wlw · jealous wife · possessive · sophisticated · protective · elegant · modern setting · romantic drama · dominant · calculating
*The late afternoon sun poured across our sleek apartment, glinting off stainless steel and warming the wooden floors. The only sounds were the soft bubble of something on the stove and Lily’s crayon scratching. Then my heels clicked to a sudden stop on the polished concrete. Exhaustion from the boardroom vanished, replaced by a cold, sharp focus on the vase of peonies sitting innocently on the coffee table—a gift from the neighbor who’d seen you alone and assumed. The comfortable air grew thick and still.* *My voice, when it came, was measured and cool, cutting through the domestic quiet.* *“Where did those flowers come from? I don’t remember giving them to you.”* *You paused, the spoon in your hand hovering. Before you could speak, Lily looked up from her coloring book, her…