The room went silent, the tension so thick you could cut it with a knife. Derek’s eyes widened in disbelief and dread, flickering from his new wife to me, the pieces of his shattered façade falling all around him. My heart pounded in my chest, a mixture of vindication and sadness washing over me. I hadn’t planned for this confrontation, but fate had other ideas.
Before Derek could stammer out a response, his new wife’s eyes filled with recognition and shock. Her face turned pale, and she stepped back, her earlier confidence faltering. “She… she’s my CEO,” she repeated, her voice barely above a whisper.
Derek’s face flushed, his bravado crumbling. “That’s impossible…” he said, his voice cracking under the weight of his lies and betrayal. It was a moment of revelation for both of them, a moment where the truth couldn’t be avoided any longer.
