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Cathy remained silent . She walked over to Jennifer , her lips twisting in a wry , self – mocking smile . “ You were right . ” After uttering this baffling remark , she walked straight out .
Werner urgently grabbed Cathy’s arm . “ Cathy , what are you doing ? What’s wrong ? What happened ? ”
Cathy ripped her arm free from his grasp and snapped , “ You dare ask me what’s wrong ? You know damn well what you did ! I’m bringing Cheryl back , and we’re settling this once and for all . ”
“ What the hell are you talking about ? ” Werner snapped .
“ Am I talking nonsense ? ” Cathy’s voice trembled with rage . “ Werner , if you really wanted to hide it , you should’ve deleted everything . Liam kept messaging you , and you even had Donald lie to me that Liam had thyroid cancer .
“ Do you really think I’m stupid ? Or do you all think I’m just that gullible ? I’ve been fooled by you for so many years . I thought I knew you well , I trusted you completely , and this is how you treat me ? Let’s get a divorce .”
Werner’s eyelid twitched as he hurried to defend himself . “ I swear that I’ve never done anything to betray you , never ! It was just a tiny slip – up , nothing
serious . ”
He said defensively , “ Come on , I just made the kind of mistake
every man makes . ”
“ Then maybe I should just go out and find myself a man , too , ” Cathy snapped . “ You’ve lost all shame , don’t care what the kids think , and you’re still making excuses . How did I end up married to such a spineless coward ? ”
Cathy was shouting loudly . Werner grabbed her arm and hissed , “ Keep your voice down . Donald and Jennifer are right here . Let me save some face , will
you ? ”
“ Mom- ” Donald tried to explain . 、
“ Stop calling me Mom , ” Cathy snapped . “ You’re no son of mine , not after you helped your father lie to me . ”
“ This isn’t Donald’s fault . He never wanted any of this . You two can sort this out yourselves . We’re leaving now . ” Jennifer said firmly , taking Donald’s arm
as she turned to go .
Donald released Jennifer’s hand . He turned to Cathy , his voice trembling . “ Mom , I’m truly sorry. I wasn’t taking Dad’s side . I was just terrified of how you’d react when you found out . This is my fault . It’s not that I didn’t consider your feelings .
“ The whole way back from Shaville , I was falling apart too . I couldn’t believe Dad would do something like this at his age . I feel exactly the same as you do . Whatever you decide now , I’ll stand by you . ”
Cathy remained silent . Right at that moment , she couldn’t bear to face anyone .
With Donald and Jennifer gone , only Werner and Cathy remained in the house .
A chilling calm had settled over Cathy . With no tears left to shed , there was only one thing left to say . She finally said , “ Divorce . ”
Since Werner was the one who had wronged her , the house would be hers . As the cheater , he’d walk away with nothing .
Werner let out a helpless sigh . “ Fine , I’m sorry . I said I’m sorry , alright ? We’ve been together for over twenty years , and you’re out of a molehill over this . I was drunk that night . Liam practically dragged me into it . ”
aking a mountain
Cathy glared at Werner and snapped , “ You blame everything on Liam . Did he undress you , too ? After all these years of marriage , you always made me put up with Irene , never caring about my feelings .
“ I let that slide , fine . But it is a matter of principle . Do you still expect me to just swallow it ? I can’t , and I won’t ! I’m not like you , completely devoid of principles . ”
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Cathy jabbed a finger at the door , her voice shaking with fury . “ Get out ! Don’t come back tonight . First thing tomorrow morning , we’re gang to the courthouse . We’re getting a divorce . ” This divorce was non – negotiable for her .
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