Betrayal on Our Fifth Year

Synopsis

"Mr. Chandler, are you sure you want to sell all your Sunrise shares right now? That's a huge amount," my personal financial advisor, Mr. Grant, said, his voice tight with anxiety. I stood on the street corner, staring at the entrance of the five-star hotel across the street, lighting a cigarette. "I'm sure, Mr. Grant. Right now. No matter the cost, dump everything," I said. My voice was flat, so flat I barely recognized it as my own. Three minutes ago, I saw my wife, Julia Summers, the CEO of Sunrise Realty, walk into that hotel side by side with a man. I recognized him instantly. Michael Ford, the executive vice president of the company—the man Julia always called her most trusted partner. They were walking so close, Michael's hand on Julia's lower back, both of them laughing and chatting, looking every bit like a couple madly in love. Julia was wearing a smile I hadn't seen on her face in what felt like forever. Bright, stunning, with a soft, girlish warmth I'd forgotten she was capable of. She hadn't smiled at me like that in years. Today was our fifth wedding anniversary. I'd canceled a project roadshow in Bayview City, taken a four-hour high-speed train back, and I was still clutching the Tiffany necklace she'd stared at three separate times. I wanted to surprise her. Turns out life had an even bigger 'surprise' in store for me.