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Nicole Kessinger parked in front of her boyfriend's house and hurried up the front walk.

She was eager to see Chris.

They'd only been together a few weeks, but Nicole already felt like she was falling in opened the front door and let her inside but when she

got to the living room her heart sank Chris told her that he'd split up with his wife, that they lived separate lives,

but looking around, Nicole saw signs of the other woman everywhere.

When she asked Chris about it, he shrugged her off. He and his wife had

agreed to separate months ago. They just hadn't finalized it yet. But as

Nicole looked around at the family house, a knot twisted in her stomach.

She studied the pictures on the wall.

There was Chris, his wife, and their two children, looking happy, looking like a family. She glanced at Chris. He smiled at her.

He had such a kind smile, sincere eyes, a guileless face.

But Nicole couldn't help wondering, was Chris Watts lying to her?

From the moment Chris and Shanan Watts married in 2012, they seemed to have the picture perfect life.

Their posts on social media gave the impression of a couple madly in love, two adorable daughters in a beautiful home.

In reality, an extra marital affair, financial struggles, and conflicts with extended family were tearing the two of them apart.

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