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Click here"But what am I going to do, where am I going to live?"
"That falls under the category of Not My Problem.'"
He heard her muttering to herself and thought she was about to explode. Instead, she changed to yet another topic. "We still have to talk about Kyle. We agreed to joint custody."
"I'm glad you finally got around to remembering your son," he said sarcastically, "But you don't need to worry about him. Kyle has adjusted to the changes in his life. He's doing well in school, he has new friends, and he's living in a stable environment. And given that you're essentially homeless and about to move out of town, I'd say joint custody is off the table. Maybe later on, after you've relocated, if you want to talk about him coming for a visit, I'm happy to discuss it."
Then his voice grew menacing. "But don't even think about asking for full custody. Throughout our whole separation and divorce, Kyle has spent way more than half the time living with me. I've kept a record of every time I had to pick him up and keep him because your work took precedence. I seriously doubt any judge would award custody to a parent who's been out of her child's life that much."
He heard her sniffling on the phone. "I can't believe you're being so heartless, John. I didn't think you were like that."
"You shouldn't be surprised, Martina. After all, I learned it from you." With that he disconnected and sat there thinking. I have to admit: I don't feel any sympathy for her at all.
As he sat there thinking about his conversation with Martina, he remembered he had an important task to accomplish. Picking up his phone again, he opened the text he'd received from Nadia Ingersoll that morning. "Thank you," he wrote back. "Now it's my turn to do you a favor. Can I come see you tomorrow?"
It was almost the end of the day before she replied. "I don't have a lot of time, but I can see you if you come at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow." He quickly confirmed.
With that, John left work a little early to pick up Kyle. The two of them were waiting in the after-school parking lot when Allison drove up to pick up Stevie. With a big grin on his face, John marched over to her car. When she got out to greet him, he grabbed her and kissed her soundly. The teachers who were watching laughed and cheered.
Stevie and Kyle had been watching too, and they were agog at the sight. "Daddy kissed Mommy," Kyle explained to his friend. That brought smiles to both John and Allison. The latter turned back to him. "Not that I'm objecting, but what brought that on?"
John smiled. "First, as of today I'm officially a single man. Second, I think my schizophrenic life is about to get a whole lot simpler. I'll tell you the details later, but how about we all go out for dinner to celebrate?"
That suggestion brought more cheers and smiles, even if the boys were a little uncertain what they were cheering about.
Back at his house after a big dinner at a family-style restaurant, John told Allison about the day's events while the boys were playing. "The big news is that Martina may be moving to the West Coast and leaving Kyle here with me. I'm not saying that everything's going to be smooth sailing from here on, but a lot of the chaos in my life is going away." He reached over to take her hand. "And I'm hoping you and Stevie will let me spend a whole lot of my new chaos-free time with you. For starters, I'd like you two to spend the night here again." He lowered his voice to make sure only Allison could hear. "Only this time, I don't want to spend the night on the couch."
She took his face in her hands and kissed him. "That's very good news indeed, John, and yes, I'd like to stay here very much."
When the boys were finally asleep, John led Allison back to the master bedroom. Dimming the lights, he began to undress her. Once he was done, he quickly shed his own clothes, then picked her up and deposited her on his bed.
As he sank to his knees and began to caress her, she surprised him by interrupting what he was doing. "Not now, John, please. I've been wanting this for so long. I'm so, so ready -- please don't make me wait any longer."
When he heard that he climbed up beside her, then spread her legs so that he had access to the intimacy they both wanted. As he finally entered her, she gasped and held him tightly as though afraid he'd get away. After that, the semidarkness was filled with soft sighs and quiet moans, as both partners tried not to wake their sleeping sons.
As they built toward a climax, he whispered, "Should I pull out?"
She grabbed him and pulled him fully into her. "I'm on the pill" she whispered, "I have been for weeks." After that, there were no more words, just the urgency of two people finally experiencing what they'd both been wanting for so long. Neither was disappointed.
After lunch the next day, John made the drive out to the Ingersoll estate. When he rang the doorbell, Nadia herself was waiting.
After they were seated, she proceeded in her usual curt manner. "I did not expect to see you again, Mr. Meadows. I fulfilled my promise, as you're no doubt aware. So why are you here today?"
"Mrs. Ingersoll, it was obvious to me when I visited before that you love your son very much."
"Of course I do. Rodney means everything to me."
