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Jun 26, 2025
#redditrelationship #aita #redditstories What started as a simple Christmas party turned into a nightmare for Ethan — a quiet graphic designer who just wanted to support his wife. But when secrets come to light, betrayals are revealed, and cameras catch everything… Ethan finds himself at the center of a scandal that shakes his marriage, and an entire hedge fund, to its core. 💔 Infidelity. 🔥 Revenge. ⚖️ Justice served — legally and emotionally. In today’s story, we dive deep into what happens when trust is broken and a man decides enough is enough. Was Ethan right to walk away? Or should he have tried to make it work for the sake of the child? 👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments — we want to hear from you. 💬 SUBSCRIBE to Wistaloom for more real, raw, and unforgettable stories.
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hey what's good everybody welcome back
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to Wistaloom where we dive into stories
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that'll grab you by the heart and maybe
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shake you up a bit today I've got a wild
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one for you a tale about Ethan a regular
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guy whose world got turned upside down
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by a Christmas party he'll never forget
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it's a story of love betrayal and
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finding the strength to walk away so
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settle in maybe grab a coffee and let's
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get into it ethan Parker was your
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average dude living a quiet life in a
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midsized city with his wife Lauren
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they'd been married for 5 years and
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things seemed solid ethan worked as a
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graphic designer for a small marketing
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firm spending his days tweaking logos
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and brainstorming ad campaigns lauren on
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the other hand had landed a job about a
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year ago as a secretary at Crest View
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Capital a flashy hedge fund downtown
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she was thrilled about it fancy office
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big paychecks and a vibe that screamed
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success
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ethan noticed how happy she'd been
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lately always coming home with a glow
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talking about her co-workers like they
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were old friends he was proud of her
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figuring she'd found her groove but then
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one chilly December evening Ethan
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stumbled across something that made his
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stomach twist he was charging Lauren's
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phone when a text popped up about a
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company Christmas party at Crest View it
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mentioned a plus one invite which struck
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him as odd since Lauren hadn't said a
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word about it curious he brought it up
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over dinner hey babe what's this about a
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Christmas party you didn't tell me I was
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invited lauren froze for a split second
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her fork hovering over her plate oh that
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it's just a work thing Ethan you'd
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probably hate it bunch of finance guys
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droning on about stocks and bonds super
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boring she flashed a quick smile but it
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didn't reach her eyes ethan frowned
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poking at his mashed potatoes boring i
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don't mind i can hang with your work
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people what you embarrassed to bring me
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or something no no it's not like that,"
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she said waving her hand "i just don't
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want you stuck in a room feeling out of
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place these parties are intense wall
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Street types you know all about money."
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Ethan let it go but the conversation
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stuck with him crest View threw these
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monthly parties for staff only and
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Lauren often stayed out late sometimes
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not rolling in until the next morning
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she'd always say she was crashing at a
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coworker or Terra had too many drinks to
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drive home safely ethan never made a big
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deal about it he trusted her but now
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those late nights were starting to feel
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off a few days later Lauren came home
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from work and brought up the party again
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unprompted
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"so if you really want to come to the
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Christmas party you can," she said
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leaning against the kitchen counter
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"just make sure your tux is clean and uh
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bring swim trunks." Ethan raised an
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eyebrow pausing mid-sip of his beer
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"swim trunks in December for a Christmas
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party?" Lauren laughed a little too
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quickly yeah it's kind of a tradition
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after the main event we usually head to
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Marcus' penthouse he's one of the senior
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partners he's got this amazing hot tub
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it's no big deal ethan nodded slowly
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trying to picture a bunch of finance
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bros in tuxedos jumping into a hot tub
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all right sounds different anything else
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I should know lauren hesitated twirling
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a strand of her hair just these parties
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can get kind of wild sometimes the guys
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are super friendly maybe a bit handsy i
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don't want you getting upset or anything
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ethan chuckled leaning back in his chair
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hansy as long as it passes the husband
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test we're cool right she smiled but it
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looked forced she stepped over kissed
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his cheek and changed the subject ethan
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didn't push it but a tiny seed of doubt
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planted itself in his chest the night of
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the party arrived crisp and cold with
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holiday lights twinkling across the city
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ethan felt sharp in his tux though he
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couldn't shake the feeling he was
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walking into something he wasn't ready
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for lauren looked stunning in a red
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dress that hugged her curves her hair
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swept up in a way that made Ethan's
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heart skip they drove to the venue a
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swanky hotel ballroom decked out in gold
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and silver decorations the place was
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packed with Crest View employees all
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laughing clinking glasses and moving to
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the beat of a live jazz band lauren
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grabbed Ethan's hand as they walked in
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but her grip felt tense she introduced
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him to Tara a coworker with a sly smile
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who eyed him up and down "this is Ethan
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my husband," Lauren said tara's grin
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widened "husband huh oh this is going to
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be fun lauren's a wild one you know that
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right?" She winked and Lauren giggled
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but Ethan just stood there confused what
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was that supposed to mean before he
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could ask Lauren squeezed his arm i got
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to go mingle babe terra grab me a drink
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yeah wine please and just like that they
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were gone weaving through the crowd
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without a backward glance ethan headed
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to the bar ordered a beer for himself
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and a glass of wine for Lauren he
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scanned the room expecting to spot her
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chatting with some suit but she was
