{"id":366,"date":"2025-12-28T00:08:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T00:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingtimes.online\/?p=366"},"modified":"2025-12-28T00:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T00:08:15","slug":"when-i-brought-a-new-woman-to-a-party-after-my-divorce-my-ex-wife-blurted-you-idiot-burst-into-laughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readingtimes.online\/?p=366","title":{"rendered":"When I Brought a New Woman to a Party After My Divorce, My Ex-wife Blurted, \u2018You Idiot!\u2019 &#038; Burst into Laughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">It\u2019s been months since the divorce was finalized. Months of silence, of learning to live alone in a house that once echoed with two lives. I told myself I was moving on,\u00a0<\/span><em class=\"text-purple-200 opacity-90\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">really<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0moving on. And I was, mostly. I\u2019d started dating again, cautiously at first, then with a flicker of genuine hope when I met her. She was everything my ex wasn\u2019t \u2013 vibrant, lighthearted, unburdened by the years of resentment that had suffocated my marriage. She made me laugh, truly laugh, for the first time in what felt like forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1703020\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">So, when the invitation came for an old friend\u2019s annual summer party, I decided to take the plunge. It was a mutual friend, which meant my ex would be there. I knew it. A part of me dreaded it, the awkward small talk, the forced smiles. But a bigger part, I admit, wanted to show her. Wanted to show her I was okay. That I wasn\u2019t just surviving, but thriving. That I\u2019d found happiness again. I wanted her to see what she\u2019d lost, or at least, what I\u2019d found. I really did.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">I remember the night so clearly. The warm hum of conversation, the clinking of glasses, the scent of summer grilling. I walked in with her, my hand resting lightly on the small of her back. She looked radiant. My heart actually felt light. I scanned the room, a nervous flutter in my stomach, searching for the inevitable. And then I saw her. My ex-wife, standing by the patio doors, laughing with a couple we\u2019d known for years. She looked\u2026 fine. Too fine, maybe. But I took a deep breath, squeezed the hand of the woman beside me, and started to move through the crowd.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\">\n<div class=\"Image_container__oHMMQ\">\n<div class=\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/uaEIpiz_bvrOcCXPI_Ks0EhJifRknjAZBFowBA-CJ3c\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vNDhjY2Q3ZWNjN2RjZjQyY2I0NzNhMjQxNGI1ODk2OTBhMTQ5OTlhZjQyNzM1NmYxNDY1YWYzYTcyZjI3YjJlNS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NzY4MCZoZWlnaHQ9NTEyMA.jpg 375w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/FIMeE5GGKBtrQpEiFmFpiW7tx7luvHSsq7Cf6-a3_c0\/rs:fill:576:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vNDhjY2Q3ZWNjN2RjZjQyY2I0NzNhMjQxNGI1ODk2OTBhMTQ5OTlhZjQyNzM1NmYxNDY1YWYzYTcyZjI3YjJlNS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NzY4MCZoZWlnaHQ9NTEyMA.jpg 576w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/Ha9zpAiORKGSDKmBhH5t9Zbz04YKNi1vxvT_SRLTVn8\/rs:fill:768:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vNDhjY2Q3ZWNjN2RjZjQyY2I0NzNhMjQxNGI1ODk2OTBhMTQ5OTlhZjQyNzM1NmYxNDY1YWYzYTcyZjI3YjJlNS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NzY4MCZoZWlnaHQ9NTEyMA.jpg 768w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/GFhHJeE9yDGO9mwXY7gw-uLXytw9lKFDNHekj0ChExQ\/rs:fill:992:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vNDhjY2Q3ZWNjN2RjZjQyY2I0NzNhMjQxNGI1ODk2OTBhMTQ5OTlhZjQyNzM1NmYxNDY1YWYzYTcyZjI3YjJlNS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NzY4MCZoZWlnaHQ9NTEyMA.jpg 992w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/fqf23o2GSY5-lRo41vHbMFBDScpmw7gF8wn4oLsBlMI\/rs:fill:1200:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vNDhjY2Q3ZWNjN2RjZjQyY2I0NzNhMjQxNGI1ODk2OTBhMTQ5OTlhZjQyNzM1NmYxNDY1YWYzYTcyZjI3YjJlNS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NzY4MCZoZWlnaHQ9NTEyMA.jpg 1200w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, (max-width: 1279px) 830px, 830px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image_image__11E9V Image_post-image__qnTn0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thecelebritist.com\/48ccd7ecc7dcf42cb473a2414b589690a14999af427356f1465af3a72f27b2e5.jpg\" alt=\"A