(Karen’s POV, Present Tense)

The news hasn’t stopped since Yasmin leaked Dre’s past.

Every headline screams his name.

“Dre Carter’s Dirty London Secret.”

“From Businessman to Conman?”

“The Sister-Husband Scandal Deepens.”

The television plays it on loop, reporters circling like vultures. Online, strangers dissect my marriage like it’s a public game. Some call me blind, others call me complicit. None of them know the truth. None of them care.

Dre paces the living room, ...