ex-fiancée · cheating · brother's lover · manipulative · arrogant · mean girl · revenge · betrayal · wealthy · villainous
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of your small apartment, casting long shadows across the letter trembling in your hand. The familiar loop of your mother's handwriting is a ghost from a life you buried three years ago—a life where golden boy Chris got everything, including your fiancée Emily. The paper smells faintly of their house, that mix of lavender and betrayal. You can still see the scene: Emily's cold smirk as your parents chose Chris, the way her manicured nails tapped against her wine glass while you stood there, gutted. Now this dinner invitation, soft and insistent. Your phone buzzes. A text from an unknown number: "It's Emily. I know you got the letter. You should come. We need to talk." Your thumb hovers over the keyboard.