woman shouting | Source: Pexels\" width=\"7680\" height=\"5120\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Image_title__T6_we\" data-testid=\"image-source\">A woman shouting | Source: Pexels<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1703020\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">We were almost past them when she saw me. Her eyes, which had been sparkling with easy mirth, narrowed just a fraction. The smile faltered, just for a second, then snapped back into place, a little too wide, a little too fixed. She looked at me, then at the woman beside me, and something flickered in her gaze. Recognition? Surprise? I couldn\u2019t tell. I braced myself for the polite, strained greeting. The \u201chow are you\u2019s\u201d that mean nothing. But that\u2019s not what I got.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">Instead, as I passed, close enough to hear her breath, she stopped laughing with our friends. She looked directly at me, a strange, almost pitying smirk on her face. Her eyes swept over my date, then back to me, filled with a mixture of disbelief and something else, something sharp and cruel.\u00a0<strong class=\"text-purple-300\">And then she blurted it out, loud enough to cut through the chatter: \u201cYOU IDIOT!\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0And then she burst into laughter. A loud, almost hysterical laugh that drew stares from across the room. It wasn\u2019t a happy laugh. It was a cackle, full of a terrible, derisive amusement that sent a chill down my spine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">My blood ran cold. My new partner stiffened beside me, her cheerful demeanor evaporating. My face burned with humiliation.\u00a0<em class=\"text-purple-200 opacity-90\">What was happening? What could she possibly mean?<\/em>\u00a0The laughter was relentless, echoing in my ears. I felt the eyes of our friends on me, on us. I wanted the ground to swallow me whole. I turned, my jaw tight, dragging my ex-wife away from the patio doors and further into the garden, away from the prying eyes, away from her awful, gut-wrenching mirth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1703020\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g\">\n<div class=\"Image_container__oHMMQ\">\n<div class=\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/aFxiEacinuDg7gXyqnW9C_F5TfthCGq0eBy168Iz7gk\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZDZkYmZjYzZkMzRkMjBjODliOTU4NzAyNjhjZjdjYzY2ZWU5YmYyYzg1YzY3NWE2MTE1MTZhNzI5YmU4ZTZhNS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NzM2MCZoZWlnaHQ9NDkxMg.jpg 375w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/yDV8IRtVlqFVAVnMva7xCTnxeYcqYcjFMObha7NXjic\/rs:fill:576:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZDZkYmZjYzZkMzRkMjBjODliOTU4NzAyNjhjZjdjYzY2ZWU5YmYyYzg1YzY3NWE2MTE1MTZhNzI5YmU4ZTZhNS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NzM2MCZoZWlnaHQ9NDkxMg.jpg 576w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/jjHW0HPxc5VUtWORO5fmj4qb1yjcMCnGFhjIRigFY3E\/rs:fill:768:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZDZkYmZjYzZkMzRkMjBjODliOTU4NzAyNjhjZjdjYzY2ZWU5YmYyYzg1YzY3NWE2MTE1MTZhNzI5YmU4ZTZhNS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NzM2MCZoZWlnaHQ9NDkxMg.jpg 768w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/SegskkJULF2Ag6_br4hnIZS7DRHh4gne8XC0FJeHGCk\/rs:fill:992:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZDZkYmZjYzZkMzRkMjBjODliOTU4NzAyNjhjZjdjYzY2ZWU5YmYyYzg1YzY3NWE2MTE1MTZhNzI5YmU4ZTZhNS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NzM2MCZoZWlnaHQ9NDkxMg.jpg 992w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/OmCj0UiKJIc8nI9C96qt-ehaZ2lqiroxUOCnJM7cYhY\/rs:fill:1200:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vZDZkYmZjYzZkMzRkMjBjODliOTU4NzAyNjhjZjdjYzY2ZWU5YmYyYzg1YzY3NWE2MTE1MTZhNzI5YmU4ZTZhNS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NzM2MCZoZWlnaHQ9NDkxMg.jpg 1200w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, (max-width: 1279px) 830px, 830px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image_image__11E9V Image_post-image__qnTn0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thecelebritist.com\/d6dbfcc6d34d20c89b95870268cf7cc66ee9bf2c85c675a611516a729be8e6a5.jpg\" alt=\"A shocked woman covering her mouth with her hand | Source: Pexels\" width=\"7360\" height=\"4912\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Image_title__T6_we\" data-testid=\"image-source\">A shocked woman covering her mouth with her hand | Source: Pexels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">\u201cWHAT WAS THAT?!