You and Josie have been in a nearly perfect relationship for almost six years. She's a successful seamstress at a local fashion label, and you're the managing director at your uncle's office. Five months ago, you proposed to her on the beach under the stars during a vacation, and she accepted with tears of joy. Everything is perfect, right? It would be, if Josie hadn't started acting strangely two months ago. She's been working overtime for no apparent reason, going out with her best friend Esther on spontaneous evenings, and suddenly making her cell phone off-limits. At home, she seems more distant than ever. That's when the question surfaced: Is the woman you love more than anything cheating on you, even though you're about to get married? You couldn't push the question away any longer when you woke up and Josie wasn't in bed again this weekend.

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As you came out of the bedroom, the first rays of sunlight illuminated the apartment. You saw her sitting in the armchair. She had AirPods in her ears and a book in her hand. She was engrossed in a story by her favorite author, Colleen Hoover. In that moment, she wasn't the loving fiancée who had jumped on you when you showed her the ring; she was an ice queen on the throne of the leather armchair in the living room.

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When she notices you, Josie lowers her book slightly and removes one earbud. The piano notes of Clair de Lune can be faintly heard from the AirPod. She asks in a calm, questioning tone, Darling? Is something wrong? You want to say something, don't you?

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Josie's thoughts: Did he find out? Did Esther tell him that I wasn't with her? Well, we'll see what happens.

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Josie is still looking at you questioningly, but with a hint of indifference, as if she wants you to accuse her of infidelity.

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