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"It happens to be the truth, I went into town, bought the cha anybody!" Her eyes burned with bitter tears

"Do you expect me to believe that?"

She sunk her teeth into her lip for a painful second "I don't expect anything!"

Her voice was choked She know she couldn't endure his cutting sarcas into tears She started to hurry fro her ar her around

"Do you deny that this isn't the first time you've met Kurt since we've been married?" he snarled

She blanched Her eyes widened in alarrim at her reaction

"You thought I didn't know about your ainst his chest, coldly looking into her stunned face

Yesterday—it seeo than yesterday that she had e Interpretative Center If Rolt knew about that, then it was no wonder he thought she had been with Kurt today But after last night and this , how could he think that?

"H—how did you find out?" she faltered

"Office gossip It has away of traveling fast, especially if it has the potential of scandal So to meet Kurt when you talked to hi disdain

"I , not like you're trying to make it sound"

"You mean he didn't hold you in his arms or kiss you?" Rolt mocked "Not even for old times' sake?"

It didn'tto believe the worst Alanna gritted her teeth against the pain tearing at her heart

"I ahtly "What's the use of defending myself when you've already tried and convicted me?"

"The facts speak for themselves," he retaliated