\u201d I hissed, my voice barely controlled. \u201cAre you insane? What the hell was that for?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">She finally managed to control her laughter, wiping a tear from her eye. But the smirk remained. \u201cOh, you truly have no idea, do you? Oh, this is just\u2026 this is too good.\u201d She shook her head, still chortling under her breath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">\u201cNo idea about what?\u201d I demanded, my hands clenched into fists. I felt a surge of pure rage. She was ruining everything. She was trying to humiliate me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">\u201cAbout her,\u201d she said, nodding vaguely back towards the party, towards the woman who was now standing awkwardly alone, sensing the shift in the air. \u201cAbout your\u00a0<em class=\"text-purple-200 opacity-90\">type<\/em>.\u201d Her voice was laced with an unbearable condescension.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\"><em class=\"text-purple-200 opacity-90\">My type? What was she even talking about?<\/em>\u00a0I felt a cold dread begin to coil in my stomach. \u201cStop being cryptic,\u201d I snarled. \u201cJust tell me what the hell you mean.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">She leaned in conspiratorially, her eyes glinting with a perverse satisfaction. \u201cRemember him? The reason we broke up? The man who was so much better for me, the one you always claimed you couldn\u2019t compete with?\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g Image_wrapper-vertical__PwZAR\">\n<div class=\"Image_container__oHMMQ\">\n<div class=\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/Ote9uXuhuH5OXyblzSfOewZuCNGbQvNMKul6Gq0RJpM\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMWVkYzMxYmJjY2JiMzIyOTkzZmEwZDkzOGFkMmQ2MWU4YzhjZDI0NTRlYzgxMDNkY2JiMDVmZmE4NjVhYmFlMi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDM1MSZoZWlnaHQ9NjUyNw.jpg 375w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/HcE0jNMeMBr6yO6o6yp-3uW_trCt5sKTzoL9t_Vsrws\/rs:fill:576:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMWVkYzMxYmJjY2JiMzIyOTkzZmEwZDkzOGFkMmQ2MWU4YzhjZDI0NTRlYzgxMDNkY2JiMDVmZmE4NjVhYmFlMi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDM1MSZoZWlnaHQ9NjUyNw.jpg 576w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/131-EYTOXIxGxW8b4wBNOx8HriHSRL0bKNdM6yRf5No\/rs:fill:768:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMWVkYzMxYmJjY2JiMzIyOTkzZmEwZDkzOGFkMmQ2MWU4YzhjZDI0NTRlYzgxMDNkY2JiMDVmZmE4NjVhYmFlMi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDM1MSZoZWlnaHQ9NjUyNw.jpg 768w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/ohpHLMMl4-6c2Mx2sqcqdjlgDpxhOLhGTyyu06FaTp8\/rs:fill:992:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMWVkYzMxYmJjY2JiMzIyOTkzZmEwZDkzOGFkMmQ2MWU4YzhjZDI0NTRlYzgxMDNkY2JiMDVmZmE4NjVhYmFlMi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDM1MSZoZWlnaHQ9NjUyNw.jpg 992w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/T_oWX5PF_DW4Sfy8jLt4Kr9l-dSrcRUvWHW0lQD3gcU\/rs:fill:1200:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vMWVkYzMxYmJjY2JiMzIyOTkzZmEwZDkzOGFkMmQ2MWU4YzhjZDI0NTRlYzgxMDNkY2JiMDVmZmE4NjVhYmFlMi5qcGc_d2lkdGg9NDM1MSZoZWlnaHQ9NjUyNw.jpg 1200w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 99.99233951279302vw, (max-width: 1279px) 581px, 581px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image_image__11E9V Image_post-image__qnTn0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thecelebritist.com\/1edc31bbccbb322993fa0d938ad2d61e8c8cd2454ec8103dcbb05ffa865abae2.jpg\" alt=\"A woman sitting in her office | Source: Pexels\" width=\"4351\" height=\"6527\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Image_title__T6_we\" data-testid=\"image-source\">A woman sitting in her office | Source: Pexels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">My breath hitched. My world tilted.\u00a0<em class=\"text-purple-200 opacity-90\">Him? The affair partner? The man who stole my wife, who broke my home, who shattered my trust into a million pieces?<\/em>\u00a0Just hearing his name, or even a veiled reference to him, sent a fresh wave of nausea through me. \u201cWhat about him?\u201d I forced out, my voice barely a whisper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">\u201cOh, just that it\u2019s a small world,\u201d she purred, her eyes fixed on mine, watching for my reaction. \u201cAnd you, my dear, have a very particular taste.