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Edward was still reaching to put food on my plate when I said it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His hand froze mid-air.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My parents went dead silent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat the hell are you talking about?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dad\u2019s fork hit the table hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou two have a fight and suddenly it\u2019s divorce? That\u2019s not how this works!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom grabbed my hand, voice shaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhitney, honey, please. Don\u2019t do this. Every couple fights-you know that. You just talk it out and move on. Don\u2019t say things you can\u2019t take\u00a0<\/p>\n
back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I pulled my hand free and stood up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not saying it out of anger. I\u2019ve been thinking about this for over a month. I want a divorce, and I mean it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward set down his fork with this bitter little smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo this really is all about the cilantro.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He rubbed his face like I was exhausting him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhitney, I apologized. I don\u2019t understand why you\u2019re blowing something this small completely out of proportion.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I let out a harsh laugh. \u201cEdward, are you really this stupid? Or are you just acting?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou keep bringing up the damn cilantro like that\u2019s what this is about. But you won\u2019t say ONE WORD about Ruby. That\u2019s because you know you\u2019re guilty, isn\u2019t it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
You know exactly what\u2019s been going on between you two. You\u2019ve been eating up her attention, letting her throw herself at you, and then you turn around and make ME look crazy. Standing here playing the perfect husband while I\u2019m the hysterical wife who can\u2019t let things go.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I locked eyes with him. \u201cHow are you this DISGUSTING?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom had picked up on enough. Her voice was quiet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u2019s Ruby?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I pulled out my phone, opened the screenshots, and set it in front of them-every single post Ruby had made, all the ones she\u2019d hidden from everyone but me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mom\u2019s face drained of color as she scrolled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edward\u2019s mask finally cracked. His jaw tightened,\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stood, breathing hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine. You want the truth? Ruby\u2019s been inappropriate-I\u2019ll give you that. And yeah, maybe she has feelings for me. But I have NEVER felt\u00a0<\/p>\n
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anything for her. I\u2019ve never crossed that line.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stared at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you KNEW she had feelings for you. But you kept her as your assistant anyway. Took her to Paris for a month. Spent every day with her. Gave her a key to OUR house.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice went sharp.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat am I supposed to do-fire someone because they like me? I can\u2019t control how she feels! I didn\u2019t DO anything!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou let her think she had a chance! THAT\u2019S what you did!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dad, who\u2019d been silent this whole time, stood up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice was quiet but final. \u201cEdward. Go home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After Edward left, we sat there in silence. The food had gone cold.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, I broke it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI came here to tell you both about this. I had no idea he\u2019d be here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked at them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve thought about this every day for weeks. I can\u2019t do it anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seven years married, and he doesn\u2019t remember I\u2019m allergic to cilantro-but he remembers what SHE likes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He lets her post about him like they\u2019re together. He gave her access to our home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not staying in this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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