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My Wife Took Our Anniversary Cruise… with Her Lover. Then Came the Shark | Wistaloom
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Jun 26, 2025
#redditrelationship #aita #redditstories He worked two jobs, planned a romantic anniversary cruise, and dreamed of a future with the woman he loved. But when Tom Harper came home, he found a letter that shattered his world — his wife had taken the cruise… with her lover. What followed is a story of betrayal, humiliation, and a twist of supernatural justice you’ll never forget. This isn’t just a breakup. It’s a reckoning. A tale that will leave you stunned. 🔔 Subscribe to Wistloom for more gripping, real-style stories that hit where it hurts and heal where it matters. 🗨️ What would YOU do in Tom’s shoes? Let us know in the comments.
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hey there folks welcome to Whistloom
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i'm your host just a regular guy
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spinning a yarn that'll grab you by the
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heart and not let go this is a story
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about Tom Harper a hardworking dude
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whose life got turned upside down by
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love betrayal and a wild twist of fate
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so settle in maybe grab a coffee or a
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beer and let's dive into this epic tale
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here we go picture Tom Harper a guy in
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his early 30s pulling into the parking
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lot of a modest apartment complex in a
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beat up sedan it's late the kind of late
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where the world feels quiet except for
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the hum of street lights tom's been
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married to his wife Lisa for nearly 5
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years they share a cozy one-bedroom
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apartment nothing fancy but it's home as
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he parks he's thinking about that old
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saying "When life gives you lemons make
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lemonade." Lately though he's wondering
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if his marriage is turning into a basket
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of rotten lemons or maybe he's just
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tired bone tired from working 16-hour
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days 4 days a week at two jobs tom grabs
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the mail from their box bills ads the
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usual junk addressed to occupant he's
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exhausted and it's no wonder why his
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main gig is customer service 40 hours a
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week on the phone handling complaints
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and processing orders it's decent money
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$18 an hour plus monthly commissions and
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a bonus every 6 months based on the
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company's performance those commission
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checks often outshine his hourly wage
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and the benefits package is solid but
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it's mind-numbing work the kind that
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makes you feel like you're stuck in a
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loop to make ends meet and save for a
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house Tom also works part-time at a fast
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food joint near their place flipping
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burgers and ringing up orders it's not
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glamorous but it's a break from the
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phone calls and it brings in extra cash
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between the two jobs he's pulling in
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over $7,000 a month before taxes enough
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to stabilize their finances and build a
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nest egg for a down payment lisa's no
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slacker either she keeps their home
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running smooth and works at a travel
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agency the pay is not great but she's
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good at it and through her job she
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scored them discounted tickets for a
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5-day Caribbean cruise to celebrate
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their fifth anniversary tom wanting to
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make it special splurged on a suite with
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a balcony and an ocean view he's been
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looking forward to this trip for months
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a chance to reconnect with Lisa to get
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away from the grind and just be together
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they've both arranged to take vacation
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time set to leave right after work
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tomorrow a Friday tom trudges up the
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stairs to their apartment his body heavy
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from the long day he unlocks the door
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and steps inside but the place is dark
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silent except for the tick- tock of the
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wall clock that's weird he thinks lisa
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didn't mention she'd be out he flips on
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the light and the apartment looks as
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tidy as ever lisa's always been a neat
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freak but something feels off he calls
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out "Lisa I'm home." No answer he checks
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the kitchen expecting to find a plate of
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leftovers in the fridge something she
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usually leaves for him on late nights
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nothing the bedroom's empty too bed made
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but no Lisa he tries her phone straight
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to voicemail
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lisa it's Tom where you at I'm home call
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me please he sends a text waits but gets
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no reply now he's worried he checks the
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closet and half of Lisa's clothes are
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gone in the bathroom her toiletries
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shampoo makeup toothbrush are missing
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then he sees it an envelope on the
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bathroom counter addressed to him in her
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handwriting his stomach drops with shaky
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hands he opens it and sits on the couch
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to read the letter doesn't start with
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"Dear Tom just Tom and that alone tells
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him this is bad news." As he reads his
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world crumbles lisa confesses she's been
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having an affair for months with a guy
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named Ryan she's on their anniversary
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cruise with him using the tickets Tom
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paid for she writes that she knows this
