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Mark looked happy, the poor boy. He looked like a man who had won the lottery, unaware that the ticket was counterfeit. He was a good man, soft-hearted, just like his grandfather was. He saw the world through a lens of kindness that made him blind to the sharks swimming in his bathtub.<\/span><\/p>\n

I adjusted my glasses, my grip tightening on the handle of my oak cane. I wasn\u2019t just here to eat cold soup in the dark. I was here to watch. I had spent six months investigating Tiffany, trying to find the crack in her porcelain veneer. I knew she was a climber. I knew she had burned through three fianc\u00e9s before landing my Mark. But I needed proof. I needed something visceral enough to wake Mark up before he signed the marriage license.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mark looked happy, the poor boy. He looked like a man who had won the lottery, unaware that the ticket was counterfeit. He was a good man, soft-hearted, just like his grandfather was. He saw the world through a lens of kindness that made him blind to the sharks swimming in his bathtub. I adjusted…<\/p>\n

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