My husband took me to his company’s gala and, in front of the director, introduced me as “the nanny” so no one would know he was married to me…

every detail polished to reflect a version of success that people could step into for a few hours and pretend was permanent, and Julian moved through it exactly the way he always did—like someone who believed he belonged at the center of it.

He greeted people by name, laughed at the right moments, leaned in just enough to suggest familiarity without continue reading …