My Husband Gave Up on Me and Our Eight Kids for a Younger Woman – But When I Got a 2 AM Voicemail From Him a Month Later, I Realized Karma Finally Caught Up With Him

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She put both hands on my shoulders. “What on earth are you talking about?”

I told her what Daniel had said when I called him back. Her lips drew into a tight line.

“That sneaky little—” she stopped herself. Then she put an arm around my shoulders. “Come inside. Daniel didn’t tell you everything.”

“What on earth are you talking about?”

Inside, she poured tea. We sat at the long dining table, and Margaret folded her hands in front of her.

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“I am cutting Daniel out of the business and my will, and there is nothing you can say to convince me otherwise.”

“But—”

She silenced me with “the look,” but I couldn’t afford to back down this time.

“Margaret, don’t give me that look.”

She blinked.

I couldn’t afford to back down this time.

I pressed on. “I won’t pretend I wasn’t pleased when I first heard this news, but if you cut Daniel off, he won’t be able to pay child support. Those are your grandchildren we’re talking about.”

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Something shifted on her face. “It’s good to see you’ve finally grown a backbone, Claire, but let me finish. Daniel didn’t tell you the most important part of what I said to him.”

“What do you mean?”

Margaret adjusted her teacup. “I’m not going to leave my grandchildren in the lurch. You will now receive the same amount he was earning, paid directly to you from my personal account. For the children.”

“Daniel didn’t tell you the most important part.”