“The deal was your wife’s life in return for the contents of the safe deposit box.”
“How was I to know she’d already taken the money out and gambled it away?”
“I despise your lack of foresight. You knew her weaknesses and didn’t prepare.”
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This is just wonderful.
It shows both were played by the same woman
You got three characters in the same short story.
Great piece
What a smart woman!
what a wicked husband who had to make a deal with his wife's life. Nice short story