Chapter 35

Rosalie felt like her heart was being torn apart, and her mind was on the verge of splitting open.

Cynthia even knew about these things. It seemed that Theodore had been telling Cynthia everything about his married life over the past year. They had been in contact all along. "Theo once went on a two-month business trip, right? He was with me,

Cynthia volunteered the information. "He was with me the whole time, traveling together. He was happiest when he was with me."

It felt like one thunderbolt after another was striking Rosalie's brain. She was in a daze, hoping desperately that this was just a nightmare and that she would wake up soon. Rosalie remembered the night when Theodore had come home in a hurry, wanting to be intimate with her. They hadn't seen each other for two months, and she was deeply in love with him, so she hadn't pushed him away.

The whole process had gone smoothly. He had been gentle and considerate of her feelings. But the following day, he asked for a divorce.

Had he planned all of this? Since he wanted a divorce and had been with Cynthia for those two months, why had he come back that night and touched her? Had he just been squeezing out Rosalie's last bit of value?

palms. Only the sharp pain was keeping her from spiraling. She took a deep breath to calm herself, refusing to let herself

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me anyway. Are you trying to provoke me? Do you think

want

misunderstood me. I didn't

from Cynthia made Rosalie feel nauseous. She was disgusted by the

mean by 'looking out for me', Ms. Zeller? How dare you

your best interests at

important to understand that he has strong feelings for me. I don't want you to hold on to unrealistic fantasies. I'm telling you this not to upset you, but to help you see the reality of the situation."

Yes, they were indeed that. All the goodness

person, but now it seemed that everything he had done was for Cynthia. All his words and actions had been part of a plan, including his kindness towards her. Only

such a skilled pretender himself, it was no

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