The Anatomy of Cheating: A Novel by Nesly Clerge

Author:Nesly Clerge [Clerge, Nesly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Clerge Books, LLC
Published: 2017-05-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 86

Garrett downed the wine in one gulp, grabbed the bottle and refilled his glass. “You have proof of any of this?”

“I can give you enough details that demonstrate proof.”

“I’ll give you five minutes. Tops.”

“Let’s go back to the first time she cheated on you.”

Garrett rolled his eyes. “Here we go.”

“Chelsea had an affair with a lawyer in her firm. Eric Eisenberg. You remember him?”

“Vaguely. I only saw him once at the one Christmas party I went to, and just long enough to be introduced.”

“Chelsea didn’t just have a few thrills with Eric, she got pregnant with him. About a year before Kimberlie was conceived.”

“I think I would have known if—”

“Garrett, you’re an enthusiastic lover and excellent provider, but totally self-absorbed.”

“You’re not scoring any points, here.”

“You don’t pay attention to Chelsea—or anyone, for that matter—unless it suits your purpose to. You’re so full of yourself, you can’t believe she’d look at another man or that another man would pay attention to her. Go ahead and look as mad at me as you like, but we all know it’s true.”

“If you’re trying to piss me off, it’s working.”

“Chelsea had an abortion.”

“You’re really going for broke.”

“I drove her to the clinic and to my house afterwards, until she felt ready and able to go home, able to look and act as though nothing had happened.”

“Again, bullshit.”

“The man’s wife, Patricia, found out about the affair. She confronted her. Chelsea hadn’t told Eric she was pregnant, but Patricia recognized the signs. Told Chelsea if she didn’t get an abortion, she’d report the affair to the firm and call you. Chelsea agreed, but also got Patricia to sign a non-disclosure agreement stating she’d never tell, in exchange for seventy thousand dollars. I went with Chelsea to make the withdrawal at the bank. The money came out of her America account.”

“We don’t have any accounts at that bank.”

“You mean you don’t. If you feel like digging that far back, you’ll find proof she has an account you don’t know about, in her maiden name, if she still has it, that is. We haven’t talked about it since that time. But, I can give you the approximate date of the withdrawal, if you want it. The signed agreement should still be in a safety deposit box at that bank, also under her maiden name. Unless she decided enough time lapsed that it was safe to destroy the evidence.”

Garrett went to the window with the book in his hand. He stood silently, seething. A minute passed and he said, “What about this Luke Thompson guy?” He couldn’t wait to hear whatever nonsense Penelope was about to spew. It was so obvious: she’d seen the book on the nightstand or was with Chelsea when she bought it.

Penelope filled him in on the details she knew about how Chelsea and Luke had met. “Many of the nights these past few months, when Kimberlie was at a sleep-over and you were satisfying your appetites, Chelsea was satisfying hers. With him. According to Chelsea, he’s more than equipped to do that, if you follow my meaning.

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