She died a wife, Returned a flame
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about your wife," I said.
Something flickered in his expression. Wariness. "What about her?"
"Vanessa," I said, tasting the name slowly. "Your devoted, faithful, terrified wife upstairs. The woman you've been lying to and using just like you lied to and used me."
"Don't start."
"She's been lying to you too," I continued, keeping my voice conversational, almost gentle. "Did you know that? All this time you've been suspicious of everyone around you, watching cameras, running DNA tests, and the real deception has been sleeping in your bed every night."
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