“Daniel!” Rob jumped backward.
Vanessa hardly reacted.
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“How long?” I demanded.
“Don’t make a scene.”
“With my best friend? In our bedroom?”
“Maybe you should ask why I needed someone else.”
“Daniel, buddy…” Rob began.
“Don’t call me buddy.”
Vanessa crossed her arms. “I deserved a better life, Daniel. Rob understands what I want.
“What about our seven children? Sophie just turned two!”
“I’m tired of changing diapers while you barely pay the bills!”
I learned she’d already vacationed with Rob in the Maldives, claiming she was visiting her sister.
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“So you’re leaving?”
“Yes.”
“And the kids?”
“You’ll manage.”
While she packed her belongings, I made one final attempt.
“Sophie still sleeps holding your sweater.”
“Then give her another blanket.”
She wasn’t simply ending our marriage. She was walking away from all seven children.
