After Hitting the Jackpot
"Though I'm under no obligation to do so, I don't want to be labeled as a homewrecker. That's unfair to me. Edwin and I are business partners and friends, nothing more. I understand, though.
"For a middle-aged housewife, seeing a capable woman around her husband must be unsettling. I even heard you had a fight with Mrs. Campbell and ran away from home with your child.
"Ms. Wright, maybe this isn't my place, but Edwin and I are business people. We're not as idle as you seem to think. And as adults, we should recognize when we can no longer keep up with someone else's pace. It's better to step aside gracefully than to become an annoying stumbling block."
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