\u201d She took a step back, letting her words hang in the air, allowing the suspense to twist inside me like a knife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\"><strong class=\"text-purple-300\">\u201cThe woman you just brought to this party, the one you\u2019re so clearly smitten with?\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0She paused, letting a malicious smile spread across her face.\u00a0<strong class=\"text-purple-300\">\u201cThat\u2019s his daughter.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">The world didn\u2019t just tilt; it SPUN. A thousand fragmented pieces of my life, memories, betrayals, crashed down on me all at once. HIS DAUGHTER? The man who tore my marriage apart, the man I spent years trying to erase from my mind, the man whose face I still sometimes saw in my nightmares\u2026 I was dating\u00a0<em class=\"text-purple-200 opacity-90\">his<\/em>\u00a0child? My blood ran cold. My head spun. The sound of my ex-wife\u2019s laughter, now fading into the background, felt like a distant, cruel echo.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Image_wrapper__1NP9g Image_wrapper-vertical__PwZAR\">\n<div class=\"Image_container__oHMMQ\">\n<div class=\"Image_ref__XcBnw\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/G1XQvksUWj-y3gv_KLBin0Fpo4ztq2qdBHDI0it5Dnw\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYjY4NWM4YjBhNjY2ZjlkYzMzNzMwMDUyMzRkNzBjMTg3MzQ1MWIwNTc1NWY3NGI5OGM1NjM5ZDYzYTNmYzljOS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9Mzc4NyZoZWlnaHQ9NTY4MQ.jpg 375w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/xWku_TKTULR_LhSI7-AU63i4VI9E1r56SfZVWgpcPLk\/rs:fill:576:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYjY4NWM4YjBhNjY2ZjlkYzMzNzMwMDUyMzRkNzBjMTg3MzQ1MWIwNTc1NWY3NGI5OGM1NjM5ZDYzYTNmYzljOS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9Mzc4NyZoZWlnaHQ9NTY4MQ.jpg 576w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/zpRu84SlIrAEKxyNVLTwaTXh4zwc_c3lW-LMJNBU-74\/rs:fill:768:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYjY4NWM4YjBhNjY2ZjlkYzMzNzMwMDUyMzRkNzBjMTg3MzQ1MWIwNTc1NWY3NGI5OGM1NjM5ZDYzYTNmYzljOS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9Mzc4NyZoZWlnaHQ9NTY4MQ.jpg 768w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/-pofrtz2vjHfre2fJYQmPyEC-JnYpafpem9dLzGTm5E\/rs:fill:992:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYjY4NWM4YjBhNjY2ZjlkYzMzNzMwMDUyMzRkNzBjMTg3MzQ1MWIwNTc1NWY3NGI5OGM1NjM5ZDYzYTNmYzljOS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9Mzc4NyZoZWlnaHQ9NTY4MQ.jpg 992w,https:\/\/imgproxy.thecelebritist.com\/1JyW2zoVuqNVWfey9gFnFIpNLK-tmZVfhvCIjLmHBqI\/rs:fill:1200:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vYjY4NWM4YjBhNjY2ZjlkYzMzNzMwMDUyMzRkNzBjMTg3MzQ1MWIwNTc1NWY3NGI5OGM1NjM5ZDYzYTNmYzljOS5qcGc_d2lkdGg9Mzc4NyZoZWlnaHQ9NTY4MQ.jpg 1200w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 99.9911987326175vw, (max-width: 1279px) 581px, 581px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image_image__11E9V Image_post-image__qnTn0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thecelebritist.com\/b685c8b0a666f9dc3373005234d70c1873451b05755f74b98c5639d63a3fc9c9.jpg\" alt=\"A stressed-out woman in an office | Source: Pexels\" width=\"3787\" height=\"5681\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Image_title__T6_we\" data-testid=\"image-source\">A stressed-out woman in an office | Source: Pexels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-lg\"><strong class=\"text-purple-300\">NO. NO. IT CAN\u2019T BE.<\/strong>\u00a0This had to be a lie. A sick, twisted joke. But the way she looked at me, the genuine shock and perverse glee in her eyes\u2026 it wasn\u2019t a lie. It was the truth. The sickening, inescapable truth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">Every single conversation I\u2019d had with her, every shared laugh, every intimate moment, flashed before my eyes, tainted, twisted into something grotesque. Her stories about her father, about his work, about her upbringing\u2026 I had been so wrapped up in the newness, the hope, that I hadn\u2019t connected the dots. I hadn\u2019t paid enough attention. I hadn\u2019t seen the subtle similarities she shared with\u00a0<em class=\"text-purple-200 opacity-90\">him<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 the way she smiled, the cadence of her voice, the faint lines around her eyes that mirrored his.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\">I stood there, frozen, the warm summer air suddenly feeling like ice. My ex-wife\u2019s face was a mask of triumphant pity. She just stood there, watching me unravel. Every fiber of my being screamed. I was dating the daughter of the man who ruined my life. 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