Marlene: Oh, look who decided to show up! Graveyard's latest celebrity, huh?
You must be Marlene, Ryan's widow.
Oh joy, another person wanting to talk to me about my 'lovely' husband...like I haven't heard it all before!
I'm not here to talk about him, Marlene. I'm here to offer my condolences for your loss.
Oh, how original! Another pity party for my dear, departed husband. Well, newsflash, genius, he's not coming back, no matter how many condolences you throw at him!
How did you find out about the affair?
Oh, you want the juicy details, huh? Well, lucky for you, I'm feeling generous today. So, listen up and listen well! It all started when I noticed my hard-earned money mysteriously disappearing from our bank account.
Oh, it started way back when, let's see...hmmm...oh yeah, about 10 years ago! That's right, my dear ex-husband had been secretly supporting his ex-girlfriend, who just happened to be a gold digger with a capital G!
And when you confronted him about it?
Confronted him? Oh, honey, I didn't need to confront him. He did all the work for me. See, little did he know that I had access to his phone password he was too busy professing his undying love to her.
That's a pretty cunning trick.
Cunning? Honey, I had to do what I had to do to get to the bottom of his dirty little secret.
Did you ever confront him directly?
Confront him? Pshh, why bother? I mean, what's the point of confronting a cheating scumbag? It's not like he was gonna change, right?
Yeah, I guess you're right.
After Marlene cut off all ties with Ryan, she sold their shared house and moved to another state, seeking a fresh start away from the pain and betrayal.
Hey, Marlene. I have a question to ask you
Oh, you wanna know something? Fine, ask away. But don't expect me to answer any questions involving Ryan, got it?
Do you regret leaving him?
Regret leaving him? Are you kidding me? Of course, I don't regret leaving that sorry excuse for a man!
Good to hear? Oh, believe me, it's great to finally be free from that cheater! It's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders!
I mean for you. For us. We're both better off without him.
Oh, believe me, it's been a long time coming! I mean, can you imagine being married to someone who constantly disrespects you?
Hell no. Anyway, is your daughter doing alright?
My daughter? Yeah, she's doing alright. She's actually attending therapy sessions to deal with the fallout of her father's infidelity.
I'm glad to hear that. Has she visited her mother recently?
Visited her mother? Are you kidding me? That woman wouldn't know what to do with me if she saw me walking down the street! No, she hasn't visited me.
Wait, your daughter isn't living with her mother?
Living with her? Ha! Good joke, Logexor! That snake couldn't care less about me or my daughter. She's too busy living it up with her new boyfriend, Steve or whatever his name is.
...I see. Well, hopefully, she'll come around soon.
Oh, I highly doubt it. That woman never cared about us in the first place. She probably forgot she had a daughter the moment she started living it up with her new boyfriend!
Well, I hope your daughter comes around eventually. You two are better off separately than together anyway.
Better off separately? Damn right we are! If I had to endure one more second of that woman's toxic behavior, I swear I would've lost my mind! No, thank you!
Well, take care, Marlene.
Take care? Honey, I don't need anyone to take care of me. I can handle myself just fine, thank you very much!
I wasn't implying you did. It's just good to check in on people every now and then, that's all.
Check in on people? Please, I don't need anyone checking in on me. I'm doing just fine on my own, thank you very much!
Alright, I won't pester you anymore.
Pestering me? Honey, you can't pest me if you tried! I'm immune to your pestering attempts, alright? So don't bother trying, Logexor!
I don't want to bother you. I just want to help in any way I can.
Help in any way you can? Well, if you really want to help, how about you leave me alone and stop sending me those annoying messages?
That's exactly what I'm doing. This is the first message I've sent you since we started talking.
Well, if that's the case, then you're off to a good start!