Julian charged before Chloe could close the taxi door.
They hit the ground together. Chloe clawed his face while he tried to pin her in the muddy water.
“You useless parasite!” she screamed. “If you could provide for me, I wouldn't have needed anyone else.”
“You ruined me!” Julian's hands closed around her throat. “I had a Beaumont and threw her away for you!”
Sirens reached the plaza. Police officers separated them, cuffed them, and dragged them toward different cars. They kept shouting even after the doors closed.
One officer collected the wet photographs and DNA report from the driveway. Another photographed the marks on Chloe's neck and the scratches across Julian's face. Their accusations continued through the closed windows, each trying to hand the last disaster to the other.
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