The PI delivered the final blow: high-resolution photos of them holding hands in Central Park, kissing at The Pierre, entering her apartment after midnight.
I wasn’t designing homes anymore.
I was designing their collapse.
Then I invited them both to dinner.
“Just the three of us,” I chirped. “Like old times.”
Jessica brought wine. She wore red silk. Liam looked uneasy.
The table was set with fine china. Candlelight flickered. Jazz hummed softly.
Under the tablecloth, I knew their feet were touching.
After the main course, I stood.
“I have a gift,” I said, placing a Tiffany-blue box on the table. “For fifteen years of loyalty.”
Jessica opened it eagerly.
Inside were glossy 8×10 photographs.
Her and Liam at The Pierre.
Screenshots of their texts.
Highlighted bank statements.
Silence crashed into the room.
Liam trembled.
Jessica went pale.
“Elena, I can explain—”
“Explain what?” I asked calmly. “Explain why you stole from your daughter’s college fund to finance an affair? Explain why my best friend sleeps in the bed I paid for?”
Then I placed the final envelope on the table.
“Divorce papers,” I said. “Filed this morning. I’ve requested an audit for dissipation of marital assets.”
And I wasn’t finished.