8
“Kara, are you done yet? Let’s go home.”
He was delusional. Why would I return to him?
“Home? Mr. Stone, we’re divorced. You
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signed the papers.”
Liam visibly deflated, rushing towards me,
trying to hug me. I dodged him.
“Kara, I’ve searched everywhere, finding you
was exhausting. I was wrong, I’m sorry. Let’s
start over, but…”
He looked at me, confident. “Bethany and I
are over. We’re just friends. Don’t be
jealous.”
Just friends? If I hadn’t seen it with my own
eyes, his charm would have worked.
I stared at the calm lake, mirroring my inner
peace. Even if Liam spun a tale of
redemption, I wouldn’t believe him.
“It’s not about anyone else. I don’t love you
anymore.”
“Kara, what do you want from me?”
His voice boomed, attracting onlookers.
He’d made mistakes, yet he acted like I was
the guilty party.
My crime? Forgiving him countless times after
catching him with Bethany.
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I pulled out a stack of photos — each one a
painful memory, each one a reminder to stay
strong.
“This one. I wanted to see the Northern
Lights. You said you were too busy. But you
went with Bethany.”
“”
“It was a coincidence. I was on business and
she was there too.”
“This one. You kissed Bethany, while I was
running a high fever, tending to your relatives,
while being berated for my poor care.
“Bethany had broken up with her boyfriend.
She was upset, so I let her kiss me.”
“This one. I broke my leg on a construction
site. I was using crutches to cook for you.
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You were out with Bethany, having a candlelit
dinner.”
“It was just dinner.”
“And this one? Our anniversary. I waited from
afternoon until dawn, and you were with
Bethany?”
The photo showed them having sex.
“I…” Liam’s voice trailed off, defeated.
I threw the photos in his face, the rough.
edges drawing blood.
I’d found them on his computer while packing.
We could have parted amicably, but Liam
ruined everything.
“Kara, I’m truly sorry. I’ll change. Let’s be like
before.”
Liam wept. I’d never seen him like this. A
moment of weakness.
He hugged me, his grip strong, ignoring my
struggles.
A phone rang.
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I saw the name and sneered.
Liam lost again. He frantically answered, his
end of the call filled with screams.
