Part 3Vows of Vengeance

After Caleb left, my phone buzzed. It was a notification from a contact saved as "Lily."

[Hey Auntie, want to bet Caleb still spends Valentine's with me?]

[Hehe, looks like I won.]

The girl's provocations were childish but effective. Usually, they were enough to send me into a spiral.

But I knew exactly where she got her confidence from.

When Caleb first started cheating, he wasn't this blatant.

Back then, he hid Lily's texts.

He coaxed me, begged me, told me he’d cut it off.

My heart was ripped open. I couldn't believe the man who loved me so fiercely in our teens could stab me like this.

Like every other betrayed wife, I went to his office. I screamed about his betrayal in front of everyone.

I tried to drag out the woman who was destroying my home.

But Caleb protected Lily perfectly. He kept her hidden.

Until the day Lily lost her patience and came to me herself to brag.

I didn't even have room to fight back. She slammed down photo after photo of them in bed together.

"Auntie, Caleb told me it was love at first sight, but he wouldn't touch me until I graduated college."

"So, the moment I finished school, he took me. He even cleared his schedule to take me on a trip abroad."

"Oh, right. That was while you were back in your hometown for your father's funeral."

"See? That's how much he loves me."

Lily stood there with her high ponytail, gloating about Caleb’s devotion.

I lost my mind. I grabbed a glass and smashed it against her.

Then, in a fit of rage, I used a shard of glass to slice her face.

Caleb arrived in a panic and pulled a sobbing Lily into his arms.

He looked at me, his voice freezing.

"I’ve spoiled you too much over the years, Winona."

"I’ve let you think you actually have the right to touch what’s mine."