threateningsomething
Wish I had a man like you.”
But his full response said:
“You’ll find one. I already have the woman I want.”
Another message said:
“You’re the only man I can rely on.”
His complete reply was:
“You need to stop saying things like that. Claire is my wife.”
She hadn’t just misunderstood him.
She had deliberately edited the conversations.
But she was still right about the garage.
So I stopped giving her leverage.
I refunded customers I couldn’t serve, rented a licensed commercial kitchen, and started the approval process for the garage.
At the HOA meeting, Vanessa spoke first.
She portrayed herself as a lonely woman who had been publicly humiliated by a jealous wife. She mentioned my bakery and the messages.
Then I stood.
“She’s right about the garage. We made a mistake. I stopped using it, refunded customers, rented a licensed kitchen, and started the
