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I Caught My Wife CHEATING… With the Doctor Who Ignored a Dying Woman | True Story
Aug 17, 2025
I Caught My Wife CHEATING… With the Doctor Who Ignored a Dying Woman | True Story
She was supposed to be the love of my life. But while I was saving an elderly woman who had collapsed in the street… my wife was sneaking around with a man I didn't even respect — a doctor who ignored the same woman in pain.
What started as a simple round of golf turned into the unraveling of everything I believed in — my marriage, my trust, my peace. This is the story of how I found out the truth... and how my daughter and I stood together to end the lies once and for all.
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The morning sun was a warm blanket on my
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shoulders as I watched my T-shot sore.
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Jack, a seasoned pro with a swing as
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consistent as a metronome, had just hit
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a clean, straight shot.
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His game was brief and precise, the kind
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of golf that wins tournaments. After the
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other two teed off, I stepped up to the
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tea, a new graphite driver in my hands.
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A short practice swing, a deep breath,
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and then I unleashed everything I had.
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The ball left the club with a satisfying
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thwack, a rocket streaking down the
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center of the fairway. I'm a
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powerlifter, and my bench press numbers
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were better than my college days. I'd
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impressed more than a few regulars at
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the gym, and now my raw strength
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translated to the golf course. Eric, you
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animal. Jack's voice was a mix of awe
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and disbelief.
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That's a monster. 350 yard drive, easy.
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That's a look at Eagle right there. With
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only two eagles under my belt, I felt a
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familiar surge of confidence. The golf
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gods were smiling on me, but the good
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vibes didn't last.
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Jack's game was off, his focus broken by
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a troubling text message. He has a touch
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of hearing loss. So, I read the message
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aloud.
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The color drained from his face as he
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read the words. Without a word, he
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grabbed his clubs and asked me to drive
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him back to the office. I didn't press
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for details.
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As the vice president of production at
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Wittman Enterprises, the familyrun pump
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manufacturing business where he was the
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CEO, I knew my place.
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With rumors of a Swiss buyout swirling,
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I figured that was the reason for his
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urgency. I dropped him off and headed
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home. I was at a stoplight on a historic
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cobblestone street when I saw her. An
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elderly woman, frail and stooped,
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stumbled and fell, her groceries
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scattering across the pavement. I
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reacted without thinking. Parking the
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car in a fire zone, I rushed to her
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side, gently helping her up. Her face
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was a mask of pain, tears streaming down
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her cheeks. "I'm here to help," I said.
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My voice as calm as I could make it.
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"Don't worry. I'll get you to a
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hospital." She winced. My arms and
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hands, they hurt so bad. I think I broke
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my arm.
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The sight of her distress broke my
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heart. It brought tears to my eyes. a
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surprising rush of emotion that reminded
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me of my own mother. "Oh, honey," she
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sobbed. "I can't afford a hospital."
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"That was the last straw. I'd seen her
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beauty and her vulnerability. She was
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Samantha Groves, a widow, and she
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reminded me of everything good in the
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world." "Nonsense," I insisted. "You're
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coming with me. We'll get you fixed up,
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and I'll take care of the finances. My
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wife Cindy is a physician's assistant at
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this hospital. She'll help me figure
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this out. I helped her into my truck and
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gathered her scattered groceries. At the
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emergency room, I didn't hesitate. I
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found Kirsten at the front desk and a
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nurse named Rachel, telling them I would
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be responsible for all costs. Kirsten
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got Samantha settled on a gurnie, and
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Rachel began to tend to her injuries.
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They tried to shoe me out, but Samantha,
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an angel of a woman, insisted I stay.
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"He's a good Samaritan," she said,
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squeezing my hand. I looked for Cindy,
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my wife, but she was nowhere to be
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found. "Where is she?" I asked Rachel.
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"She left for lunch unexpectedly," she
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replied. "I felt a surge of confusion.
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Cindy was meticulous about her schedule.
