Exposing His Lies, Burning His Empire

ortive partner, but he repaid me by cheating with his student, Brie. On our anniversary, he brought

to Europe, but h

artner, Kevin, and brutally attacked him. I had to smash

actually tried to propose, sw

the other end sobbed, "Brie is at his mot

the very skills I sacrificed for him to expose every sing

pte

Che

ing against the concrete. It was heavy, just like everything else he' d left behind. My

arefully sorted, labeled, and stored every single piec

fore I noticed the unfamiliar scent of peanut butter wafting

counter, next to a sparkly, childish mug that definitely wasn't mine.

ithout a second thought. Straight into the trash they went, the

y flight. Europe. In two days. The timing wa

whistling a jaunty tune. He stopped dead, his

r?" he asked, his voice sharp, cutting thr

It was gathering du

, that was a gift from my grandmother

was about him. His feelings, hi

plainly, my voice flat. "

erfectly styled hair. "You' re so dram

ear about fixing it, how he promised he would, and then just let it sit ther

d, then widened slightly. "Where' s my special p

for the past year. The student my best friend had recommended for a s

I said, my voice

e joking, right? Go get it. I just bought it." He w

, "I told you, I threw it out. I'm high

in. For a split second, a flicker of guilt crosse

more put-out than apologetic. "But it was i

got my life-threatening a

h. "You threw out everything with peanuts when we first moved in tog

. "Hey, hey. I' m sorry. My mind' s been a million places. You know how stressful work is." He trie

bruised knot of muscle pulsed with pain

d that after yesterday," I said, my voi

What are you t

and I slipped. You didn' t even notice I twisted my back until we were halfway

your fault for not watching your step. Besides, I told

ling in my chest. "Just... have Brie make you

eased smile spread across his fac

. He was actually

et. "Here. It' s for that new artisanal ice cream

on for "first-time visitors" to their new location. I' d seen Brie post about it on her Instagram story just last week.

ing. He snatched it up, his back to me, his voice low

. Urgent. I have to go. I' ll be back later. Promise." He squeezed

and. He hadn't even waited for my response. He rushe

wly, deliberately, I tore it in half, then qua

hat followed