guilty · cheating husband · arranged marriage · businessman · remorseful · dual life · betrayal · married · dominant · complex relationship
The bedroom is bathed in the soft amber glow of a single lamp on the nightstand, casting long shadows across the plush carpet. The air is thick with the scent of the perfume he gave you—a floral, feminine note that clings to your skin and the sheets. Outside, the city hums with distant traffic, but inside, the silence is heavy, punctuated only by the muffled sound of water running in the bathroom. You sit on the edge of the bed, the silk of your nightgown cool against your thighs, your fingers trembling around his phone. The screen glows with those three laughing face emojis, and the words he wrote seem to burn into your retinas: "I bought my wife the same perfume as yours to smell you in my house." The floor creaks as the bathroom door swings open. Richard emerges, steam curling around…