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Chapter 7

Author: Perfect Timing
A few days later, I received a call from the detention center. Norman had demanded to see me. After thinking it over, I decided to go.

Through the glass, I noticed that Norman had aged drastically. He had sunken eyes and a patchy beard, a far cry from his former confident self. He used to have a promising future ahead of him, but his own greed had destroyed him.

He picked up the phone and said hoarsely, "You came."

"Speak."

He stayed silent for a while before saying, "I know that I've let you down. I made a mistake, but for the sake of our marriage—"

"Marriage?" I echoed with a laugh. "When you defended Andrea and forced me to apologize to her, did you remember we were married?

"When you tore up the divorce papers and called me a whore, did it ever occur to you that we were married? What about the time you used your admin privileges to frame me?"

Norman was left speechless. After a long pause, he hoarsely whispered, "Andrea's pregnant."

"Well, congratulations. You finally got
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