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nowhere the dance floor was alive
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couples swaying groups laughing but
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Lauren and Terara had vanished he sipped
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his beer feeling like an outsider in a
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sea of strangers minutes ticked by 10 20
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30 still no sign of her he wandered the
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ballroom checking corners even stepping
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outside to see if she'd gone for air
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nothing an hour in Ethan's confusion
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turned to frustration where the hell was
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his wife he settled at an empty table
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nursing his beer watching people pass by
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like he was invisible the party was in
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full swing but Ethan felt like he'd been
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ditched at prom 2 hours later he'd had
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enough if Lauren didn't want to spend
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time with him he'd head home and let her
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do her thing he was halfway to the exit
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when Lauren appeared her cheeks flushed
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eyes glassy tara was with her along with
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three guys Ethan didn't recognize one of
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them tall sllicked back hair oozing
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confidence had his arm around Lauren's
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waist ethan's jaw tightened "oh there
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you are," Lauren chirped stumbling
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slightly as she leaned in to kiss him
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her breath hit Ethan like a punch
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"tquila sharp and unmistakable mixed
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with something else he couldn't place
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she wasn't a tequila drinker what the
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hell been looking for you?" Ethan said
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his voice low "you ditched me for 2
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hours Lauren where you been?" She
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blushed avoiding his eyes the guy with
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his arm around her smirked and the other
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two exchanged glances tara jumped in all
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bubbly "we were just doing some shots no
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biggie." Lauren shot Tara a weird look
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like she'd said too much ethan's gut
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churned shots huh funny i tasted tequila
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on you and something else what's going
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on lauren waved it off her laugh too
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loud we're heading to Marcus' place now
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hot tub's warming up you ready ethan
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forced a nod but his patience was
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thinning "yeah sure but am I actually
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going to see you this time are you
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planning to ghost me again?" "Don't be
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silly," she said nudging him "you'll see
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me." "Come on follow us in your car i'm
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riding with Tara and the guys." Ethan
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opened his mouth to argue "why couldn't
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she ride with him?" But one of the guys
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grabbed Lauren's hand and pulled her
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away laughing the group disappeared into
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the night their voices echoing ethan
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stood there anger simmering before
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heading to his car he followed their
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tail lights through the city his mind
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racing what was he walking into marcus'
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penthouse was straight out of a movie
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sleek furniture floor toseeiling windows
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a view of the skyline that screamed
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money but Ethan barely noticed as he
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stepped inside his eyes locked on the
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hot tub out on the balcony there was
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Lauren already in a bikini laughing with
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two guys one was the slick-haired dude
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from earlier Marcus Ethan guessed the
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other was leaner with a cocky grin ryan
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another senior partner at Crest View
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their hands were all over her and the
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way they looked at each other made
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Ethan's blood boil it wasn't playful it
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was intimate he pulled out his phone
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hands shaking and filmed a quick video
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30 seconds of proof that something was
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seriously wrong part of him wanted to
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storm out there yank Lauren away and
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demand answers but his legs felt heavy
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his chest tight instead he slipped
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upstairs to an empty room sitting on the
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edge of a bed staring at the video why
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hadn't she wanted him at the party why
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was she acting like this a knock at the
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door snapped him out of it tara leaned
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against the frame a glass of wine in her
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hand "hey Ethan," she purred "you look
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lonely want to hang out later you know
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just you and me ethan blinked caught off
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guard what i'm married Tara why would
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you even ask that she tilted her head
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surprised oh I thought I mean Lauren's
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always with Marcus and Ryan i figured
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you guys had like an open marriage or
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something the words hit Ethan like a
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freight train open marriage what are you
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talking about terra's eyes widened
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realizing she'd messed up oh crap you
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didn't know did you lauren's been with
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them like a lot ever since she started
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at Crestview over a year ago ethan felt
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sick the room spinning a year she's been
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with them for a year tara nodded looking
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guilty i thought you were cool with it
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she was with them at the party earlier
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too i'm so sorry Ethan he barely heard
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her his mind was stuck on one word
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betrayal
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lauren his wife the woman he'd built a
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life with had been living a secret life
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all those late nights those work parties
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it wasn't just drinks and networking
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she'd been with other men right under
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his nose he stumbled downstairs his
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vision tunneling lauren was still in the
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hot tub giggling with Marcus and Ryan
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ethan grabbed her arm pulling her into a
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nearby room and shutting the door we
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need to talk now lauren's smile faded
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ethan what's wrong he held up his phone
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playing the video this you and those
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guys terra told me everything open
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marriage are you serious are you ever
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going to tell me her face crumpled but
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she didn't deny it it's not what you
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think Ethan we were just having fun it
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doesn't mean anything doesn't mean
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anything he roared you've been cheating
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on me for over a year in front of
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everyone you ditched me at that party
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humiliated me and now this it means
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everything Lauren he yanked off his
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wedding ring pressing it into her hand
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i'm done i'm seeing a lawyer Monday
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don't come home he pulled her rings off
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her finger ignoring her protests i
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trusted you and you i hate you right now