"Am I correct that he suffers from Down Syndrome?"
"He does," she said defensively, "but that in no way affects how I feel about him."
"That was also obvious to me," he said, nodding, then went on. "I've done some reading on the topic. As I understand it, children born with Down Syndrome can now be expected to live a full lifespan. Is that right?"
"Yes," she said warily.
"But, of course, he will need lifetime support."
"That's correct, and before you ask, I've made careful provisions to ensure he gets that support."
John nodded. "Please forgive me for asking, Mrs. Ingersoll, but are you older than your husband?"
"I'm not ashamed to say that I'm fourteen years older than Ivan. Candidly, he wanted a partner with the financial resources to support his ambitions, and, thanks to my inheritance, I fit his needs. Likewise, as a widow who was still young and attractive, I wanted a piece of arm candy who was worthy of me. It was a marriage of convenience, but it's worked out well for both of us."
"Statistically, of course," John went on, "it's likely that you will pre-decease your husband."
"I know the actuarial tables, Mr. Meadows. So what?"
"And one can never discount the possibility of a fatal disease or accident."
"I know very well that I'm not immortal, Mr. Meadows. What exactly are you driving at?"
"All I'm saying is that that at some point in the future, it is likely that Ivan will take over sole responsibility for caring for Rodney."
"Yes," she acknowledged after a moment's hesitation.
John reached into his suit jacket and pulled out a sheet of paper. "Mrs. Ingersoll, you told me you had no need to review the evidence I had collected about your husband's affair with my wife. But I think it's vital that you read this. It's a page from the transcript of their time together. The section I've highlighted pertains to Rodney."
Apprehensively she took the page from him and began to read.
Martina Meadows
"When we get married, I'm thinking about asking for full custody of Kyle. Are you okay with that?"
Ivan Ingersoll
"Sure, as long as you do all the parenting. I'm not much good at the father-son thing."
Martina Meadows
"What about Rodney, do you want custody of him?"
Ivan Ingersoll
"God no! Have you seen him? The kid is damaged. Nadia dotes on him, but if it were up to me, I'd slap him in an institution in a heartbeat."
Nadia gasped in shock.
"You see why I had to share this with you, Mrs. Ingersoll. I could tell how much you love your son, and I felt you should know what is likely in store for him down the road once you are no longer around to protect him."
Obviously shaken, it took the woman a minute to regain control of her emotions. When she finally did so, she stood up. John did as well. Clutching the transcript in one hand, she extended her other to shake his. "Mr. Meadows, you have indeed done me a favor. Please leave now so that I can consider how best to deal with this development."
"Good day, Mrs. Ingersoll, and good luck to you and Rodney," John replied before turning to leave.
As he drove back to work, he couldn't help thinking, I don't know what that woman has in mind, but I wouldn't want to be Ivan Ingersoll.
It would be three weeks before John learned the answer to his question. And for the third time, his source was none other than Clare Garrison.
This time she called John, and she started talking before he could even say hello. "Remind me never to piss you off, John. When you get revenge, you go nuclear."
"What is it this time, Clare?"
"I guess you already know that Nadia Ingersoll is the real owner of Triple I?"
"I do," he admitted cautiously.
"Well, this morning Nadia shows up at the office and calls us all together for a special announcement. And guess who's missing: Ivan. Anyway, she tells us that Triple I has been sold to some big consulting firm in New York. Our new owners will be flying down tomorrow to let us know who'll be offered jobs and who'll get the axe."
"Wow!" John exclaimed. "I did not see that coming."
"Uh-huh, sure," Clare shot back sarcastically. "Anyway, that's not all. Nadia also told us that Ivan has been fired for violating the company's policy on sexual harassment. The two of them are getting a divorce, and she told us she plans to devote herself to the care of her son Rodney."
"So what do you think will happen to Ivan?"
"Frankly, I think he's toast. Nadia told made a point of telling us their pre-nuptial agreement means he'll get very little from their divorce. As far as him finding a new job, nobody is going to hire a guy with a reputation for sexual harassment. And I can't see any venture capitalist investing in a new company Ivan might try to start." She snickered. "If you want my guess, he'll probably wind up as a barista at Starbucks."
"Interesting. And what about you, Clare? Are you going to try to get back together with him?"
"Well, he's kind of lost his appeal, if you know what I mean," she admitted.
