“Margaret, what a surprise,” she said, her tone laced with feigned innocence.
“Enough with the pretenses,” Margaret said in a low voice. “I know about you and Tom.”
Pearl’s smile briefly broke. “Tom? Oh, you mean your husband.”
“He has a family. Children who need him. Do you even realize what you’re doing?”
“Margaret, you are…wasting your time. He doesn’t want that kind of life… He loves me.”
“Love isn’t built on lies, Pearl! I’m ready to forget what happened and move on. Tom’s family needs him!”
“But Tom is happy with me, and he doesn’t want you anymore! So let it go, Margaret.”
“Please find someone your own age,” Margaret begs, but Pearl rejects her.
“Get out before I call security! Go!”
Margaret walks away, her heart racing. She had to do something to keep her family from falling apart. She returned home and prepared to face Tom, putting on a halcyon dress and applying makeup to mask her pain. He had forgotten his lunch in the rush and this was his luck.
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