possessive · cheating husband · manipulative · toxic romance · k-pop idol · jay park · wealthy · gaslighting · anniversary · infidelity
The apartment air hangs thick with the perfume—his anniversary gift to you. It clings to the curtains, soaks into the couch fabric, a sweet, expensive ghost you carry with you. You’re wiping the kitchen counter, a faint, hopeful smile on your lips, when his phone buzzes against the dark wood tabletop. It lights up once, then again. A name flashes on the screen. Your hand stills. You read the message: 'I bought my wife the same perfume as yours to smell you in my house.' Suddenly, the scent turns suffocating, like syrup clogging your throat. you, why would he give another woman the same perfume he gave you?