Chapter Fifty Nine
Chloe notices the change in her friend’s behavior and tries to get her to open up about what’s really going on.
“Janet, what’s going on with you? You’re acting so strange lately,” she says one day when they’re out shopping.
“I’m fine, just a little stressed out, that’s all,” Janet replies, her eyes darting around nervously.
Chloe doesn’t believe her for a second. “Janet, I know something is going on. You can’t keep this bottled up forever. You have to tell Jason the truth.”
Janet’s heart races at the thought of confessing her infidelity to Jason. “I can’t, Chloe. I just can’t do it. What if he hates me? What if he never wants to see me again?”
Chloe puts a comforting hand on her friend’s shoulder. “You won’t know until you try. And if he really loves you, he’ll find a way to forgive you.”
Janet knows deep down that Chloe is right, but the thought of telling Jason the truth still terrifies her. She spends the next few days in a constant state of anxiety, unable to sleep or eat properly. She knows she has to do something soon, or she’ll drive herself insane with worry.
Chloe’s frustration with Janet’s indecisiveness continued to grow each passing day. She couldn’t understand why her friend was so scared to tell Jason the truth, and it was starting to take a toll on their friendship.
“Janet, you have to tell him,” Chloe said, exasperated. “Keeping this secret is just making things worse. You’re acting so weird around him, he’s bound to notice something’s up.”
“I know, I know,” Janet replied, her voice tinged with desperation. “But what if he never forgives me? What if he can never trust me again?”
Chloe sighed, “Look, I’m not saying it’s going to be easy, but keeping this from him is only going to make it worse. You have to face the music sooner or later.”
“But what if he leaves me?” Janet’s voice was barely above a whisper. “I can’t lose him, Chloe. I just can’t.”
“Janet, you made a mistake, and it’s time to own up to it,” Chloe said firmly. “Jason is a good guy, and I believe he’ll understand if you come clean. But if you keep this from him and he finds out on his own, that’s going to be much worse.”
Janet bit her lip, considering Chloe’s words. “I know you’re right. I just don’t know how to do it. Every time I try to bring it up, I chicken out.”
“Well, maybe you need to think of a different approach,” Chloe suggested. “Maybe you could write him a letter or something, so you can get everything out without having to say it face-to-face.”
“That’s not a bad idea,” Janet said, her eyes brightening a little. “Maybe that would be easier for me.”
“Whatever you decide, just make sure you do it soon,” Chloe said, her tone firm. “This is eating you up inside, and it’s not fair to Jason or to yourself.”
Janet nodded, feeling a sense of relief knowing that Chloe was there to support her. “Thank you, Chloe. I don’t know what I’d do without you.”
“Anytime, girl,” Chloe said with a grin. “Now let’s go get some ice cream and take your mind off of things for a little while.”
Janet’s heart was pounding as she answered the mysterious phone call. She tried to keep her voice steady as she spoke, but she couldn’t hide the fear in her tone.
“Who is this?” she demanded. “What do you want?”
The voice on the other end of the line was distorted, making it impossible for Janet to tell if it was a man or a woman. The only thing she knew for sure was that they knew about her infidelity.
“You know exactly what I want,” the voice said. “I want you to end things with Jason and never speak to him again. If you don’t, I’ll make sure he finds out about your little indiscretion.”
Janet felt sick to her stomach. How could someone know about her affair? Had she been caught on camera somewhere? Was someone following her?
“I can’t do that,” she whispered. “I love Jason. I can’t just walk away from him.”
“Then you leave me no choice,” the voice said. “You have twenty-four hours to break things off with him, or I’ll reveal everything. And trust me, you don’t want that.”
Janet hung up the phone, feeling more confused and scared than ever. She couldn’t believe that someone was blackmailing her over her affair. It was like something out of a bad movie.
Chloe was sitting on the couch when Janet walked back into the room. She could see the fear in her friend’s eyes and knew that something was wrong.
“What’s going on?” she asked, standing up to face her.Content © NôvelDrama.Org.
Janet explained everything, from the mysterious phone call to the threat of blackmail. Chloe was shocked but not surprised. She had a feeling that Janet’s affair was going to catch up with her eventually.
“We have to tell Jason,” Chloe said firmly. “If we don’t, this person is going to destroy your relationship anyway. At least if you tell him, you can control the damage.”
Janet nodded, knowing that Chloe was right. She didn’t want to lose Jason, but she also couldn’t let someone else control her life.
The next day, Janet met Jason at their favorite coffee shop. She was nervous, but she knew that this conversation was long overdue.
“Jason, I have to tell you something,” she said, taking a deep breath. “I’ve been unfaithful to you. I’ve had an affair, and I’m so sorry.”
Jason’s face turned white as a sheet, and he looked like he’d been punched in the gut.
“How could you do this to me?” he asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
Janet felt tears welling up in her eyes as she explained everything, from the affair to the mysterious phone call. She told him how scared she was and how she didn’t know what to do.
Jason listened silently, his face unreadable. When Janet finished, he took a deep breath and spoke.
“I don’t know what to say,” he said. “I need some time to think about all of this.”
Janet nodded, feeling like her heart was breaking. She knew that she had hurt Jason deeply, and she didn’t know if their relationship could survive this.
As she walked home, she couldn’t help but wonder who the mysterious caller was and how they had known about her affair. She felt like she was caught in a never-ending nightmare, and she didn’t know how to escape.