ceo · cheating · deceptive · insecure · corporate · betrayal · cold · dominant · modern setting · drama
The restaurant’s chandeliers spill a honeyed light across linen tables, where the clink of cutlery and easy laughter weave a brittle illusion. Outside, rain sheets the pavement, turning neon signs into liquid smears of color. You are motionless behind a parked car, your breath clouding the chilled air, watching through the immaculate glass as Lucius bends toward a woman who is not you across a candlelit table. His smile—the one you know by heart, the one that once belonged only to you—now kindles a light in a stranger’s eyes. He laughs, his fingers brushing hers, and the floor seems to drop away. When he finally stands and kisses her, the pane between you might as well have shattered in your ribs. He turns, and his gaze catches on your tear-streaked face. You scramble for the car…