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merry freaking Christmas lauren's eyes
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filled with tears ethan please i love
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you save it he snapped storming out
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marcus called after him yo leaving so
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soon she's a catch man ethan didn't look
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back he got in his car drove home and
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blocked Lauren's number as her calls and
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texts flooded in by the time he reached
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their apartment he was numb he grabbed
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trash bags tossing her clothes shoes and
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jewelry into them he dragged the bags to
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her car parked it on the street and
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changed the garage code at 2:30 a.m he
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collapsed into bed exhausted but
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sleepless the next morning the house
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phone rang ethan answered without
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thinking "yeah
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Ethan it's me," Lauren sobbed "please
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come get me we need to talk." "You're
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not my problem anymore," he said coldly
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"talk to my lawyer." He hung up ignoring
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her immediate call back he unplugged the
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phone checked outside and saw her car
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was gone "good maybe she'd finally get
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it." Ethan spent the day researching
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divorce lawyers landing on Sarah
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Mitchell a non-nonsense attorney with
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glowing reviews as he jotted down her
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number his phone rang an unfamiliar
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number he almost ignored it but
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curiosity won "hello." "Hey Ethan it's
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Tara." A hesitant voice said "Len's
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staying with me she's a mess crying
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non-stop she's scared she's going to
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lose it." Ethan's voice was flat she
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brought this on herself tara I'm done
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tara sighed don't you still care about
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her at all care she cheated on me for a
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year humiliated me in front of her whole
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company you think I'm going to just
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forgive that he paused his anger flaring
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what happened after I left huh did she
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go back to Marcus and Ryan tara was
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quiet for a moment they Yeah they all
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got together to like console her you
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could have stayed you know it could have
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been fun ethan laughed bitterly fun
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where do people like you even come from
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goodbye Terra he hung up his hands
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shaking then he noticed two texts from
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unknown numbers sent early that morning
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attached were videos he played the first
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one and his heart sank it was Lauren
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back at the penthouse with Marcus Ryan
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and a third guy he didn't recognize they
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were together the stranger looked at the
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camera grinning that's quite a wife you
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got bro too bad you weren't here the
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second video was worse it ended with
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Marcus holding Ethan's wedding ring
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Laurens smirking at the camera ethan's
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hatred grew a cold sharp thing he saved
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the videos to his computer copied them
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for Sarah and fought the urge to send
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them to Lauren's friends and family
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sarah's website warned against impulsive
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moves that could hurt his case so he
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held off for now monday Ethan called his
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boss explaining the situation his boss
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who'd been through a messy divorce
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himself was sympathetic and gave him a
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week off
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ethan met Sarah that afternoon she laid
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out his options a no fault divorce would
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be quicker but filing for infidelity
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could hit Crest View where it hurt they
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decided to pursue an alienation of
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affection lawsuit against Marcus and
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Ryan using the videos as evidence Ethan
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also served the divorce papers at
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Lauren's office wanting her to feel the
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sting of public shame he stopped by the
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bank closing their joint account
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cancelelling their shared credit card
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and withdrawing half their savings
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that night Tara called again begging him
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to talk to Lauren ethan shut her down
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giving her Sarah's number then Marcus
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called his voice smooth and professional
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ethan I know you're upset about Friday
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we thought you were okay with Lauren's
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activities ethan's grip tightened on the
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phone you knew she was married you never
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asked me if I was cool with it and those
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videos you sent them to rub it in my
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face mark aside that was Lauren's idea
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man i'm sorry can we make this right oh
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we will Ethan said in court I'm suing
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you for alienation of affection you'll
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testify against her and then we'll talk
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about making it right he hung up his
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heart pounding things escalated a week
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later ethan was home nursing a beer when
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someone pounded on his door he peakedked
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through the peepphole marcus with
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another guy shouting for him to open up
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ethan grabbed his baseball bat dialed
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911 and explained the situation the
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operator said cruisers were on the way
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and told him to stay put the pounding
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continued Marcus yelling about a
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restraining order Ethan was supposedly
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violating ethan waited bad in hand until
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he heard sirens
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through the peepphole he saw two cops
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cuffing Marcus and his buddy an officer
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knocked and Ethan showed him the
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restraining order Sarah had filed the
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cop nodded saying Marcus and Ryan would
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spend the night downtown the next day
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the news hit hedge fund CEO arrested
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crest View's clients started bailing and
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Ethan felt a grim satisfaction they'd
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messed with the wrong guy 3 weeks later
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Sarah called with a bombshell lauren was
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pregnant the judge ordered six sessions
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of marriage counseling and Ethan had to
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attend or risk contempt of court he was
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furious but showed up at the counselor's
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office a cozy space with too many plants
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dr abigail Farnsworth an older woman
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with sharp eyes greeted him lauren sat
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on a love seat looking small and
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defeated ethan took a wooden chair
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keeping his distance abigail asked
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Lauren what she hoped to gain "i want
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Ethan back," Lauren said softly "we're
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having a baby i want us to be a family."
