s looked away as I went by. I pushed through the heavy glass doors and the city noise hit me, but it couldn't drown out the sound of my own r

stood in front of me, his expensive s

oice low and venomous. "You made a c

my mind numb. "Sh

e did, did you have to react like that? Spilling wine al

e for my reaction to being publicly framed and humiliated. "I didn'

voice rising. "It matters how it looked. And

making it clear where his loyalties lay. "She accused me of b

yled hair. "I know your financial situation is... difficult right now. Maybe you w

After three years of me managing his accounts, his home, his life, with unwavering honesty, h

o that?" I asked, my voice

ver. "I think you've been acting erratically ever since you left. This whole

er even tried! You saw what you wanted to see-a convenient, obedient little assistant who wou

am not hysterical. I was attacked. And you, the person who was supposed

ant me to do? Denounce Sophia in the middle of a restaurant? Our families

as nothing left to say. He would never see it from my perspective. He lived in a world of power plays an

a shield. "I don't want you to do anything," I said, my voice c

ted walking away,

oice sharp with anger and somethin

losed my eyes, and let the silent tears finally fall. He hadn't just let me down. He had actively participa