I knew she loved Julian. I had seen it the moment we met, the way her eyes lit up whenever she spoke about him.
When the person you love turns on you, it feels like a dull blade dragging across your heart, slow and relentless, leaving you bleeding without end.
My pain came from both of them, so there was no reason I should be the only one suffering. They should feel it too.
Lydia called soon after. Her voice was hoarse, as if she had been crying. "Elena… are you satisfied now? Julian loves you so much that he was willing to humiliate me for your sake. When he begged you not to divorce him, did you think I was pathetic? But I love him too. I've loved him for so many years. I finally got to stand beside him… so why does he still only see you?"
I listened as she poured out her feelings—he