"What about Triple I -- are you going to stay if the new owners offer you a job?"
"I don't think so," she told him after a moment's hesitation. "Honestly, I don't know why I hung around after Ivan dumped me. I'll probably look for something somewhere else." She laughed. "Maybe I'll go out to Seattle and see if I can team up with Martina again. At least we've got something in common now -- we're both Ivan's exes!"
"Well, I wish you luck," John told her. After he'd disconnected, he added, "and it won't break my heart if you leave town." Then he sat back, savoring the news. Clare thinks I'm a badass because I made Martina and Ivan pay for what they'd done. And I guess I did play a big part in their downfall. But she was wrong about one thing: the person you really don't want to piss off is Nadia Ingersoll!
By the next summer, John and Allison were married. At Christmas he had given her a ring and she'd accepted his proposal. In January, when Allison's lease was up, she and Stevie moved into John's house. The couple had a small wedding ceremony in John's backyard on the first day of spring.
As far as Martina was concerned, John had neither seen nor heard anything from her since she'd phoned him after getting fired. So he was startled when she unexpectedly showed up on his front porch one Saturday morning in August. He almost didn't recognize her: she looked tired and there were gray threads in her dark hair.
"Martina, what are you doing here?" he asked.
"I came back to town for a couple of days to sign some papers. I hope you don't mind me dropping by -- I was hoping I could see Kyle."
Reluctantly, John let her in and then went to get his son. When he came back with him, Martina stared at Kyle in wonder. "Wow, you've really grown. You're quite the young man now." Then, seeing his hesitation, she went down on one knee and held her arms out to him. "Don't you remember me?"
Before the boy could answer, Stevie walked into the room. Seeing Martina, he asked Kyle in a loud whisper, "Who's that?"
"That's Old Mommy," Kyle answered.
His words hit Martina hard. Quickly she stood up and turned away from her son to hide her tears. "Maybe I'd better go, John. I don't want to upset him."
"I think that would be best," John agreed and walked her out the door.
Before she got in her car, she turned and looked at her ex-husband ruefully. "It looks like your life is going well, John. I promise, I won't do anything more to disturb it. I just hope you'll remember the good things when you think about me."
She waited a moment, but he said nothing. She quickly turned, got in her rental car and drove away.
He was watching her car disappear when Allison came out to stand beside him. "Are you okay, babe?" she asked.
He turned to her. "Yeah, I'm fine." He looked at her thoughtfully. "It's funny: seeing her reminded me of a business school lecture I heard about bankruptcy."
She looked at him uncertainly.
"Our professor told us Ernest Hemingway was asked how he managed to go bankrupt. He answered, 'Slowly, then all at once.'" John smiled at his wife. "I think that's what happened to Martina and Ivan. For a while it looked like they could do whatever they wanted and never suffer any consequences. But there were things happening behind the scenes that they never noticed. When it all fell apart, there was nothing they could do to prevent it."
He put his arm around her shoulder and reached down to pat Allison's belly, which was only just starting to show. "I think the same thing applies to us, only in reverse. We both went through a long period of hard times. But there were good things happening, even if it was hard to see them sometimes. And then, all at once, everything came together for the best."
She nodded and he kissed her.
"Let's go inside and see what the boys are up to."
- COMMENTS
Ivan could/should have been crapped on a little more, so the story only gets 4 stars!
Good Read nothing reaches out and grabs you but all good mate! **** Think this one is a BURNT light Really do enjoy a good scorched earth every now and then. Hope you might expand your horizons some day?
In all honesty the MC was a feminized coward, he should have sued for mental cruelty, alienation of affection, and the company for moral failure and his ex's boss seducing her can't remember exactly the charges but there are several that they were guilty of. This story like so many others written by women or extremely feminized boys leaves the ex wife with no consequences, oh sure she had shitty things happen to her but they were related to her actions completely separate from him, the whole karma thing doesn't exist and her disgusting betrayal and horrible treatment of him had no consequences, leaving the scales completely unbalanced as per usual. Women skirting any responsibility for their actions nor facing any punishment is a grave injustice in modern society feminist propaganda has basically made them untouchable, giving them gendered immunity, leaving the only true justice being them spending eternity in the pit, we can only hope so!
