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hey there sleeping Reddit Pills
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listeners welcome back to another wild
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story that'll keep you hooked till the
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very end tonight we're diving into a
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tale of betrayal secrets and one woman's
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epic comeback so settle in maybe grab a
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cozy blanket and let's get into it the
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dining room was dead quiet except for
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the faint clink of silverware
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i'm Emily Hart 34 years old sitting at
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this fancy table with my fork hovering
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over a piece of salmon I hadn't touched
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my husband Ethan stood up holding a
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champagne glass looking like he just won
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the lottery his mom Diane was beaming
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practically bouncing in her seat his
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sister Claire couldn't sit still her
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eyes darting around like she was in on
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me i just sat there heart thumping
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because I knew exactly what was about to
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go down ethan raised his glass and said
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"I've got big news lauren and I are
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tying the knot next month diane clapped
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like she was at a concert and Clare let
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out this high-pitched squeal nobody even
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glanced my way not that I was shocked
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they'd been icing me out for months
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acting like I didn't exist but then
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Ethan's dad George spoke up his brow
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furrowed hold on Ethan what about Emily
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you're married to her ethan just grinned
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and my stomach twisted like a pretzel
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he said all smug emily and I were never
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legally married it was just a ceremony
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nothing official right honey
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every pair of eyes in the room turned to
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me waiting for me to break down yell or
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storm out but I wasn't about to give
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them the show they expected
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i set my fork down pulled out my phone
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and said "Calm as could be." "Is that
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what you think Ethan?" See I'd been
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married to Ethan or thought I had for 8
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years but the last few months things had
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gotten weird he was staying out late
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texting someone in secret suddenly
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hitting the gym like he was auditioning
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for a superhero movie it was obvious
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something was up the real gut punch came
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3 months ago when I overheard Diane
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whispering on her phone out in her
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garden yes Lauren sweetie he's taking
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care of it once we prove there's no
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legal marriage you two can have your
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dream wedding emily won't get a dime
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that moment flipped a switch in me the
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hurt turned into this fierce
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i wasn't just going to sit there and let
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them erase me so I spent those 3 months
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quietly gathering evidence setting up my
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plan and waiting for this exact dinner
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back at the table Ethan smirked and said
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"What's on your phone Emily some sappy
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wedding pics those don't mean squat
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legally diane jumped in her voice
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dripping with fake pity sweetie we know
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this is tough but without a proper
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marriage license that ceremony was just
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a cute little party i locked eyes with
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her thinking about all the times she'd
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sneered at my job my family my choice to
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actually I said pulling up an email i've
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got something way better than photos
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ethan's grin started to crack
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emily don't make this messy lauren's
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waiting outside to join us for dessert
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we wanted to do this right give you a
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heads up oh perfect timing i cut him off
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a heads up about what Ethan that you're
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trying to marry another woman while
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you're still hitched to me that you and
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your mom lied about our marriage that
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you've been sneaking our money around
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behind my back diane's face went ghost
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white clare stared at her plate like it
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was the most interesting thing in the
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george was starting to catch on his eyes
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narrowing at his wife and son i turned
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to George who'd always been decent to me
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even if he rarely stood up to Diane
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did you know I said that Diane helped
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Ethan take my name off the family
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lakehouse deed last month
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george's head whipped toward Diane who
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was clutching her wine glass so tight I
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thought it might shatter
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"she's lying," Diane sputtered but her
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hands were shaking i kept scrolling
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through my phone "i've got the original
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deed right here with my name on it funny
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how it disappeared right before this big
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Ethan slammed his hand on the table
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making the plates rattle "enough Emily
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show me proof we're legally married
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right now." I smiled knowing my lawyer
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had the real documents locked up tight
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with copies stashed in multiple places
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"oh I will," I said "but first shouldn't
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we invite Lauren in?" "She ought to hear
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Right on Q the doorbell rang diane
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jumped up like her chair was on fire
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"i'll get it," she said desperate to
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break the tension i leaned back ready
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for the next act lauren walked in all
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confidence her heels clicking on the
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hardwood she was everything Diane had
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always wanted in a daughter-in-law young
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polished from a wealthy family the
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sapphire ring on her finger sparkled a
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family heirloom Diane had never even
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shown me lauren's smile faltered when
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she saw me sitting there cool as a
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cucumber "i thought you'd be gone by
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now," I said reading her mind "sit down
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Lauren you're going to want to hear
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Ethan tried to argue but George shut him
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down let her talk i want to know what's
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going on in my own family
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i held up my phone showing a photo from
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the county clerk's office
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3 months ago someone tried to access our
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marriage records pretending to be me the
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signature was a fake diane you want to
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explain that one diane froze her wine
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glass halfway to her lips when that
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didn't work I went on someone tried to
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alter the records to make it look like
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our marriage was never real the clerk's
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office flagged it kept copies of
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everything including the fingerprints on
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the forms "those are yours Diane."
