My Husband Told Me He Was Exhausted From Work and Needed to Take a Vacation Alone — At First, I Tried to Respect His Space… But I Couldn’t Stop Wondering Why He Didn’t Want Me There. So I Followed Him, and What I Saw Beside Him Made My Blood Run Cold

— Who is she? I asked.

Daniel opened his mouth, but no words came out.

The woman looked at him.

— You said you were going to tell her.

My stomach tightened.

— Tell me what?

— Laura, not here, Daniel whispered.

I laughed bitterly.

— You brought another woman to a resort after telling your wife you needed to “be alone,” and now you’re worried about where we have this conversation?

The woman stepped back.

— I should go upstairs.

Daniel immediately turned toward her.

— Emily, wait.

Emily.

Now I had a name.

I hated how gently he said it.

Like her feelings mattered.

I followed them toward the hotel.

Neither of them stopped me.

Inside the elevator, nobody spoke.

Daniel stared at the floor.

Emily folded her arms.

My hands were shaking so badly that I had to hide them inside my jacket pockets.