He didn’t respond.
I felt a strange emptiness settle inside me.
It wasn’t just the affair.
It wasn’t just the insults or the slap.
It was the realization that the man I had trusted with my life had been making plans that could leave me with nothing.
I looked at Nonye.
“Did you know he was in debt when you agreed to this?”
She shook her head, crying.
“He told me he had money. He told me he was successful. He said the only thing missing from his life was a child.”
I almost felt sorry for her.
Almost.
Because even though Kelly had lied to her, she had still chosen to use my pain against me.
“He also told me you had agreed to separate,” she continued. “He said you were only waiting for the right time.”
I shook my head.
“He lied to both of us.”
Nonye lowered her eyes.
