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Chapter 41
Jo’s POV
Without thinking twice I turned the doorknob and pushed the door open. The files I was holding tight fell with a laud bang scattering everywhere. For a moment my heart forgot how to beat and my mind forgot how to dream.
Flashes of my past were coming back rushing, making me loose my balance for a second. First time I listened to my guts I walked into my bedroom and found my husband having sex with another woman. Now after almost 3 years the story repeats itself. My guts were pushing me to face the truth. The man I love was being pleasured by another woman.
The image of Alex half naked sitting on the leather couch with Ashley kneeled between his legs, satisfying him, will hunt me forever.
I can’t stop wondering for a second if what’s happening to me is fair. Why do I always love and get disappointme
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