“He Slept With His Mistress on Christmas Eve… But Woke Up to a Life That No Longer Existed”
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PART 3 — THE WOMAN HE UNDERESTIMATED
Jessica was already gone.
Not physically panicked.
Not emotional.
Controlled.
Sitting in Sarah Mitchell’s law office downtown, sipping water like she wasn’t carrying twins and dismantling a marriage.
Sarah slid a folder across the table.
“It’s done,” she said. “Everything is legally airtight. He can’t reverse anything.”
Jessica nodded slightly.
Her hand rested on her stomach.
Two small kicks answered her touch.
Sarah looked at her carefully.
“You’re calmer than I expected.”
Jessica didn’t look up.
“I stopped being emotional three months ago,” she said. “When I first suspected him.”
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Outside, Austin traffic moved like nothing important had happened.
Inside, Marcus Morgan’s entire life was already collapsing.
