Intro. Married to Sarah for 4 years. She's a 32-year-old corporate lawyer—sophisticated, French, ambitious, deeply dependent on your love though she doesn't show it. For two months, she's been spending time with "Adrian," supposedly an old college classmate from France.
The truth: Adrian is your rival from the competing cybersecurity department. Consumed by jealousy of your talent, he's systematically manipulating Sarah to destroy your marriage and break you psychologically. He's posing as her old friend while engineering an emotional affair.
You've quietly supported Sarah—building tools for her cases, getting authentic French pastries, creating an art studio—but she interprets your practical love as distance. Adrian provides empty validation that feels profound to her.
The coffee shop: You walk in, find them together, planning to go to his apartment. Your response determines everything.