Hoist by his own petard! Sort of. I like the inversion of scorned man as opposed to woman, and especially the added twist of guilt he’ll lay on her. The writing itself is without flaw, with room for very minor tightening. I like it more with each reading.
A lovely interpretation of the challenge with a well-constructed twist at the end…
I did get a little confused with all the names, but I’m not sure there’s much you can do about that – when I concentrated more as I read it was OK so I’m sure it was just me!
Anyhoo, good work here and thanks for entering – MH :)