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"You see, Ariella and I… we go way back. I mean, I guess you could see it now. I have a five-year-old son with her, after all. And I’ve only been married to Dinara for what? Two years? One and a half?"
Alan blinked, thrown for a second.
"So, if you do the math," Asher continued, his voice rising, "I knew Ariella before I ever met Dinara. I didn’t even want to marry Dinara. You want to cry a sub-story? I could cry a sub-story, too. I didn’t want to marry Dinara, but I had to. So we both have to deal with the cards we’ve been dealt. The difference is.... I found a way to get my happiness."