After discovering my husband’s affair, his mistress’s husband approached me with an offer I never expected. “I have a fortune in the nine figures,” he said calmly. “Just say yes. Tomorrow morning, we’ll go to the city clerk and make it official.”
aware of how tired I was. “I’m fine,” I said, but I knew he could see through the facade. He always did.
Christopher stepped into the room and closed the door behind him. For a long moment, we didn’t say anything, but the air between us shifted. I could feel the tension building again, more palpable now that we were alone in this quiet space.