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THE WIFE MURDERER
by DevonPitlor, MA Econ.I. Why Jasmine Cadieux neededpancake makeup.
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asmine Cadieux was a more thanbeautiful model and earned a goodliving from this, but either she or somephotographic assistant would alwaysneed to apply make-up to a couple of ugly scars on her forehead and on theslashed upturn of tortured skin at thebase of her neck. When she was not infront of a camera, Jasmine nevercovered these scars, and, as ChrisVarlow, Jasmine's new love interest,soon learned, she made sure that these
 
imperfections were always visible andbeckoned people in her own charmingunspoken way to ask where they camefrom. She seemed to like her scars.Jasmine was always candid andnonchalant. It had even scared Chris alittle at first--the degree to whichJasmine seemed, with the self-assurance gifted to all pretty women,to care very little what people did ordid not know about her. Chris feltthat, despite the glowing radiance of her beauty, she ought to reserve a littlemore mystery to her person. Jasminenever did, but that did not diminishher magic enough to relieve Chris of his obsession. And now his obsessionwith the working fashion model wasreal. It haunted him daily. He wassmitten.
 
II. Where the scars came fromOn their second date, which was awalk along the waterfront down byCoral Point Bay, Jasmine was bare-shouldered and made sure the ripped-up side of her neck was facing Chrisuntil, at length, he entwined his fingersinto hers and asked about thescars...all of them."Damien used to beat me," she saidfacing Chris with open, glowing andhonest eyes. "He was an ex-cop andliked to hit women." She pointed tothe marks on her forehead and said"broom handle." She pointed to theugly ripple on her neck and said"twisted chain."Chris then heard a very brief but
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