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2024-10-29 19:42:56A few weeks passed. The Chaves family has breakfast. Raymond is strangely happier and more excited.
"Today Junior is coming to dinner with us, darling. Increase your bean broth."
Cristina and Carmen are embarrassed. Raymond doesn't notice.
"Anything else?" Cristina asks.
"I'll bring strawberry ice cream from the supermarket, Junior likes it."
Raymond finishes eating and retreats from the kitchen, floating with happiness.
Mother and daughter decide to be honest in his absence.
"Mother, when are you going to tell him?"
Cristina replies sourly, "To tell him I can't stand the fact that he keeps sleeping with Abigail and never touched me again? Never!"
Carmen is stunned, "But why not? You're his wife!"
"Am I? I always knew this was going to happen. Sometimes I wonder if Ray ever loved me."
Carmen gets up and stands next to her mother, kneeling in front of her.
She sternly warns her, "Don't ever say such a
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