Chapter 35

Rosalie felt like her heart was being torn apart, and her mind was on the verge of splitting open.

Cynthia even knew about these things. It seemed that Theodore had been telling Cynthia everything about his married life over the past year. They had been in contact all along.

“Theo once went on a two–month business trip, right? He was with me,

Cynthia volunteered the information. “He was with me the whole time, traveling together. He was happiest when he was with me.”

It felt like one thunderbolt after another was striking Rosalie’s brain. She was in a daze, hoping desperately that this was just a nightmare and that she would wake up soon.

Rosalie remembered the night when Theodore had come home in a hurry, wanting to be intimate with her. They hadn’t seen each other for two months, and she was deeply in love with him, so she hadn’t pushed him away.

The whole process had gone smoothly. He had been gentle and considerate of her feelings. But the following day, he asked for a divorce.

of this? Since he wanted a divorce and had been with Cynthia for those two months, why had he come back that night and touched her? Had he just been squeezing out

palms. Only the sharp pain was keeping her from spiraling. She

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me anyway. Are you trying to provoke me? Do you think I

but she didn’t want to show any signs of weakness. This was her last

you?” Cynthia innocently shook her head. “No, you must have misunderstood me. I didn’t mean it that way. I’m just concerned about you and trying to help.”

words from Cynthia made Rosalie feel nauseous.

you mean by ‘looking out for me‘, Ms. Zeller? How dare

to know that I have your best interests at heart. Theo is a remarkable man, and I’m certain you would find

hold on to unrealistic fantasies. I’m telling you this not to upset you, but to help you

felt extremely repulsed by Cynthia’s hypocritical stance, but to some extent, what she said was not entirely

were indeed that. All the goodness Rosalie

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