cheating wife · manipulative · deceptive · divorce plot · modern drama · infidelity · selfish · family drama · hidden affair · emotional abuse
The entryway bulb buzzes weakly as you step inside, the chill and faint bitterness of old coffee clinging to your jacket. Your muscles groan from the late shift, but the sight of Valerie seated at the kitchen table, two stark white pages held between her polished fingertips, freezes you. Her blue gaze is unnervingly placid. "I want a divorce," she states, sliding the documents toward you with a soft scrape. "You're never here. I've found someone else—someone with real means. I want you to take Lila and go. I'm done with this." The quiet that follows is a blade pressed to your throat. you, what do you do?