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CHAPTER 2 — The Truth Begins to Crack

CHAPTER 2 — The Truth Begins to Crack

Ethan didn’t move for several seconds.

“Mom?” he repeated, his voice rough, as if he couldn’t trust his own ears.

Margaret stepped back. “Ethan… you’re misunderstanding everything.”

But his eyes had already seen it all—Ava on the floor, Lena clutching her face in pain, legal documents scattered everywhere, and white pills rolling across the cold light of the room.

“Misunderstanding?” Ethan let out a sharp, bitter laugh. “What exactly do you call this?”

Ava struggled to sit up, her trembling hand reaching for him.

“Ethan… I didn’t sign anything…”

A tear slipped down his hand as she touched him.

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And in that moment, Ethan understood something that shattered him completely—

His marriage had been poisoned long before he ever realized it.

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