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MISTRESS:<\/strong> Martha didn\u2019t flinch. She didn\u2019t cry. She didn\u2019t scream.<\/p>\n WIFE:<\/strong> The mistress hesitated.<\/p>\n MISTRESS:<\/strong> Martha let out a short, humorless laugh.<\/p>\n WIFE:<\/strong> Silence filled the doorway.<\/p>\n WIFE (softly):<\/strong> MISTRESS:<\/strong> Martha nodded slowly. Eight months ago was when Jake had started coming home late. When the \u201cinvestors\u201d suddenly needed dinner meetings. When he began guarding his phone like a secret.<\/p>\n Martha reached into her purse and pulled out a folder.<\/p>\n WIFE:<\/strong> She handed over copies of bank statements. Mortgage papers. The farm deed.<\/p>\n The mistress\u2019s face drained of color.<\/p>\n WIFE:<\/strong> The mistress stared at the papers.<\/p>\n MISTRESS (whispering):<\/strong> WIFE:<\/strong> A car engine rumbled in the driveway.<\/p>\n Jake stepped out, smiling\u2014until he saw both women standing together.<\/p>\n JAKE:<\/strong> Martha looked at him calmly. Almost peacefully.<\/p>\n WIFE:<\/strong> He glanced nervously between them.<\/p>\n JAKE:<\/strong> MISTRESS:<\/strong> Jake\u2019s confident posture collapsed.<\/p>\n WIFE:<\/strong> Jake\u2019s face turned pale.<\/p>\n JAKE:<\/strong> She stepped back.<\/p>\n WIFE:<\/strong> She turned and walked toward her car without looking back.<\/p>\n Behind her, the mistress stepped away from Jake too.<\/p>\n For the first time in a long while, Martha felt light.<\/p>\n The farm would still stand.<\/p>\n And this time, it would truly be hers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MISTRESS:I\u2019m the woman he\u2019s going to marry. After he leaves you. Martha didn\u2019t flinch. She didn\u2019t cry. She didn\u2019t scream. WIFE:Did he tell you that before or after I paid … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-top-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/readupdatemystory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/readupdatemystory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/readupdatemystory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readupdatemystory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readupdatemystory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2832"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/readupdatemystory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2834,"href":"https:\/\/readupdatemystory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2832\/revisions\/2834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/readupdatemystory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readupdatemystory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readupdatemystory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I\u2019m the woman he\u2019s going to marry. After he leaves you.<\/p>\n
Did he tell you that before or after I paid off his debts? Before or after I mortgaged my inheritance to buy that \u201cdream farm\u201d?<\/p>\n
He said you were separated. That you didn\u2019t believe in him. That you laughed at his dreams.<\/p>\n
I sold my car so he could buy his first tractor.<\/p>\n
How long have you been together?<\/p>\n
Eight months.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not here to fight you. I\u2019m here because you deserve the truth too.<\/p>\n
The farm? It\u2019s in my name. The house? Mine too. The equipment loans? Signed by me. If he leaves, he leaves with his pickup truck and whatever fits in it.<\/p>\n
He said he owned everything.<\/p>\n
He owns promises. He\u2019s very good at selling those.<\/p>\n
Martha? What are you doing here?<\/p>\n
Finishing a business meeting.<\/p>\n
Baby, I can explain\u2014<\/p>\n
Explain what? That you\u2019re broke? That you lied to both of us?<\/p>\n
I filed for divorce this morning. You\u2019ll be served tomorrow. And don\u2019t worry\u2014I didn\u2019t forget to mention adultery.<\/p>\n
Martha, please\u2014<\/p>\n
I built the dream farm. You just wanted the dream life.<\/p>\n