Chapter 13 - Ethan Realizes He Was A Stranger In His Home
Sitting alone at the kitchen island in the dead of night, Ethan looked around at the home he had built.
Every piece of furniture, every framed photograph, and every small decorative item had been chosen by Mara.
He realized he couldn't even name her favorite flower or recall the last time they had a conversation about her dreams.
He had treated marriage like a partnership of convenience where she managed the domestic sphere while he brought home a paycheck.
He had assumed her quiet demeanor meant contentment, never recognizing it as the silence of a spirit being slowly crushed.
The sketchbook, the medical bills, and the hidden letters formed an undeniable indictment of his neglect.
He pulled out his phone, opening his calendar to look at all the business trips he had volunteered for over the past year.
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He had traded precious moments with his wife and daughter for meaningless corporate accolades and bonuses.
The realization tasted like ash in his mouth, filling him with a deep, consuming regret.
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