My Ex-Husband’s New Wife Contacted Me in Desperation—And Uncovered the Truth I’d Feared (3 of 4)
She sat across from me without taking off her coat. For a long moment, neither of us spoke.
Finally, she whispered, “Paul isn’t who you think he is.”
My heart lurched.
She slid a manila envelope across the table. Inside were police reports, restraining orders, and a printout of threatening messages he’d sent her.
“He started getting angry when I couldn’t get pregnant,” she said, voice breaking. “He said I was worthless. Just like you.”
I felt my throat close. All this time, I’d believed he was living his happily-ever-after, finally getting the family I couldn’t give him. But he’d just found another woman to break.
She wiped her cheek with a shaky hand. “I’m leaving him. But I need someone to testify that he did this to you too. You’re the only one who understands.”
For a moment, I felt suspended in time, as if the walls of that diner were dissolving. I looked at her—this woman I’d hated—and realized she wasn’t my enemy.
She was just the next in line.
I took a deep breath and nodded. “I’ll help you,” I said.