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Why would she leave her post at a time
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like this?" While we waited, Samantha
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asked me to call her granddaughter,
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Cecilia. I gave her my phone since her
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own was out of minutes and walked her
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through how to use it. "She's in
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college," Samantha said, a look of pride
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on her face. "She'll be here soon, and
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then you can go." "Nonsense," I said
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with a smile. "You have a new friend
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today, Samantha. I'm off work. You'll be
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fine. A little cast on your arm and
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you'll be good as new." She giggled, a
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sound like wind chimes, and hugged me.
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Just then, a young woman with a halo of
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red hair rushed in. "Grandma, are you
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all right? And who's your new friend?"
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It was Cecilia, Samantha's
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granddaughter. She thanked me profusely,
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praising me as her knight in shining
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armor.
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I was about to brush it off when a
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doctor walked by. I grabbed his
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attention. "Dr. Pierce, I presume."
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He nodded. a cold, indifferent look on
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his face. "This woman needs to be seen
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now," I demanded, a flash of the old me
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showing through. "She's been waiting for
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an hour." He ignored me and walked on.
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Fed up, I found my intern daughter,
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Olivia. "Olivia," I said, "I need you to
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get this woman some care. Your mother's
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not here, and the doctors are acting
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like idiots."
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Olivia, a fiercely loyal and brilliant
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young woman, took one look at Samantha
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and got to work. She was just like me, a
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non-nonsense person who valued action
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over excuses.
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As I watched her, the anger at Cindy's
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absence grew. My relationship with Cindy
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had always been complicated. We met in
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biology class in college, where I was
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immediately struck by her beauty. Tall,
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with dark hair, fair skin, and the
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bluest eyes I had ever seen. We were lab
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partners and after 6 months of dating, I
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thought we were a perfect match. Then I
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saw her with another guy, George Cooper,
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at a restaurant. I left without a word,
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packed her belongings from my apartment,
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and dodged her for days. I was hurt,
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betrayed.
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She found me on a Saturday morning,
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asleep outside my apartment door. She
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pleaded with me, her eyes full of tears.
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Why are you avoiding me? Have you found
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someone else? No, I replied, my voice
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hard. You should talk to Cooper. I'm
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sure he has a job opening for a new
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girlfriend.
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She was incredulous.
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Eric, we're just friends. He's my
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longtime friend. I accused her of
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inappropriate behavior, and a heated
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argument ensued. She walked away, her
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face wet with tears. The cycle repeated
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itself. She would make a mistake. I
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would get angry and she would chase
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after me, begging for forgiveness. We
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had an unspoken agreement. No alone time
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with the opposite gender. It was a rule
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my father had taught me. You date with
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the intention to marry, and you don't
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put yourself in compromising situations,
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but she kept breaking the rule. Senior
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year, I saw her at a soccer game,
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laughing and holding hands with George
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Cooper again. I walked away, ignoring
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her desperate please. She followed me,
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grabbing my arm, but I shook her off. I
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transferred schools, moved to Austin,
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and tried to forget about her. I had her
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family give me a ridiculous intervention
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where I was confronted by Cindy, her
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parents, my parents, and the pastor. I
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saw it for what it was, a setup, a
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manipulation.
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I left the intervention in my truck,
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driving away from my family and my
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girlfriend. I was done. A few weeks
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later, I was back in town and I found
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Cindy on the stairs of my apartment
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building. She looked unwell, her hair
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lackluster, her face drawn. She begged
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for another chance. "Eric, I get it
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now," she said. "I was foolish. Your
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stance seemed too extreme to be sincere,
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but I understand now. I won't do it
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again. I was tired." "I'm willing to
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talk about anything," I said, "except
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us." she pleaded, her voice breaking. I
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need another chance. Please. I didn't
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understand before. I do now. Against my
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better judgment, I agreed to one more
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date. My trust in her was tenuous, but I
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wanted to believe her. It was a test. I
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went to the grocery store to buy some
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wine for our date, and I overheard a
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conversation between George Cooper and
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another man. Cooper was bragging about
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how he had almost sealed the deal with
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Cindy and how he would keep calling her
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until she caved. He was a predator, a
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parasite. The rage I felt was a cold
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fire in my veins. But I was also
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grateful. Cindy had kept her promise.
