Resisting My Possessive Ex husband

Susan's POV

I paced back and forth, clutching my phone tightly. I tried to take deep breaths and steady myself. How could he do this to me?

Hey, my love, how was your day?" Patrick, my husband, suddenly entered with a warm smile on his face.

I wanted to wipe that smile off his face, but I kept calm and told him, "We need to talk, Patrick."

"What's wrong, Suzy? You look upset, what seems to be the problem?" He asked when he finally noticed that I did not welcome him home in the usual manner or smile at the way he shortened my name like I normally would.

"I received a message today. An anonymous message at my place of work"

"Okay, what was the message all about, Suzy?" He asked.

"Pictures, Patrick! Pictures of you with another woman in a bar!" I shouted and locked eyes with him,my voice trembled with hurt and anger.

"Pictures of me with another woman? How is that even possible?" He looked so confused and guileless. If I didn't have evidence, I would have believed him.

I narrowed my eyes at him and threw my phone onto the coffee table, displaying the photos for him to see.

He grabbed the phone, and his face paled and his lips parted as he searched for words that might undo the damage already done.

"Suzy, I can explain. It's not what you think," he said.

"Explain this, Patrick! How could you betray me like this again? You told me it was just once! Why am I seeing pictures of you with the same woman I caught you with before?" I shouted angrily.

He immediately knelt down and begged, "Suzy, I made a terrible mistake. I was too careless and reckless. I didn't know when these pictures were taken. I never meant to hurt you, it was a moment of weakness, please."

"A moment of weakness? How could you do this to us? I often warned you about the amount of time you spent at that bar, but you waved me off, saying I was worrying too much! I did not know you were actually hiding your lover there!" I said, Frustrated, as my voice quivered with a mix of anger and pain.

Patrick stood up and moved closer, reaching out to touch my arm, but I pulled away from him.

"I am sorry, Suzy. I never meant for any of this to happen. Rose is not my lover; please, let me explain," he said desperately.

"Explain? How can you possibly justify this betrayal? These pictures clearly show that you both have been seeing each other for a while now!"

Patrick's eyes were filled with tears, and his voice cracked with remorse as he said,

"I can't fully justify my actions, Suzy. I may have taken those pictures with her in a state of excitement when I went to the bar with my friends, but I swear I only slept with her once. Please, I beg for your forgiveness!"

"I warned you about those guys you recently started hanging out with; can't you see that ever since you started hanging out with them, you have become distant and secretive? What happened to us, Patrick?" I said it sadly, with tears running down my cheeks.