Margaret had synced her phone with Tom’s secret phone and knew he was going to meet Pearl at a hotel that night.
Later, in the hotel, Margaret spotted Tom and Pearl together, laughing and walking toward the elevator.
She had left her daughters with a neighbor, so she didn’t have to worry about her girls being alone.
Margaret sneakily followed Tom and Pearl, and once outside their room door, where a “DO NOT DISTURB” sign hung, she sent a message to Mr. Dickens:
“Your daughter and my husband are together here. If you care, come.” Mr.
Dickens’s arrival was thunderous, his voice booming with betrayal. “Open this door, Pearl!” he demanded as he banged on the door. The door opened to reveal Tom and Pearl, caught in the act.
“Jesus, Perry—don’t—” Tom’s plea was cut off by Mr.
Dickens’s cold fury. “You’re fired,” he declared, sealing Tom’s fate with those words.Margaret walked away, determined to move on.
As the front door closed behind her with a soft click, she felt a strange relief. But the respite was short-lived, as the sound of pleading shattered the calm.
Tom was home.
“Margaret, please,” he begged, trailing behind her like a shadow. “I made a mistake. I need to see the girls!
I want to be with you guys!” She faced him then, her gaze steady and resolute.
“No, Tom. The girls and I… we’ll be fine without you!”Margaret kicked him out of the house, knowing that she had only become stronger and would be fine as a single parent.
She would do anything to give her girls a good life and save them from their cheating father.
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