CHAPTER 24: Stanley

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  I call Stanley at 7 am.   He picks up immediately, which tells me he did not sleep either.   "Camille," he says. "Thank you for calling."   "You said it was not about the divorce," I say. "So talk."   A breath. "I need to see you in person, not over the phone."   "Stanley, it is seven in the morning and I have had approximately three hours of sleep. Whatever you need to say you can say it now."   A pause. "Derek has been lying to you about more than Vivienne."   I look at Rhys across the kitchen where he is making coffee, still in last night's clothes, watching me with that focused quiet attention.   "Define more," I say.   "The apartment," Stanley says. "The one you are living in, Derek does not own it outright. There is a second name on the deed, has been since before you got

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