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Ethan looked resentful but nodded.
“Yes, brother.”
He dragged Bethany away.
Jake stood and stormed out, ending the
party.
I rushed after him, giggling.
As I left, I overheard people saying Jake cared
about me and stood up for me.
But if it hadn’t been for Bethany’s behavior,
no one would have thought that.
Jake didn’t care about me.
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He was just protecting the family’s reputation.
Hearing his brother’s wife say things like that,
he had to say something.
Jake wouldn’t let me ride with him.
He didn’t care if I existed.
I took a cab home.
Bethany was in the living room, putting
ointment on her arms.
There were needle marks everywhere.
I used to have those same marks.
She quickly pulled down her sleeves.
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Even though she looked like she was in pain,
she gave me a smug look.
“Ethan really gave it to me tonight. He said
he’d love me forever.”
She was so dumb and immature.
Trying to satisfy her pathetic need to win.
No one knew Ethan like I did.
After I married him, he was great.
But it didn’t last.
He became a monster, torturing me every
night.
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night.
Today, because of Bethany’s loose tongue,
Ethan had been scolded.
He was furious.
That was why he was punishing Bethany.
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