Truth Unveiled
Then he drops a bombshell: my husband has been coming here almost every weekend. “Always with some woman,” the neighbor says, as if it’s the most ordinary thing. His words knock the air out of me, even though I was expecting something like this. Hearing it aloud makes it feel undeniably real.
Lisa asks for more details, keeping the conversation flowing while I try to steady my emotions. The neighbor continues, casually describing their visits like he’s talking about familiar faces at the grocery store. And just like that, everything I feared is confirmed — this wasn’t just a fling. It was a parallel life, lived out in plain sight.
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