Aiden's POV
I imagined the anguish that clouded Jessica's expression when she asked whether I would have remained with her had Elisa not suffered the loss of her child. I recollected the moments when she concealed her sorrow whenever Elisa's name entered our discussions, or when she saw the two of us together acting like lovers, and my self-loathing deepened.
If I confessed to her that all the suffering she endured, believing I had openly betrayed her, had been pointless? That it had, in fact, been a meticulously planned ruse aimed at pushing her to end our marriage. Would this revelation bring her comfort or exacerbate her feelings?
Seeing the self doubt in my expression, Elisa pressed on. "The truth will hurt Jess, far more than any of our lies ever did. Especially now, when her emoti
