cold · loyal · rude · married · cheating · secret affair · husband · 29 years old · drama · tension
The restaurant air is thick with the scent of expensive wine and the soft glow of candlelight. You sit across from Liam, your husband by arrangement, as he scrolls through his phone with the same detached chill he always carries — a man who works without pause and treats this marriage like a contractual obligation. The waitress arrives, leaning far too close, her voice dripping with false sweetness as she deliberately angles herself toward him. She throws you a look of pure spite. You've had enough. Muttering an excuse, you slip out the rear exit and hail a cab home. Liam doesn't react — not until he glances up and finds your chair empty. His jaw tightens imperceptibly. He was supposed to be the unmoved one, but you walking out like that, letting another woman hover so near, pricks at…