For those other writers out there that want to write about a hubby getting revenge on some asshole screwing his wife. All it takes is a good friend, who is big and strong to be of assistance. A couple baklava's, a couple bats and a little patience to observe the person of interest. Once you get a little of his routine and habits it isn't hard to be where he is and surprise him. A dark parking lot as he leaves a bar by himself. NO witnesses is primary concern, No evidence to prove it was you. It will just look like it was just a drunk getting mugged, what does that have to do with you?? Cuz you have a good alibi for that evening. It is easy, just be quick. Jus' sayin'. Buster2U
10 Big Blazing Stars for a great BTB Story. Whoa, hubby comes out smelling like a rose with a happy family, two sons and one on the way. New Loving wife that is devoted and kind to him. Great Job, cheating ex wife in misery! LOL Wow, too bad life can't always work that way. Very Very good job and effort my friend. Thanks, Buster2U
Excellent. Well written with few, if any, mistakes. No violence, just a happy future life for a decent man.
Wonderful. Glad the strong moral characters endured, found each other and happiness for their new family. As for the other cheaters; "...Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn...". (Sleepless in Seattle?)
Well written story. The flow was good and while the theme was a well used one, it was handled smoothly so it did not feel trite. 5 stars.
A story as old as time. Wife decides to “upgrade her life”, by screwing the boss. He has more money and a posher lifestyle to offer. She plans to divorce hubby, and live happily ever after. Her boss has second thoughts about divorcing his wife, mostly due to monetary concerns, and how it will affect him. She loses both her husband and her lover. Let that be a warning to all you who think you can jump from middle, to upper class by screwing a married man. He is not going to marry you. And if for some reason he is divorced by the wife, his monetary situation is going to change drastically, and he will blame you. 5 stars.
Nicely put together with an undercurrent of reality flowing through the story that makes you feel this could be lifted from someone's real life
I gave this story five stars. I felt the author wrote this as happening recently, so in current USA. I feel that the author has the MC man, going about BTB, in a much more believable way, what with divorce laws so fucked up in this country today.
I also liked that the low-level actions MC man took to try and get some traction in revenge, without burning himself away at same time...and still protecting, loving his young innocent son, is what I liked most about this story! That MC man was surprised that those actions he took, limp as they seemed to him at the time, had good outcomes later, he hadn't heard about, yet! I liked that writing part of this story! I also liked that, as story ended, MC Man got his BTB in and really burned both cheaters away! I liked the fact MC Man gave cheating Boss's wife the ammo, and went on his way, getting well out of no mans land and out of harms way, and let cheating boss's wife, do the actual BTB for them both!! I thought that was real clever, good writing!
The best line in the story, was delvered to MC mother, by her young son...when asked who she is, he replied, "That's old mommy!" Even better was how old mommy reacted, chocking on her sons innocent spoken true words!
I agree with many comments here, that this story, as well written as it is...and it IS...really doesn't cover any new territory. But then, I also consider the fact that with likely millions of stories posted on this very huge site, it would be like trying to compose a completely new original song, just not possible anymore! I mean...part of the melody will sound like another song...some part of the words will sound like words to another tune.
What I mean about this story, is: unless you are a world class writing talent, like say: Oshaw, Carvohi, HDK, ST1956, or several others here, I can think of, who have the ability to pull a great written original story out of thin air, the plot-lines and writing, which just strike awe, and flat blow the minds of the rest of us peons, completely away! So, to my way of thinking: it takes a lot of effort for the rest of us story tellers, to come-up with a good story, well written, that has a more original plot to it, like this story, that we haven't seen the likes of, in a long while. posted here!
I agree with one comment as well, by story summation, author tying-up all loose ends, if he'd had the original office slut, who screwed the boss first, when Boss and MC cheating wife were already fired and gone...if author had her find another job in the tech field, somewhere else, like San Jose, or Silicon Valley, CA area near SF, in stead of in Seattle where cheating wife Martina moved too...that would've been more believable.
But, it was a good story, on the whole, that was a good BTB and still believable, as a cheated on spouse would have to be so careful today, to get some revenge, and not run afoul of the screwed up laws of this land, particularly family court law!
I thought this was a real well written, fine story! Thanks author! Write us another!
Once again MC comes over as a moron and a wimp. Once Ivan arsehole was ousted that would have a perfect time to hunt him down and beat the bastard so badly he wouldn’t be getting it up again ever. I know what the law says but let’s face it, no one getting punished for doing something wrong is how we end up like we are.
