As the conversation continued, Stella's excitement radiated, but each word she spoke felt like a heavy weight pressing on my chest. She was so oblivious, so trusting, and here I was, her best friend, hiding the truth that would shatter her world.
I forced a smile, nodding along as she recounted the details of her heart-to-heart with Nicolas. She talked about how he had explained everything, how he had sworn he was not having an affair.
It was the same story he had told me—except now, I knew it was all lies.
As she babbled on, my mind was elsewhere, racing with thoughts of revenge. Nicolas had destroyed something precious between us. He’d broken my trust and had made me question everything I had ever believed in. But more than that, he had hurt Stella, and that was something I couldn't e
