Victor always believed he was too clever to be caught. For nearly a year, he had managed to juggle two lives — the polished husband at home and the deceitful lover abroad. Each “business trip” was just another cover story, each fabricated meeting another brick in the wall of lies he built around himself. He had perfected the act: a fake itinerary, staged phone calls, and even falsified documents to make his absences look legitimate. But behind his confidence hid the arrogance of a man who never imagined his wife could see right through him. This time, he told Clara... Continues…
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