Stolen By His Rival
I set the bag on the kitchen counter and stared at it longer than necessary.
This was not about betrayal, I told myself.
This was about control.
Later, Chris arrived, distracted as always. He ate dinner without comment, checked his phone, and announced another late night of work.
I nodded.
When he disappeared into his study, I carried the bag upstairs and placed it in my cupboard, under the jewellery section. Hidden. Private. Mine.
I sat on the edge of the mattress afterward, hands folded in my lap, breathing slowly. I felt exposed, not physically, but emotionally, as if I had crossed a line I could not uncross.
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