Like the old saying that what goes around comes around, this time it just took long enough for the maximum effect. We all knew that John and Allison were going to be a thing so it worked out well for them. The item about Clare and Martina teaming up again was a bit too much to believe, but worth a chuckle. Five stars and thanks.
Happy endings for those that deserved them and comeuppances for those that deserved them. Good story flow and well written and edited. Five stars.
I had a close experience with my ex wife. What she left me and the kids for didn’t exactly end well within a couple years.
Excellent story. I admit I'm a tightwad with 5* ratings and this story is one of the few the hit the top.. Well done...b
I felt that the title was more apt as a metaphor for their marriage. But honestly depending upon perspective almost everything happens slowly then all at once.
Spent too much worried about divorce and son
Want a cheating slut around your kids half the time
With all her travels while cheating he was major parenting influence on son
How could she have son half the time as exactly what happened was going to happen
For Martina to go off on one like that I can only wonder what was wrong with the MC.
Liked it. Not the same old BTB. Ex was heartless though. All premeditated, yet never a thought to the spouse or son. WTF
I liked the confrontation with the photo's scene. Kept the pace moving nicely.
Just like the willow tree he bent, was not broken; he and loved ones was left standing and healthy from his divorce storm.
What more could a man ask for during this trial.
Well written and I liked the story.
Your MC is not much of a man/husband.Every action had to be promoted by others for him.He simply could/would not make decisions about how to respond or take positive action to anything tossed his way.Very tired of reading about such gutless wonders..really disliked this story due to that..2 stars..
From the mouths of babes: “That’s Old Mommy!”
Burn.
She’d been a dreadful parent for a long while as her affair built up steam, all those scheduled times absent (and not for work, which could be argued to be for the family’s prospects, but selfish extramarital fun!).
Her callousness in dropping the divorce papers on him without preamble, and thereafter her messing her kid about (never mind the other parent’s schedule) … nope no properly motivated family court would ever prefer her as custodial parent.
Good riddance!
A truly excellent piece of work that had a nice slow build with a few reversals which made it even better. Very well thought out with characters t(at you could really understand and emotionally get behind or hope for their destruction depending on who and when. I shall enjoy coming back to indulge in this wonderful story many times in the future. Thank you for all you put into the creation and editing of this finely authored tale of love and despair. You show serious talent as an author and it is appreciated.
J.D.
What a really good story, not over the top , not be the standards on here, well written, though out and done with style.
i liked the slow build up the long slow burn the chartactor development made us hate the bad guy and love the good guy... well done 5
Martina was an execrable bitch and terrible mother with inscrutable and opaque reasons for her cheating and then "falling in love with" Ivan. Whatever. Also her filing first doesn't change much in modern family court. Unless she is filing for abuse or mental cruelty, etc. Why Ivan remotely went "extra" long and serious with Martina made zero sense. And now destitute Martina has a clear case of sexual harassment and wrongful termination. But in the end the biggest negative was that besides her able to cheat and get Ivan away from Claire, there is no reason given as to why she did what she did. Pretty hard for a cheating wife to act so badly that they lose their custody. Ffs.
Nothing new here. Loved how you tied in the slowly then all at once title. Nice LW story. Thanks.
He should sue nadia because she knows the affair and tolerate it he could earn millions
What a load of horseshit: Ivan was fired for sexual harassment, to whom, most likely, Martina. Martina could have very easily sued Nadia's company for sexual harassment and Nadia herself because she was aware of the affair and allowed it to proceed. Martina could have made millions. This story is so sophomoric and stupid; I don't how anyone could give it a positive score. 2/5.
Amazing BTB with HEA for main character, easy 5 stars and thank you to the author.
Quite good, as it rolled along to an enjoyable conclusion
I never really got that Martina loved MC, there was no intimacy that spoke to their bond or common ground besides the child, or even sexual compatibility.
Without that, her inner motives were opaque, she just seemed like she changed her attention from her family to her boss, upon hearing that he WOULD fuck employees, and she obviously should get him.
How wrapped up Martina was in herself and her love affair was amazing, she was clearly no longer really married at all, and she acted like that through the story, which made for a good through line.
Wow, that was all about Martina! I enjoyed the other characters, and MC's thoughts, plans and actions, but, I'll let others go on about the rest!
