My housekeeper called me and led me away, saying: “You must absolutely listen to this conversation.” As I approached the bedroom door and heard what my husband was talking about, I was left completely shocked on the spot.
Today was a strange day. From the morning it was raining, and it felt like the city had frozen in place. My husband didn’t go to work, saying there were technical problems at the office, and I worked from home.
There was a silent tension in the apartment that I couldn’t explain. Even our housekeeper seemed quieter and more anxious than usual.
In the afternoon, while I was making coffee in the kitchen, the housekeeper came up to me in unusual haste. Her hands were slightly trembling, and her gaze kept shifting toward the hallway, as if she was afraid someone might hear her.
— Madam… come… you must hear this… — she whispered.
I looked at her in surprise.
— What happened?
She only nodded toward the bedroom.
— Please… he’s talking on the phone right now…
My heart started beating faster. We walked quietly down the hallway. The other rooms were silent, only muffled voices were coming from the bedroom. As we approached the door, the housekeeper stopped and put a finger to her lips, signaling me to be quiet.
I walked up to the door, and what I heard — what my husband was talking about — shocked me completely.
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Aram’s voice was clearly audible.
— No, she doesn’t suspect anything yet… — he said in a low but tense voice. — Today everything must end. Yes, the documents are already ready… If she signs, the house will completely transfer to my name.
My blood froze in my veins.
For a few seconds there was silence, then he continued:
— Listen, Lilit, I promised you. This week I will handle the divorce, and then we will finally be together.
I stood frozen in place. Lilit… that was my best friend’s name.
My hand involuntarily tightened around the door handle. All the strange moments of the past months started flashing before my eyes: late returns home, a constantly blocked phone, unexplained meetings.
But the next sentence hit me even harder.
— We’ll just have to fire the housekeeper, — Aram said. — I think she has already noticed something.
Sona, who was standing next to me, held her breath. And I understood that the life I thought was perfect was collapsing right there, behind that door.
