My hands started trembling, but before I could force myself to hang up, the conversation took an even stranger turn.
« But what if she finds out what we’re planning? » Michael’s ex-wife suddenly asked, her voice becoming serious.
« What if she finds out about me… and Michael? »
Time seemed to stop.
I stood frozen in my kitchen, staring at my phone as if it had suddenly become something dangerous.
My mind raced through a hundred possibilities, but none of them made sense.
I wanted to believe I had misunderstood.
I wanted to convince myself there had to be another explanation.
Instead, the next two minutes became the worst moments of my entire life.
That was when another familiar voice joined the conversation.
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