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Lauren's eyes darted between Ethan and
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Diane confusion all over her face
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"what's she talking about?" she asked
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ethan snapped "nothing emily's just
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stirring up trouble we're not legally
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married i made sure of it i raised an
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eyebrow like you made sure to hide that
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beach house you bought last year the one
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you paid for with our joint account but
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put only in your name george's jaw hit
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you bought another house lauren's face
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drained of color did he tell you about
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that i asked her or the secret bank
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account he's been funneling money into
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for the past 6 months diane tried to
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jump in she's just jealous lauren you're
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perfect for our family young ready for
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kids not like someone who's too busy
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with her career typical Diane but I
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didn't flinch actually I said opening
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another email let's talk family lauren
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did you know Ethan was married before me
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10 years ago in Vegas he paid her to
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keep quiet but the records are still out
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there the room went so quiet you could
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hear a pin drop lauren sank into a chair
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her perfect future falling apart ethan
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yelled "None of this matters you can't
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prove our marriage is legal." I smiled
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handing George my phone "here's the real
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marriage license George the one Ethan
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filed himself it proves he committed
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fraud with that beach house."
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George's eyes widened as he scrolled
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through the documents "ethan," he said
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his voice heavy with disappointment what
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have you done diane shot up knocking her
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chair over you spied on us how dare you
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i fired back no Diane how dare you how
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dare you help your son commit fraud how
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dare you try to rob me the clerk's
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office already filed a report on you
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lauren yanked off the sapphire ring
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tossing it onto the table you told me
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she was okay with this she said to Ethan
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her voice shaking you said everything
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then she stormed out heels clicking car
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peeling out of the driveway diane
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collapsed into her chair muttering "This
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wasn't supposed to happen." I stood up
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looking Ethan dead in the eye "the
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divorce papers are coming tomorrow read
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them carefully especially the part about
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your forgeries my lawyer's good at her
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job." I turned to George "i'm sorry you
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had to find out like this you deserve
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as I headed for the door I heard George
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say to Diane "We need to talk." Ethan
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was left stuttering his plan in shambles
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a few weeks later I was sipping wine in
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my new apartment with my friend Mia
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who'd helped me gather all the evidence
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the divorce went fast ethan's fraud
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didn't sit well with the judge i got
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more than I expected including cash from
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the sale of that hidden beach house
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diane she's facing charges for identity
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theft and fraud and her fancy friends
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ditched her even her country club
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suggested she resign george filed for
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divorce too moving into the family's
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legal lakehouse he couldn't forgive
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Diane for backing Ethan's schemes
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clare Ethan's sister even reached out
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after finding out Ethan had swiped money
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from their grandma's trust fund suddenly
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her big brother wasn't such a hero one
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night George called me his voice heavy i
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knew Ethan had changed but I never saw
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this coming i'm sorry Emily i told him
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"You're not to blame for their choices
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you did the right thing when you found
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out that's what counts." 6 months later
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I was settled in my new place sharing a
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i still can't believe Diane thought she
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could mess with legal records and get
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away with it Mia said i grinned she
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never thought I'd fight back none of
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them did that was their mistake so
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what's next i'm thinking about starting
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my own consulting firm turns out I'm
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pretty good at sniffing out fraud ethan
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thought he could wipe me out of his life
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start fresh like I never existed instead
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he gave me the push I needed to fight
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back not with tears or screams but with
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smarts and preparation
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sometimes the best revenge isn't about
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settling scores it's about coming out
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stronger wiser and totally free thanks
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