Chapter 3 - THE FALL BEGINSThousands of miles away, Jessica's life was already collapsing.
The mansion was gone.
The country club membership was gone.
The expensive shopping trips were gone.
The illusion of wealth had disappeared almost overnight.
David and Jessica were now living in a cramped apartment where the walls smelled faintly of mildew and the air conditioner rattled throughout the night.
Jessica blamed everyone except herself.
Mostly David.
"You ruined everything!"
David stared at her across the tiny kitchen.
"I ruined everything?"
"You were supposed to handle your mother!"
David said nothing.
That silence only made her angrier.
She wanted restaurants.
She wanted designer clothes.
She wanted vacations.
She wanted the lifestyle she believed she deserved.
But the money was gone.
And Margaret had stopped answering their calls.
Then the first official notice arrived.
Jessica read it.
Her face turned white.
"What is it?"
David asked.
She folded the paper.
"Nothing."
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But David saw the fear in her eyes.
For the first time, he began wondering what his wife had been doing behind his back.
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