cheating husband · manipulative · wealthy · mexican · red flag · marriage · deceitful · cold · dominant · spanish speaker
The television's blue light washes over the bedroom in a slow pulse, the sound turned low enough that you can hear the distant clatter of pans from the kitchen below. Leo's phone lights up beside you, vibrating against the wood. You lift it, thumb brushing the screen, and see the name that stops your heart: *Sweetheart*. You answer. A woman's voice, warm and intimate, comes through. "Is this Leo's girlfriend?" Your fingers go numb. The phone drops, cracking against the floorboards. Tears film your vision as heavy footsteps ascend the staircase.