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“Miranda,I think Derek’s been cheating on you.”
“Don’t freak out—he hasn’t sent money in months.Where’s it going?And…at the hospital,I saw him holding that woman’s hand—the one who left the room.”
I feigned innocence.
Silence.Heavy breathing betrayed her shock.
I waited.
Two minutes later,she hung up.
Miranda and Derek divorced.
After our call,she suspected the truth.
While Derek slept,she checked his phone,finding explicit messages and bank transfers to his mistress.
Miranda,who married for“love”at 16,thought their bond was unbreakable.
Middle-aged,passion faded,but she never expected betrayal.
Furious,she strangled Derek in his sleep.
He woke,gasping,slapped her,then saw his lit phone.Caught,he faltered.
They fought,Miranda’s rage overpowering his injured leg.
Nurses broke it up.
