

In The Heat Of Betrayal
One day, Alexandra received a distress call from Bella and discovered that Jerald had taken his first love, Dayna, out for fun, leaving Bella locked in a hot car. Eventually, she arrived too late to save Bella, who had fainted from heatstroke and passed away. This tragic event left Alexandra disillusioned with Jerald, leading her to file for divorce...The phone rang three times before I answered—it always does, right before everything breaks.\n\n'Babe, don’t panic,' Jerald said, voice smooth as polished stone. 'It’s just Bella. She’s being dramatic again.'\n\nBut it wasn’t drama. It was Bella’s voice cutting in, weak, gasping: 'Alex… the car… it’s 120 degrees… I can’t move… please—' Then silence.\n\nI was seven miles away. I floored the accelerator, heart slamming against my ribs. By the time I skidded up to that black Tesla parked under the merciless sun, steam was rising off the hood. I shattered the window with a rock. Bella’s face was flushed purple, her chest still. I screamed her name, pounded on her chest, begged her to breathe.\n\nAn hour later, the ER lights flickered cold above a sheet-covered gurney.\n\nNow, standing in our empty bedroom, I stare at his side of the bed. My hands tremble—not from grief, but fury. Do I pack my bags and vanish? Confront him head-on? Or dig deeper, find out why he really left her there?
