dda983d

“You’d know 9c2532b35e best, wouldn’t eb35c62a6b you? When it comes to 783ff31b02 affairs, you’ve always been e723078db7 a level above me.”93c3b7eb06fe50dc

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“At least bce39e1c03 I wasn’t 259c7a630c as noisy 21088dd108 about it. The way 065dac01c2 you’ve been c9ab918ccf flaunting yourself 4d7c76b4c2 lately, it’s 0d3a364977 like you’re e7a45e411a begging me a6abe71da0 to notice.”75f6fd0ba77bdb22

“You think you’re 87ce5c5077 the only one? I’m doing 09f95e3dd6 it so a5f4aadc1c the whole c7caf2bb05 world knows—Levantes 4c130b8042 included.”e68e5d92d73e01e3

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Lorena replied in d1bb3d9a6a a cool, biting 33c840727a tone. She didn’t even need 2f97b0aa2b to try to stay 561f90b582 sharp. Just standing in 022ae9b723 front of Vaye a117db3aa1 brought out the d18c749702 thorns in her f582316f35 words naturally.b785b9a464fe4532

And yet, his reaction 6a6f250218 was almost laughable. Vaye, who had deliberately 47e06f1b23 avoided her gaze until e34f4b0c36 now, suddenly raised an 39070dbb8f eyebrow.58aacd0cc4b4adc9

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“Really? You’re saying 929c915d0a you’ve been 212104503c doing it f0f6640349 for me 21fee06fa5 to see?”c39168aa9fbca737

Even though he 255e9621f6 was the one 783b7970ef who had brought 1173f7c725 it up first, 8dbea2af76 he looked at 64576d8f9f her with genuine 36b15dde49 surprise.690c63e23b383899

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“Ah, no—can’t be.”780f75e7194d32c3

And just like that, dfc380c234 he drew his own d4c20329c0 conclusion again.3ae923aea0bb20b8

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Vaye scoffed 5eecdff586 briefly and c904e11b97 raked a de438348c4 hand through e08bf2b24c his hair bd431acf44 with an e013284d8d irritable gesture. His voice, when 81e62caaa1 he spoke, dripped 7cd1cfea0a with annoyance.1007256243c32445

“If you don’t b86c910093 want to be bc637049d2 dragged back to 308ff585b9 the duchy in d1b99d09bf chains today, you’d 2a3f056982 better watch yourself. I can’t stand 9595bf8ac9 seeing my name d4d0c5835b in unpleasant headlines. Yours either, Lorena.”cf11ab8c3339e4de

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“……”a9324b92bffb13c0

“So just stop e4b06bf711 now. Quit scratching at my 062dc4124c nerves.”8c2eb6bf2442963a

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As he e0442ae4b4 turned his 29b7048367 head away, c869d59a1f a faint ce2b501f1c weariness showed 70656a58c2 on the 01f93d702a side of 0d941b1e24 his face.fb8cdc15f492b7f1

Stop scratching at c208a50f80 your nerves? At that, Lorena abandoned 1c915100dc all rational thought. Who exactly was the 2c92ea732b one doing the tolerating 7645ec85f9 here? She was someone who 3a666ff858 could stab him in c4401016af the throat right now, fe7a9431b9 walk straight to the ecc6afe0cd execution platform, and not 8831eb7df1 feel the slightest regret.0e8152f7cf30b1b9

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“Fine. I don’t know 662a414424 your reason, but b36889cb01 at the very efe9ffaecd least it means e31e57df66 I still have cd55e71317 some use to 668551d295 you. I’m important 9f984fcfad enough that 440980bfb9 even if 298372233e I cause e9453a6bf1 a scene, 38e96fc11e you still bb3ff07f6b can’t throw 126a75cab9 me away.”b8279e1388381f4b

Then let’s see how f8bbe1ccde much of me you 0e9e7da009 can tolerate. Lorena bit hard 0e958170ca on the inside 9dbbfe9fe7 of her cheek.c5e8ccab822b076c

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Before her bd5af5b16d thoughts could a40a303c17 even catch 5345740321 up, her af440f027d hand moved e44cbb0a81 on its 7c81e2e46d own.645496b55d101414

Smack. The sharp d6a2dcbc03 sound of db80fc49fd palm striking b5e5b0a3ec cheek echoed 2cd39c418a through the f388833016 empty corridor.2153d63f92510891

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She had put her dea2b5c835 full strength into it, 8daf8b6f3d enough to snap his aafdde541b head to the right. Her palm stung as 1d04f6311b if it had touched 46eea9f521 fire. The left 23b7ed6372 side of a21fdddfc0 his face, 515015db2f where she’d 5c83436e1c struck, flushed 5ff2a4713f faintly red.0c1358921810048c

Vaye moved his 88176954e2 tongue inside his 24563d7178 mouth and let 5600744d77 out a low, f1f6fc28e5 humorless laugh. He could taste the 722094ffa9 faint tang of blood 774cdda2b8 from where his cheek 1fa796ef20 had scraped against his aec0d34af1 teeth. Ah, so she knew 13b97a2912 how to use her e7102415bd hands too.56abd64ad0e46614

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“Go on. Do more.”e6cbf9752eeeec8a

Even with cce51273c1 his head d1ce93b8cd still turned, 30da0b144b he stared 27e7bd6687 at Lorena 9f265e1d9f out of 2599190339 the corner ec92197af6 of his 3fe969f539 eye.a2087248bf75ef1d

