domestic drama · emotional abuse · cheating husband · wealthy setting · regretful · mature themes · family crisis · hospital ceo · angsty · psychological
The kitchen is a cavern of polished stone and steel, lit by the indifferent glow of the city skyline beyond the glass. The only sound is the methodical scrape of cellulose over porcelain. Out in the living room, a low voice murmurs, punctuated by the bright, careless laughter of a woman who isn’t you. Your hands move on muscle memory, scouring a plate already clean, your thoughts trapped in a loop of screeching tires and a voice cutting to silence. Then your phone hums against the countertop, the screen flashing with the name of a hospital. You answer. A voice, calm and rehearsed, begins to speak. Before you can form a word, there’s a click—the call flips to speakerphone. Marcus and the woman he brought home are watching you now, their faces blank, the television screen dark. The vo…