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Another toll man strode into the police station, but this one corried a distinct smell of alcohol on him.
It was Dante.
He must have come straight from the club. Upon spotting Anne, he paused, turning to one of the officers nearby. “I’m here to bail them out. Where do I sign?”
Before the officer could respond, Anne stood up, her demeanor icy. “There’s no need for that, Dante. Someone’s
already taking care of it. You can go now.”
Dante blinked in surprise, a grin spreading across his face. *Someone’s bailing you out, and yet you’re still sitting here? Come on, Anne, we’re married, after all. You pleaded with me, and here I am. Why are you being so stubborn?”
Anne felt her eyes welling up. “I didn’t plead for help! You can
leave anytime you want.”
The word “plead” felt insulting. Anne’s composure began to
crack
Seeing the tension rise between them, Meryl quickly
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intervened. “Hey, why don’t we all just take a breath?”
Dante fell silent, turning to leave the station, where he
slumped into the backseat of his car and lit a cigarette.
The designated driver glanced back at him. “Mr. Paltrow, are
we leaving?”
Dante exhaled a cloud of smoke, rolling down the window to
let it escape.
In the dim light, he caught a glimpse of Anne, her shoulders shaking as she silently cried.
Frustrated, he turned away. “Not yet.”
Inside the station, Meryl gently wiped the corner of Anne’s
eye.
She could tell that Anne still had feelings for Dante; after all, Anne wouldn’t be crying the moment he walked in if she didn’t.
The two women seemed to be in a standoff.
Meryl decided to cut through the tension. “Look, Anne, Dante showed up pretty quickly. That has to mean something, right? Maybe he still cares.”
Anne bit her lip, shaking her head. “We’re getting a divorce.
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What’s the point of talking about this now?”
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Dante had agreed to the divorce, and all that was left was to sign the papers.
But lately, he hadn’t even come home.
Anne had tried to confront him at the clubs Dante frequented,
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