His Debts, My Sweetest Victory

or employee. A photo on social media showed them with a diamond ring he' d boug

en I told him I was terminating the pre

h your pathetic games?" he sneered, be

e, he finally fell to his knees, crying and asking about "our baby."

y transferred millions to my name, gathered every last piece of evidence of his affair,

pte

y Rey

en in our city. He was on some sun-

The city lights blurred through the car

still clung to the silk sheets. A gaudy "Happy Anniversary"

we started our tech company. Ei

l ache behind my eyes from

d hand. The banner, I just ripped it down. It

ttress. My body was hea

phone. The scree

gainst the social m

was. A

d Dayami. His

golden glow of a tropical sunset. Her head was tilt

nd with my forever love." A dia

ring. On h

art didn't clench. My

st... inf

have sent me into a spiral. I would

ssed the power button

yes. Sleep fo

in a blur of silence. No

ine dining, private beaches, expensive watches. All pa

Each post a fresh wound,

er. I told her I

. The crazy, passionate beginni

g, so in love.

left was a hollow

at on my coffee table. I was reviewin

st open. Elias and

Like they ow

t white. Dayami, beside him, squeezed his hand

you doing here?"

like?" My voice was

ts'," he mumbled. "I mean, with... with your conditi

n eyebrow. I di

nfuriate him more than

lsey? You're acting like I di

I asked, my

siness trip. Team building, you know?" He trie

ve' captions?" I picked up my phone from the tabl

s just a joke! Dayami is like a li

ice dripping with ice. "A v

you always so dramatic, Kelsey? C

definition of normal cl

, please don't be mad at Elias. It was all my fault. I made him tak

My eyes were

to the stack of papers. "If you could

gaze fell on the docu

, his voice cracking. "Kelsey,

," I said. "Now, i

past him. He

to talk about this!"

bout," I said, my voice co