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will be hard for him to understand that
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he might be angry but she wants to
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explain they talked about having kids
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but she doesn't want them with Tom she
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stopped her contraception at Ryan's
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request hoping to get pregnant with his
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child she calls Ryan a good man in more
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ways than one and says everyone at her
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work knows about them and supports their
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relationship tom's heart pounds as he
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reads on lisa says she doesn't want a
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divorce she wants to stay married so
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their combined insurance can cover her
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pregnancies and Tom can raise Ryan's
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kids
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she suggests he find a third job to keep
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busy while she spends nights at Ryan's
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place or has Ryan over at their
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apartment
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she even says their intimate life is
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over because Ryan insists on exclusivity
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and Tom no longer excites her she warns
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that if he tries to divorce her she'll
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take half his paycheck retirement
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benefits and child support she ends the
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letter saying she and Ryan are taking
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the cruise a day early to avoid a tiring
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start that they've blocked his number
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and that they'll share photos and videos
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to show what he's missing it's signed
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"Your friend Lisa." Tom sits there
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stunned the letter slipping from his
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hands friend What kind of friend does
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this He's furious betrayed humiliated he
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yanks off his wedding ring and hurls it
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across the room screaming to hell with
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her he had worked himself to the bone
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for their future planned this cruise to
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make her happy and this is how she
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repays him he thinks back over the past
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few months things had felt off but he
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chocked it up to his crazy schedule now
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it all makes sense too exhausted to stay
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awake he grabs a pillow and an afghan
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crashes on the couch and drifts into a
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restless sleep the next morning reality
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hits like a freight train tom checks his
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phone hoping it was all a bad dream but
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there's no message from Lisa he showers
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grabs a coffee and heads to work but
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he's a mess his colleagues notice he's
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snappy distracted after lunch his
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supervisor Wanda calls him into her
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office she's a nononsense woman but kind
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and she can tell something's wrong "tom
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you okay What's going on at home?" she
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asks tom hesitates then spills
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everything showing her Lisa's letter
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wanda reads it shakes her head and says
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"I get why you're a wreck you need to
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take care of this." She suggests he take
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the rest of the day off use his vacation
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time to sort things out and gives him
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the name of a divorce attorney Linda
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Hawkins who helped her through her own
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divorce "call her," Wanda says "and
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maybe think about ditching that fast
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food job you're killing yourself with
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two jobs." Grateful Tom thanks her and
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leaves he calls Linda's office and the
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receptionist sets him up for a 400pm
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appointment with time to kill he decides
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to stop by Lisa's travel agency to
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demand a refund for the cruise when he
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walks in the vibe is off four women in
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the office look up their faces smug like
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they're in on some secret julie the
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receptionist hands him a large envelope
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saying Lisa left it for him tom opens it
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and the smell hits him first lisa's
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perfume mixed with something foul
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inside are her soaked underwear her
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wedding rings covered in a white gooey
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substance he knows is Ryan's and a USB
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drive julie smirking says it's from a
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Bon Voyage party for Lisa and Ryan tom's
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blood boils he demands a refund but the
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supervisor an older woman says the
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tickets are non-refundable and implies
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he agreed to let Lisa put Ryan's name on
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them that's fraud tom snaps threatening
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to sue the agency and everyone in it he
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storms out the women's smirks burning
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into his memory back in his car Tom's
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reeling how could Lisa do this He'd been
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faithful worked two jobs for their
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future and she's humiliating him like
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this he drives to a park parks in a
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shady spot and takes a nap to clear his
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head when he wakes his neck's stiff but
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he's got just enough time to make it to
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Linda's office the receptionist a
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friendly blonde offers him coffee which
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he accepts gratefully "linda a sharp
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attractive woman in her 40s greets him
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warmly." "Call me Linda," she says
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shaking his hand "what's going on Tom?"
