Chapter 4: Congratulations to Both of Them
“Looks like our CEO has been working very hard on this new project. Vanessa appears deeply committed to supporting him. Congratulations to both of them. May their happiness last a hundred years.”
Then I hit send.
The message landed in the board chat like a grenade rolling across polished mahogany.
For a few seconds, nothing happened.
Then one person read it.
Then another.
Profile icons lit up one after another.
I smiled.
Vanessa thought she had destroyed the wife.
What she actually destroyed was the husband.
I powered off my phone, removed the SIM card, walked into the marble bathroom, and flushed it down the toilet.
Watching the old version of myself disappear felt strangely peaceful.
The woman who stayed quiet.
The woman who protected her husband’s image.
Gone. Continue Reading ⬇️
