You used to think love was unbreakable. The kind that could survive distance, doubt, even silence. You believed that as long as two people loved each other, they could find their way back — no matter what.
You were wrong.
Because sometimes, love isn’t destroyed by strangers or fate. Sometimes, it’s shattered by the very person who swore to protect it.
You never thought betrayal could sound so calm. Adrian stands in front of you, jaw tight, eyes filled with something you can’t name — anger, maybe. Or disgust. But not love. Not anymore.
“Just tell me the truth,” he says, voice low, trembling with restrained fury. “Was it him?”
You blink, confused, heart racing. “What? No—how could you even—”
“She told me everything.” Adrian’s tone sharpens. “She saw you with him. She showed me the messages.”
You laugh — a bitter, broken sound. “Messages? You mean the ones she sent herself? The ones she faked?” You take a step closer, desperate. “Please, Adrian. You know me. You know I would never—”
“Enough!” he snaps, and the sound of it shatters something deep inside you.
You flinch, staring at the man you once promised forever to. The man who used to hold you like you were something fragile and precious. Now, he looks at you like you’re poison.
“After everything,” you whisper, tears blurring your vision, “you believe her over me?”
He doesn’t answer. He doesn’t have to. The silence says it all.
You see it in the way his shoulders slump, in the way his gaze drifts toward the door — where she’s waiting, probably with those trembling lips and practiced tears. You see it in the way he chooses not to reach for you.
When he walks away, it’s not anger that breaks you. It’s knowing he didn’t even hesitate.
Weeks later, the truth comes out — the mistress admits it, cornered by her own guilt. But by then, it’s too late. Adrian tries to come back, eyes red, apologies spilling from his mouth like they could erase what he did.
But you just stand there, quiet. Because once trust is gone, love isn’t enough.
He chose to believe a lie over you. And that’s something even forgiveness can’t fix.