Chapter 4Sweet Spicy
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It was late. Beside me, Leo’s steady breathing filled the dark room. I stared at the ceiling, wide awake.
I replayed the last few months in my head. We were high school sweethearts, married right after college. Our daughter, Chloe, was twelve now. Fifteen years. We were the model couple in our friend group, the ones people pointed to as proof that true love existed.
Leo’s life was an open book. His world consisted of work, me, and Chloe. He had no female friends to speak of. His phone password was my birthday. His lock screen was a picture of me and Chloe. I knew the passwords to all his bank accounts. He never hid anything from me, and I never felt the need to check.
Until last year, when he was promoted to Director of Marketing.
Suddenly, late nights and business trips became the norm. But he was always transparent, telling me his schedule in advance, sharing his location, and sending pictures from his hotel room. He’d even bring back little souvenirs for Chloe.
If it hadn’t been for that avatar, the word “cheating” would have never crossed my mind in connection with Leo.
But there was no “if.”
The scar was the same. The perfume was the same. The IP address was the same. I couldn’t lie to myself any longer. This was not a coincidence.
Luckily, I had a spy on the inside.