The air hung thick with tension, an electric charge crackling between us as the words left my lips—a pronouncement of doom for my husband, the man who had once vowed to cherish and support me, now reduced to a mere obstacle in my professional ascension. I had once loved Robert fiercely, but in this moment, love was as distant as the horizon, swallowed by the storm of betrayal and vindictive delight he had so openly flaunted.
His face was a study in disbelief, eyes wide and wet, mouth working soundlessly like a fish out of water. The realization that his safety net, his superiority, was slipping away seemed to dawn on him, and with it, a desperation that would have been pitiable had it not followed such venom.“Anna, you can’t do this,” he said, his voice hoarse with panic. “We’re married. You can’t just ruin my life over one mistake.”
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