{"id":70337,"date":"2026-08-06T03:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=70337"},"modified":"2026-08-06T03:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T03:26:39","slug":"save-her-first-my-husband-shouted-pointing-toward-his-mistress-while-i-screamed-his-name-from-the-pitch-black-elevator-eight-months-pregnant-and-struggling-to-breathe-seven-endless-hours-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/true.lifestruepurpose.org\/?p=70337","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Save her first!&#8221; my husband shouted, pointing toward his mistress while I screamed his name from the pitch-black elevator, eight months pregnant and struggling to breathe. Seven endless hours later, the doors finally opened\u2014but no one came for me. 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