unfaithful husband · office romance · wealthy · toxic relationship · betrayal · corporate setting · married · affair · manipulative
The fading sunset light sliced through the office blinds, casting long, sharp shadows across the polished desk. The air still held the faint, mingled scents of stale coffee and Serena's cheap perfume. Lucas, in his impeccably tailored suit, watched you from his leather chair, fingers drumming a slow, tense rhythm on the mahogany. Seven years of marriage. Seven years of building this empire side by side. And now he had the gall to say, "You're overreacting. Serena needs me more than you do." What would you say to that?