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She had passed the test. We got married
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and for 5 years she was a faithful wife.
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Then she read a book that changed
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everything.
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It was about how men don't understand
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women's needs and how women need
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emotional fulfillment from other men.
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She started spending time with a man
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named Elliot Pierce, the very doctor who
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had ignored Samantha at the hospital.
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The final confrontation.
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Walking back to my truck, I saw them.
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Cindy and Pierce, their backs to me,
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their voices echoing in the sterile
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hallway of the hospital.
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This is bad, Elliot. Really bad, Cindy
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said, a tremor in her voice. We have to
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say it was a board meeting. He can't
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know about us yet. I felt the ground
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shift beneath my feet. I had been a fool
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again. A slow burning anger, a cold,
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hard rage replaced the confusion.
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I drove to the home of a friend, Julia,
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and confronted her. Julia was supposed
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to be with Cindy at the hospital. I knew
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she was covering for her. Cindy's having
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an affair with Pierce, I said, my voice
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flat. Julia broke down, sobbing,
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admitting she had been covering for her.
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I went home and found Olivia in the
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living room. I held her close, a fierce,
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protective love in my heart. "Did you
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know?" I whispered, my voice thick with
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emotion. She confessed her suspicions,
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her eyes filled with tears of her own.
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"We decided to wait for Cindy to come
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home. We were watching a movie when her
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car pulled into the driveway. She walked
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in, her face a mask of feigned calm, and
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saw us sitting together on the couch.
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"What's wrong, guys?" she asked, her
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voice a little too cheerful. Olivia's
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voice was a steel blade. "Don't touch
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me, Mom. We know everything. Why are you
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with Elliot Pierce?"
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Cindy's face went white. She tried to
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deny it, but Olivia's stare was
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unwavering. "I'll talk to your father
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alone," she said, her voice a desperate
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plea.
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No, I said, my voice cold. We're fine
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right here. I looked at my daughter, a
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silent vow of loyalty passing between
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us. Cindy sat down, her hands shaking.
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I'm with Elliot Pierce, she confessed,
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her voice barely a whisper. But it's
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separate from our marriage. It's just
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emotional fulfillment. It won't affect
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us. Olivia let out a bitter laugh. Yeah,
10:54
right. So, when are you moving in with
10:56
him? Cindy's face contorted in
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confusion. "What are you talking about?
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I'm not moving out." "You are," I said,
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my voice a quiet storm. "Because Olivia
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and I are finding a new place. We're
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getting a divorce, Cindy. It's going to
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be messy, and you're going to face the
11:13
consequences. Why are you being like
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this?" she protested. Can't you
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understand my needs? I love you, and I
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want to be together forever.
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Too bad, I said, a cruel final word.
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I wanted a faithful wife, not one
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cozying up to that idiot Pierce. You
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think I want to play second fiddle to
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him? No. You're gone in a week, Cindy.
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You're rotten. We all see it now. And
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I'm going to tell everyone, our friends,
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our family, our colleagues, everyone,
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and I'm going to enjoy it. She looked at
11:47
me, a flicker of fear in her eyes. "You
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won't," she said, her voice a desperate
11:52
whisper. It would be too awkward for
11:55
you. Olivia laughed again, a sound of
11:58
pure contempt. You're clueless, Mom.
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You're destroying our family. Dad's
12:03
happiness is now my mission. I didn't
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sleep with him, she screamed, her face
12:08
flushed with shame. I'm not lying. Why
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should we believe anything you say?
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Olivia asked, her voice as cold as my
12:15
own. The silence in the room was
12:18
deafening. My daughter and I, a united
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front, stared at a woman who had broken
12:23
our world in two, a woman who no longer
12:25
had a home.
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