The Genius Ex-Bride: Calculated Revenge

Summary

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After two years at CERN, I completed my postdoctoral research ahead of schedule. I was ready to fly back to Boston and surprise my fiancé of ten years, Alistair.

But in his apartment in the Back Bay Area, I hummed a tune while helping him tidy up his cluttered home office. I found a crumpled receipt in his desk trashcan.

It was from the most expensive French restaurant in the city, right on Newbury Street. The date was last Thursday.

I remembered that day clearly. He told me he had an urg