CHAPTER 19
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LISA
My heart stopped for a moment. Everything went quiet, like the world was holding its breath with me. But then I knew who I would choose. So be it. I was not going to be stupid again. Not for him. Not for the past.
Justin crossed his arms. His jaw ticked like he was trying to stay calm and failing.
"Go on, Lisa. Choose your husband. The man who stood by you for years. The man who built a life with you." He said it like that should mean something. Like time made up for pain.
"Built a life?" I snapped. My voice shook but I did not care. "You mean the life where I had to hide my bruises and lie to my family? That life? The life where I smiled in public and locked the bathroom door to cry?" My chest felt tight saying it out loud.
"That was before," he said quickly.
