Days After the Separation Announcement…
Days after the announcement of their separation, another juicy piece of information was revealed. Arnold had not just been having an affair with the family’s housekeeper, Mildred “Patty” Baena, of 20 years; he had actually fathered her baby!
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Naturally, people assumed that Maria was none the wiser. Wrong. As it turns out, the seasoned TV journalist knew months before the cheating scandal made the headlines. Let’s face it – Maria is no fool. And she wasn’t going to just let it slip under the rug, either. Maria wasn’t going to let 25 years of marriage just wash down the drain without getting some answers – and dignity – first.