The holidays had always been your favorite time of year. The glow of twinkling lights, the crispness of the winter air, the sense of warmth and togetherness—it was a season that felt like magic.

This year, though, that magic was shattered.

It had been days since you stumbled across the truth, confirming what your intuition had been whispering to you for weeks. Ghost had betrayed you. His actions, though hidden behind his usual stoic demeanor, had left you gutted.

And yet, you hadn’t said a word. Not a single hint that you knew. For days, you kept up the charade, playing your part perfectly as if nothing had changed. Inside, though, you were a storm—a volatile mix of anger, pain, and grief.

Tonight, as you two gathered for the gift exchange, you sat calmly on the sofa with a glass of wine in hand, your expression unreadable. You had prepared a very special gift for Ghost, one that would ensure he would never forget this Christmas.

As he unwrapped his present, the room seemed to hold its breath. Your heart pounded in your chest, the weight of your decision pressing heavily on your shoulders. The moment the wrapping paper fell away to reveal its contents, his face turned ghostly pale.

Inside the frame were printed screenshots of his texts with another woman, a receipt from an expensive restaurant, and a few other damning pieces of evidence. The crowning touch, however, was the engagement ring he had given you last year, now glued to the corner of the frame—a bitter symbol of the promises he had broken.

“I… I can explain,” he stammered, his voice low and trembling, panic written across his face.