Not Used To Losing Her

Synopsis

Rumor had it Leslie Malone was a legend in the sheets. She had Edward Fleming, despite his crippled legs, so obsessed that he couldn't get enough of her. In just three years, she went from a humble caretaker to Mrs. Fleming. Then, on Valentine's Day of their fifth year of marriage, Leslie got two gifts. One was a black card, delivered by someone on behalf of her mother-in-law, Diana Fleming. The other was a video sent anonymously to her. The video showed her husband, Edward, on a luxury cruise ship, holding an up-and-coming actress in his arms, making out with her for three whole minutes. Almost at the same time, the headline [Edward Fleming and his new girlfriend's hot kiss] dominated the trending charts. Leslie's phone was blowing up with messages from Edward's friends. Like always, everyone was pushing her to stir things up. They were here for the show. But this time, Leslie stayed calm. She replied to each of them with the same message: [I trust Edward. He knows what he's doing.] Everyone was left speechless. Messages started blowing up in a group chat someone had added her alt account to. [Did she lose it from all the shock?] [She used to make a scene every time something happened, telling everyone she could. Is she just done now?] [If she were really over it, she'd get a divorce. She probably realized throwing fits won't keep a man, so now she's acting all sweet and mature, hoping Edward feels guilty and comes crawling back. But she doesn't even know Edward's been over her for ages.] [Yeah, if I were Edward, I would've been sick of her too. He never would've married her if it weren't for that accident.] [Exactly. She's got big boobs and an empty head. Who knows what kind of shady moves she used to climb into Edward's bed and make him marry her?] The nonstop gossip kept lighting up her screen, one message after another. Leslie sat at her desk, silently watching the messages pile up on her screen. They were not wrong. If that accident hadn't happened, if Edward hadn't gotten drunk and ended up in bed with Leslie, they never would've been together. Everyone figured her sudden change was just another trick to hold on to Edward for dear life, hoping that playing the good wife would guilt him into coming back. But nobody realized that this time, Leslie was genuinely tired of it all.