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He hands her Lisa's letter and the
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envelope from the agency warning her
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about the contents
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linda reads the letter her face
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contorting at the envelope smell i don't
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blame you for wanting a divorce she says
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tom explains he wants Lisa to face
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consequences not just for the affair but
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for defrauding him of over $2,000 for
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the cruise linda lays it out their
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states a no fault divorce state so
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Lisa's infidelity can't be used in court
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but it might help in negotiations
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since they're renting and have no kids
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it simplifies things lisa's income is
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similar to Tom's base pay about $18 an
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hour so the court might order Tom to pay
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support for a couple of years unless she
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remarries assets including retirement
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plans would be split linda suggests a
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legal separation to give Tom cool off
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and warns that earning more from his
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second job could mean higher financial
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demands in a divorce
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they discuss options for the cruise
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refund and Linda gives him a checklist
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mostly banking tasks tom leaves a
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retainer and heads out feeling a bit
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better for taking action but still
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gutted at home Tom follows Linda's
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advice he pays off their joint credit
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card cancels it and moves half their
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joint account funds into a separate
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account Lisa can't access where he keeps
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his bonuses and commissions he planned
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to use that money for a house but those
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dreams are dead now he eats leftover
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meatloaf Lisa made the taste bitter with
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irony in the mail he finds a handwritten
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invitation to a private art showing at
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Ramusa Gallery addressed to him in
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elegant calligraphy he's never heard of
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it and Lisa's always tried to get him
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into art but with his schedule he never
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had time something about the invitation
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feels important so he sticks it on the
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fridge with a magnet deciding to go it
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might take his mind off things wearing
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latex gloves to avoid the stench Tom
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opens the agency's envelope again he
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seals the underwear and rings in a
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plastic bag and wipes down the USB drive
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before plugging it into his laptop the
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photos are a punch to the gut lisa and
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Ryan cozy drinks in hand her co-workers
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smiling like it's a party the worst is a
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video of Lisa over a toilet her rings in
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her underwear her co-workers Julie
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included egging her on lisa looks at the
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camera saying she's done with their
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marriage while Ryan mocks Tom for
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footing the bill tom's never felt so
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humiliated rage takes over he finds the
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travel agency's parent company online
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emails the CEO and chairman with the
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video and threatens a lawsuit later the
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doorbell rings it's Julie and another
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woman from Lisa's office tom's furious
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but lets them in recording the
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conversation on his phone julie says
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Lisa's upset and Tom snaps "Good." He
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accuses them of being complicit showing
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them Lisa's letter julie apologizes
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saying Lisa misled them into thinking
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Tom was okay with it he tells them to
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leave dismissing Julie's offer to help
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him get over it he's done with them that
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night Tom buys a six-pack and cigarettes
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habits he quit when he married Lisa and
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drowns his sorrows on the balcony
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smoking and drinking until he passes out
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the next morning Tom showers brushes the
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beer and cigarette taste away and heads
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to Ramusa Gallery the address leads to a
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Victorian house no other cars around a
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petite blonde in her 20s Dr adresia
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Ramusa greets him at the door calling
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him by name "you're right on time," she
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says shaking his hand she leads him to a
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room with a covered portrait saying he's
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the only guest when she unveils it it's
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Lisa and Ryan in bed together tom
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stunned "how'd you get this Did Lisa put
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you up to this?" Adresia says "No
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explaining she helps people like Tom
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find justice." In her office filled with
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old books and scrolls she offers him tea
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which calms him she shows him a video of
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Lisa writing the letter with her
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thoughts scrolling across the screen
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plans to frame Tom for cruelty to block
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a divorce
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adresia says the courts would likely
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favor Lisa and lawyers profit most in
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divorces
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justice is hard to come by she says
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tom's confused but desperate what can I
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do He asks adresia with a mischievous
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grin takes his hand suddenly they're on
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the cruise ship's deck lisa and Ryan are
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by the railing her in a tiny bikini him
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all over her tom clears his throat and
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Lisa gasps "how'd you get here?" He says
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he's there for justice as Lisa and Ryan
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approach they slip tumble over the
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railing and a massive shark jaws wide
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teeth like daggers swallows them whole
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blood sprays the deck passengers scream
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some recording adresia pulls Tom back
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and they're back in her office tom's
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nauseated but her tea calms him she
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shows him the portrait again now showing
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Lisa's terrified face forever trapped
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with the shark
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this is her eternity Adresia says
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regretting what she did to you the
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gallery's walls are lined with similar
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portraits cheaters all paying for their
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betrayals tom drives home numb but oddly
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at peace the shark incident is viral all
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over the news and social media he packs
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Lisa's things calls her parents to pick
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them up and tells them about her affair
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but not the shark they beg him to
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reconcile but he's done weeks later the
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cruise line sends a refund and an
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insurance payout the travel agency's
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headquarters offers a hefty settlement
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to avoid a lawsuit and Tom accepts
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lisa's office burns down in a freak fire
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and Julie calls shaken mentioning a
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cryptic text from Lisa about sharks and
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hell tom smiles knowing Adresia is
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behind it when he tries to visit her the
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mansion's gone like it never existed
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life moves on tom quits his second job
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hits the gym and starts dating again he
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meets Sarah a coworker who's been
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through her own divorce they've been
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together a while and Tom's thinking
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about proposing adresia is out there
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doing out justice but Tom's ready to
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live for himself and that's the story
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folks a wild ride from betrayal to
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redemption what do you think Ever had a
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moment where life flipped the script on
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