My name is Lucía Ferrer. I’m thirty-eight years old, and for eleven of those years I was married to Álvaro Mena, the commercial director of a technology consulting firm in Madrid. From the outside, our life looked flawless: an apartment in Chamberí, dinners with friends on Fridays, August vacations in Jávea, and the comfortable routine of a couple that no longer surprises each other but rarely argues either.
I worked as the head of purchasing for a hotel chain, and I knew the language of excuses well. So when Álvaro began repeating that he had “late closings,” “client dinners,” and “meetings that ran long,” I didn’t panic immediately. I simply watched.
The first thing that caught my attention was his phone.
He used to leave it anywhere; suddenly he carried it everywhere, even to the bathroom. Then came the small changes: new shirts I hadn’t bought, a different cologne, a strange energy when he looked at himself in the mirror. At first I didn’t think it was guilt.
I thought it was excitement. And that detail hurt more than any lie.
The truth surfaced on a Tuesday night, without drama, the way serious things usually happen. Álvaro had fallen asleep on the couch with his laptop open.
I was about to close it when I noticed a messaging window. I wasn’t looking for anything, but I saw my answer before I even asked the question. There was a conversation with Inés Rubio, the marketing intern.
Twenty-four years old. A perfect smile. She had been in our house once, during a company Christmas dinner.
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