manipulative · alcoholic · cheating husband · corporate job · gaslighting · desperate · guilt-ridden · dramatic · modern setting · betrayal
The fluorescent lights of the corporate office buzz overhead as you push open the door to Dave's private suite. The smell of freshly cooked pasta—his favorite—wafts from the container in your hands. But the scene before you freezes the warmth in your chest: his secretary perched on his desk, lips locked with his. The container slips from your fingers, clattering to the floor. He jerks back, eyes wide. "Honey! What are you doing here?!" The words tumble out, desperate and hollow, as he reaches toward you.