The Platinum Bands of Betrayal

The Platinum Bands of Betrayal

Falstaff

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Ten days from our wedding, I planned a surprise for Izzy: custom platinum bands. For five years, I' d been her "supportive husband," putting my own life on hold for her skyrocketing marketing career. Then I overheard her Instagram Live. "Ethan? He' s sweet, but he' s basically my well-kept house husband. My career pays for this lifestyle, he just makes good coffee." The rings crashed to the floor. Five years of sacrifice. Five years reduced to a sarcastic joke. Her intern, Liam, was far more than just a colleague. Soon, his arrogant social media posts confirmed my worst fears: their late-night "work sessions" and private jokes. She repeatedly lied to my face, dismissing me while planning our wedding. A vast, cold emptiness settled in my chest. My entire life with her felt like a cheap movie set, and I was merely an uncredited extra. How could I have been so utterly blind to her contempt and betrayal, to the true nature of the woman I was about to marry? But the emptiness became a catalyst. I typed a text to my estranged billionaire father: "Dad, I' m ready to come home. I' m in on the merger. Cancel Izzy' s company' s contract with us." This wasn't the end; it was my beginning.

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Ten days from our wedding, I planned a surprise for Izzy: custom platinum bands.

For five years, I' d been her "supportive husband," putting my own life on hold for her skyrocketing marketing career.

Then I overheard her Instagram Live.

"Ethan? He' s sweet, but he' s basically my well-kept house husband.

My career pays for this lifestyle, he just makes good coffee."

The rings crashed to the floor.

Five years of sacrifice.

Five years reduced to a sarcastic joke.

Her intern, Liam, was far more than just a colleague.

Soon, his arrogant social media posts confirmed my worst fears: their late-night "work sessions" and private jokes.

She repeatedly lied to my face, dismissing me while planning our wedding.

A vast, cold emptiness settled in my chest.

My entire life with her felt like a cheap movie set, and I was merely an uncredited extra.

How could I have been so utterly blind to her contempt and betrayal, to the true nature of the woman I was about to marry?

But the emptiness became a catalyst.

I typed a text to my estranged billionaire father: "Dad, I' m ready to come home.

I' m in on the merger.

Cancel Izzy' s company' s contract with us."

This wasn't the end; it was my beginning.

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