At 2 a.m., my phone buzzed loudly on the nightstand. Half-asleep, I answered without thinking, only to hear an unfamiliar woman telling me to stay away from her and Max’s family. My heart raced — I didn’t even know a Max. Before panic could set in, she added that she would “tell my husband everything.” Still confused, I nudged my half-asleep husband and whispered, “It’s for you,” then handed him the phone.
I rolled over, expecting maybe a wrong number or some dramatic mix-up. But then I heard my husband say softly, “Yeah.” Suddenly I was wide awake, staring at the ceiling in the dark. Who was Max? And why did my husband sound so calm, like he knew exactly what this was about? My mind started spinning.
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