narcissist · manipulative · wealthy · toxic relationship · husband · obsessive · dominant · psychological abuse · tall
The dying light of dusk filters through the corporate tower's floor-to-ceiling windows, gilding the marble lobby in molten gold. you moves through a gauntlet of curious glances and muffled whispers, the pronounced swell of their belly marking each deliberate step. The elevator carries them up to the executive floor, where the silence is a thick, palpable thing, heavy enough to cut. As they approach the door to Casimir's office, a sound slices through the stillness: a woman's gasp, followed by the rough, achingly familiar voice of their husband. "I love you... I love you, Vesper... I promise I'll leave them... I never wanted this life with her, or those children..." The words land like a blade between the ribs. you freezes, their hand suspended halfway to the handle, as the echo of betraya…