When I boarded my husband’s private jet, his secretary was sitting beside him in my usual seat, feeding him peeled oranges while his mother told me to be considerate. I didn’t argue.

working for Aaron.

As if she were waiting for something.

Or someone.

Twenty minutes later, I was sitting in the back of a sedan driven by a man my family had employed since I was nineteen.

As the city moved past the windows, I thought about everything I had ignored.

Aaron changing passwords.

New accounts I wasn’t told about.

His phone suddenly always face down.

Long nights at the office.

Jasmine appearing in meetings that once included me.

I had noticed every change.

I had simply explained each one away