t of the hospital, I received yet another ano

lied nor dial

had to gather further proo

have the confiden

out a private investigator who was good at handling extramarital affairs. I aske

aking regular payments labeled as clothing expenses under the guise of busine

l to scrutinize Mia's Instagram accou

food, music, and travel exp

ritical information, we scroll

re was a series of beach vacation photos in the Maldiv

e a custom suit with the initials "EH" embroidered on the lining. It was

n together for

n sent a shive

an industry summit in the Maldives and asked me t

al messages but received no response from him. When he returned,

he didn't respond to me

had no tim

career at the company, he was enjoying a

back for me was someth

he scent of her perf

ard that my nails dug into my palms. The

into supporting Erik, he

lt upon my suffering. T

d

d that

for Erik's ambitions or a

d. In that moment, I only had one thought i

nd meticulously compared Erik's sched

ss trips, overtime claims, and client meetings

coincided with Mia's Instagram locations. I even found records

tarted cheating

gusting t

vidence of Erik's affair, my fingers trembled with rage. B

g the photos, the videos, the chat records, and even the voice r

he blades to bri

e into documents and backe

ould expose their sordid affair to everyone in t

d to tear down their

nto my email and replied to the anonym

e who sent me the email. I didn't dial the

t saved for three years. It was Ja

ly sent Javier to

ed a tech company that quickly rose to prominence

hree, with broad shoulders and sun-kissed skin. He refl

perfect blend of wildness and matu

Javier had long sought the opportunity to topple Eri

sight. Nor was our relationshi

y days of his startup, he came to me through mut

ess back then. I decided to jo

's company became its lifeline and the key tha

rik's company for free use. Erik had urged me mul

s a third-anniversary present,

to him after the IVF treatm

earned about

ould gift it t

and be a devastating blow to him

Javier's compa

rupt and taste the despai

lmly, "This is Doreen Morgan. I have som

s before Javier's magnetic voice replied, "Half an

sively hung

met Javier for

shirt were casually rolled up and revealed scars on his wrist.

r sitting down, he locked his eyes on me and got strai

word, "You're the one who sent me the anonymo