Chapter 3 - The Lie That Broke EverythingDaniel followed Elena into the kitchen.
“Let me explain.”
“You've had plenty of time to explain.”
“I made a mistake.”
“A mistake is forgetting an anniversary.”
“Elena—”
“A mistake is buying the wrong medicine.”
She turned toward him.
“This was a decision.”
Daniel's face hardened.
“It didn't mean anything.”
Elena stared at him.
“That is supposed to make me feel better?”
“No. I mean—I love you.”
She looked toward the staircase.
“Then why was she in our bed?”
Silence.
Daniel finally admitted it had been happening for months.
Months.
Elena felt the room tilt.
She remembered every late night.
Every business trip.
Every time Daniel had kissed her forehead and told her he was tired.
Every birthday dinner.
Every moment she had defended him when her friends questioned his behavior.
She had been protecting a marriage that apparently existed only in her imagination.
“Does she love you?”
Daniel looked away.
That answer was enough.
Elena picked up her phone.
“Who are you calling?”
“My attorney.”
Daniel went pale.
“Elena, don't do this.”
May you like
She looked directly into his eyes.
“You already did.”
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