I liked it, good story
Full Marks
More sex!
Great story but despite it all he should not have been so cold to his exwife over meeting Kyle. Now he's living large, be a little magnanimous. For good or bad, she is his mother for quite a few years.
Excellent SLOW roll while lacking any real surprise. Also no real spindle fold mash smash or other wise roll over the problem! Reminds me of my favorite song love you Bobby (Don't Worry Be Happy)
Except for the slut being the MC in the start,
I really liked this story.
As for it being a cliché finding a new woman after a lousy wife,
that's what happens to good guys, if they don't wallow in self pity.
It happened to both me and a friend of mine.
So if that's a cliché, it's a good one.
And gets my vote every time.
Top ratings from me.
Nicely done - 5 stars - for a non-violent, but no less deadly BTB & B ( Burn The Bitch & Bastard) story, where the cheated-on spouse wins everything that matters !
Kept his son. found new love, totally destroyed his ex-wife, and arranged for her lover to ALSO be totally destroyed.
Win/win/win/win !
"Martina has a valid sexual harassment and wrongful termination claim"
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it was the slut wife to seduce and harass his boss, and everyone on the job knew that. So, maybe no 'valid sexual harassment" in her favor.
I liked the story but a few things was really messed up.
Like why wouldn't his attorney file a alienation law suit against his wife's AP.
why after finding out the APs wife was a where of what her husband was doing and seen nothing wrong with it, why in the hell didn't he sue the company for fratinasation laws especially since APs wife owned the company and didn't care who her husband hurt .
I would have sued the hell out of her.
Well written except for Martina becoming Martha for a short time. However, kind of cliche, with even a new love waiting in the wings for MC.
"If Ivan was fired for sexual harassment, then Martina has a slam dunk case against the company."
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not certain, because it was the slut wife to harass sexually her boss.
" I realize that what we read on LI is fiction, even fiction has to have some relation to reality."
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that we should say to the millions of femdom-fetish-cuck fantasies, that are filling this LW to the brim, with totally unrealistic cartonish no-male cuck husbands.
"What motivation did she have to pursue an affair with her boss aside from some vague curiosity and a friendly but competitive relationship with her coworker? There was no significant conflict in her marriage, and she had a child to consider."
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in a few words: blind selfish narcissism.
"If I hadn't read even one similar story, it would be enjoyable, but since there are a hundred others like it on the site"
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And since the other millions are almost all identical cuck fantasies, what would remains to read in LW ? Nothing. The BTB tales are almost inexistent, here in LW, some of them are fake-BTBs, and others just flat, so a good BTB is a very, very rare event, and this one is certainly a masterpiece.
"the BTB jackals will probably love it"
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That's for sure. The same is also true about the millions of femdom-fetish-cuck fantasies, where "the Fetish-Cuck jackals will probably love them".
"More an LBL (living best life) than a BTB"
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First comes the well deserved BTB for the slut wife and her boss and only then, comes the 'living best life' part. Without the Justice-BTB payback, the so called 'living best life' is rarely possible: how many, after the destruction of a marriage and family, are able to 'living best life'. Too much often, in the too many RAAC unrealistic fantasies, we can see the biblical 'turn the other cheek' and 'forgive & forget' unrealistic behaviour, in extremely cheating-betrayal situations. Even if the MC was not directly responsible for the BTB, he certainly contributed enough.
Enjoyed your tale, a family suffers when one person puts themself first. Thank you!
somewhere east of Omaha
"They are mentally detached from the real world - oblivious to everyone and everything around them. They do not see, feel, or care about the pain they are bringing to those previously important to them. They just aren't thinking clearly. In their mind, they are able to completely rationalize everything they are doing. Which also means that they tend to blame others for their own behaviors."
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An almost perfect description of the Narcissistic mind. Sadly it's very much real, so, better be aware of these very smart and extremely evil people.
"The author did an excellent job of portraying Martina's state of mind - showing her to be completely infatuated and in lust with Ivan."
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Not at all. She was just a selfish narcissistic slut wife trying to compete with her friend.
"You should have added that the SLUT managed to get a decent out-of-court settlement for sexual harassment, so she could move on with a small bit of security. "
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That's not the case, since the slut wife was responsible for the "sexual harassment", systematically seducing her boss, and in plain sight in their workplace. The boss didn't harass her in any way, he just accepted her 'offer'.