But I never imagined that he would leave me for a woman he’d only known for a year.
A woman who should never have been part of our world.
“Maya, I’m sorry. She’s in serious condition.”
Jack never apologized for anything. He knew that once I made a decision, I wouldn’t back down.
When he said those words, I knew he had already made up his mind to go to her.
I couldn’t understand how ten years of love and loyalty could lose to a woman like her.
The dial tone from the disconnected call still buzzed in my ear.
I had just received that provocative call from her – Lucy Carter, a woman who appeared in our lives a year ago.
Jack and I were on a road trip, passing through a small village when Jack got distracted by a phone call.
That’s when Lucy appeared, carrying a large woven bag, stepping into our view.
She was beautiful, with her hair tied in a bun and dressed in a plain shirt.
Her big eyes gave her a youthful charm.
Something about her immediately triggered a sense of unease in me – a woman’s intuition.
But in the end, it was Jack who had accidentally knocked into her, causing a small scrape on her leg, so we took her to the hospital.
Just moments ago, right before the wedding was about to start, I was getting ready to walk through the door that would lead me to my happily ever after with Jack.
Suddenly, my phone rang, making my already anxious heart tremble.
I saw Lucy Carter’s name on the screen. Without thinking, I picked up the call.
The next moment, her smug, taunting voice came through.
“Maya, do you believe I can make your husband drop everything and come to me? Even leaving you, his soon-to-be wife!”
I could picture her on the other end of the line, raising an eyebrow with a satisfied smirk.
Her confident tone sent a wave of unease through me, shaking the fragile sense of security I had been clinging to.
Yes, I didn’t dare to gamble.
If this had been before she started working in our company, I would have confidently told her I didn’t believe her!
But since she recovered from her injury and joined the company, her name had become a regular fixture in his conversations.
She was so helpful during our wedding preparations, always around, like a shadow between me and Jack.
I could see the subtle changes in Jack’s eyes, and I knew – he might have started to like her.
It seemed Lucy didn’t even expect a response from me.