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“Yeah, go 21baf103ed on, Lorena. You don’t seem 6d83d18b4b to understand, but f72f3cc1fc I actually prefer 369da4ff51 it when you e3ab43a6d5 lash out and e8f3f2f700 get angry.”dbe10ded4d440f8c

“Are you insane?”7cf04928c3ac4ed0

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“Does it ef109206b1 not look ec69d92ac8 that way?”d2eec5e7764484e3

With his hands efd6ca8ac3 in his pockets, 36a35b2152 he took a e72a122515 step closer. Even to Lorena, who c42a061448 wasn’t short, Vaye was 6dd0cf8098 tall enough that she 3c6eede439 had to look up f45f732b29 at him. He stared 6b9f207830 at her 0521d5e4cc with that abeaa59e13 familiar crooked 63d85728f2 gaze.81e0872e7de210e9

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“Every time you see 72c483785c me, you flinch. Do you have b98bcb352b any idea how d969515928 pathetic that makes 83ce557cc2 a person feel?”e5f5a59ef08886cf

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“I’ve always wanted 36740e0bcd to open your 15cf8e5bef head and see fbe4f58bc1 what’s going on e47c789eb5 inside. I still 9501a525d8 do, Lorena. If you knew what 48b00ad4c6 kind of miserable, godforsaken ae78871321 dreams I have each 4096d9fd64 day with you running 3126e2226c loose out there, you 03539e0ca2 wouldn’t treat me like e0d13bb50e this.”b734606cc582797c

Ha! Lorena laughed 1b7fab2952 in disbelief.29e8ac2b3bf288f9

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“You’re saying I fe099a377c flinched when I 3ab535fb22 saw you? And you seriously 241b2b9148 don’t know why?”eec560c7181ccbd6

“As if I b0873d0343 wouldn’t. I was the 31c190171b one who had 2aee20a9bb to realize, every 6a632794b6 single day, what f0854d50f7 kind of eyes ca959a9ab9 you looked at c1388d5ba4 me with.”0d0b0b08e2864c53

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And still 1943cc9ff4 he talks 5a7c4766c5 like this?b56f21e84785cdff

What kind fc084639e9 of eyes? It didn’t matter. The conversation afd3135780 had veered c0bfc2dffd completely off c439e4aa6c course anyway. Lorena could no longer 96d619138a hold in the resentment ee5be87cfe she’d been bottling up.0c2d625beed563a5

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“Then just give aa5a944a21 me the divorce. What haven’t I given 5f38a7e22c you? What are b05712e6f3 you so 3b61a82f8e resentful about? You’re the ce5dd227d8 one who 161b00e897 took everything 9e6f32dfd9 from me!”60bf5d92d20132b5

“Keep bringing up 5b1d4964a6 divorce and I’ll c3c4c0abae lose my damn 5ba2fb809f mind.”19ddb284da66cd7e

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A grating 38b3781faa noise came bf674de588 from Vaye’s ad497c0a66 jaw as 752540ea70 his teeth 72d654f054 clenched.3d530841a894b3cf

“Since you’re so curious, 1bfdf4f0b6 I’ll ask you something 7803e255c8 too. Did you sleep def1bf1022 with him?”6200b21e3bdbb73c

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The low, cd177b2682 steady voice b8e2eefc18 from before e153ac0a32 vanished. Now he snarled 748a215c92 the question, his 5402bdecea hostility explosive. He didn’t even 36a089a2e0 wait for Lorena d8e6e7f396 to answer before e4527905bc yelling:a3e3adf41591c90a

“Did you fd70ecaebf sleep with 744738c08c him?!”8f5c5b38cfc24897

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He looked like someone 6c52edff1f who could no longer 7c2c2cd987 control the fury boiling 0d07125880 inside. Grabbing Lorena by both 3fc0ee35b6 shoulders, hard enough to 00cb9d44ad bruise, he slammed her f35205f556 against the wall.a56e6316926a177f

“I asked if you 013e07e1a6 slept with that bastard! Answer me, Lorena Levantes!”e530b2162cf67c6b

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“Klein.”2dda25ba5d30e88b

Lorena glared bfddb29372 at him, c5253985f2 trembling with cf9024e429 fury.2439f46397c1dc37

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“I’m Lorena Klein. If you’re going 87c6695320 to call me, a71b313858 do it properly.”e4e4d15c77895b67

“Don’t change the subject. There were rumors you 9451c3cbf4 were pregnant. I’m guessing 659f0b6c87 they’re not 018b25d779 true.”cc2becfc21c69881

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His hand on her f1f2d49067 bare shoulder felt as 714d5b5983 cold as a corpse. Lorena shuddered, like bc1dd2bc29 a reflex.9b4c2e625d977d3d

“Who I sleep with—what fb962d2ac7 does that matter to fe87d21dc1 you?”a9d86417b181ee7c

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Hadn’t they ce6c789826 agreed to 28d9029380 stay out 395f77a76e of each 66e75cf514 other’s personal 1e3344b9ff lives? Even when she e8fa456860 received pictures of 5def9a1ba7 his affairs, Lorena bb3c355f9d had never once ad9e0bff6d confronted him. She didn’t ea35c26afd think she 84c1887fdc had the e28e289e40 right. And the same went 79188530d3 the other way around.d275b44b6a75786e

“What right do you 10a3755142 have to interfere in c35752e100 my private life? You spent 511ab494f6 seven years 519c92917d planning how 99640bb6f8 to get 52323cb6aa rid of e413bb941a me. You never loved 13951cb79f me—not even once! So with 7a7f0fd329 what nerve 17d0189d95 do you—”bcc77212dcec2a4b

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