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ROMI
My mom had been having an affair? No. No, Arlette must have gotten it wrong. Mom wouldn’t have done that. Would she?
“That was interesting,” Aaron said as he opened the car door for me.
“Interesting? Interesting? You think my shitshow of a family is interesting?”
“I didn’t mean it in a bad way.”
“In what world is my mom cheating on my dad as well as my dad cheating on my mom good?”
“It opens up a new avenue of investigation.”
“Does it? If Dad found out, he’d have killed her for sure, but you already said he didn’t do it.”
“If she was seeing another man, he’s either a potential suspect or a potential witness.” Aaron’s voice softened. “I know it hurts, Buttercup. All of this hurts, and I guess that sometimes I come across as callous because I’m looking at things from a step