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Ethan snorted and Abigail turned to him
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"and you Ethan what do you want?" I want
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her to know reconciliation's off the
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table he said nodding at Lauren i'm here
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because I have to be but we're done
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abigail pressed him asking if he'd
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consider staying for the child's sake
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ethan pulled out his phone showing her
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the videos abigail's face tightened as
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she watched "how would you feel?" Ethan
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asked "if your husband was in those
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videos cheating for a year right in
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front of you." Abigail shifted focus to
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Lauren saying she owed Ethan answers
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ethan leaned forward did you know what
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was going to happen at the party lauren
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nodded eyes down was that why you didn't
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want me there another nod did you plan
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to humiliate me she hesitated then
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whispered yes ethan's voice shook how
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long you been with those guys at Crest
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View since I started she admitted a year
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why he demanded why'd you do it she
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shrugged her voice small it was fun
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exciting made me feel wanted "how many
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guys?" Ethan asked dreading the answer
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lauren mumbled "four or five?" "Dozen?"
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Ethan's jaw dropped "four or five dozen
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are you kidding me do you even know who
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the father is?" She shook her head tears
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spilling ethan laughed a harsh broken
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sound "and you expect me to raise this
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kid i don't love you anymore Lauren i
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hate you for this." Abigail cut in
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ending the session they scheduled
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individual meetings and Ethan left
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ignoring Lauren's call as he reached his
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car that night Tara called furious
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lauren's in the hospital Ethan she had a
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miscarriage how could you be so cruel
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ethan's anger wavered but he held firm i
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told the truth she's the one who cheated
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for a year tara huffed she's still your
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wife you're responsible for her hospital
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bills ethan sighed heading to the
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hospital he gave the nurse his insurance
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info and checked on Lauren she looked
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fragile tears staining her face tara
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glared at him but Ethan ignored her
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"this is it Lauren," he said "we're done
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i can't trust you i'll never trust you
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again." Lauren sobbed asking if he hated
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her "i don't hate you," he said softer
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now "but I can't do this you broke us."
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She nodded promising to tell her lawyer
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to stop fighting the divorce ethan left
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her cries echoing behind him a few days
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later Sarah confirmed Lauren had dropped
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her objections abigail's report said
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reconciliation was impossible though she
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suggested anger management for Ethan the
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judge agreed but didn't mandate it sarah
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secured settlements from Crest View
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Marcus and Ryan a massive check that
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left Ethan stunned 6 months later Crest
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View collapsed its reputation in tatters
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marcus and Ryan served 30 days in jail
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for their stunt at Ethan's apartment
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then skipped town for the West Coast
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lauren and Tara worked at a strip mall
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selling clothes and makeup ethan saw
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them once or twice but never spoke to
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them he stayed single for a couple of
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years focusing on himself then he met
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Clare Hansen a kind woman who'd also
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been burned by infidelity they took
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things slow bonding over quiet dinners
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and long walks clare understood Ethan's
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scars and he supported her through hers
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one night over dinner at her place she
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teased him "you sure you like girls
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Ethan you're awfully patient." He
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grinned leaning closer "oh I like you
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Clare more than you know." Their
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relationship grew steady and real ethan
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wasn't fully healed but with Clare he
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felt hope again and that folks is where
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our story ends for now thanks for
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listening Walum fam what do you think
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was Ethan right to walk away or should
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he have given Lauren a second chance
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drop your thoughts below and don't
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