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's
idea how humiliat
wing for weeks. My chest burns as I watch my husband stand by the
the same face he always wears when he w
his tone flat, cool, indiffe
ngle word cuts sh
ness too?" I ask quietly, the
snaps, voice rising. "Can I have one peaceful nig
omplain about? Are you listening to you
s flash, his brows
e tears burning behind my eyes, b
're announcing to the world that you're single, or you're p
e calm, every motion a mockery of my pai
barely managing to speak. "I had a fever so high t
. "What are you
ting by her bedside. The same
a cruel smile. "So you
For the first time, I really look at his crisp shirt, his slicked-back hai
again," he says coldly. "So no, Eva, I'm
everything I had. My body, my time, my soul. I fought for your company,
is bitterness over a kiss? Be caref
ong with what you did? You kissed another wom
d of you throwing that word in my face like it's a weapon
o deep I can hardly breathe. "You're cheating
ctually went down on me once in your li
nt, the wo
pit of my stomach, and ev
p back, shaking. "How dare you use that
at's your problem. You've been us
use?" I
lity, looking straight i
gs I waited for him to come home, the countless times I believed he'd change. I've
n know you," I murmur, m
shirt and grabs his car k
hes. "What ha
wondering," he says coldly, w
rush after him, my heel
anyway," he throws over his sho
low him down the stairs. "It's late, Stepha
t is your problem? If I stay, you nag. If I lea
just... I just want y
n he exhales harshly. "Just let me be, Eva.
that, h
d I crumble where I stand. My knees hit the floor by the st
believing love would be enough. But love d
-
days
n't re
rner holds a memory, every breath reminds me of the woman I used to be.
age is alr
eneath my name. I'd drafted them months ago but never had the courage to hand them
round the house, the home that once felt like a dream. The
tside, and my heart
re my shoulders, forcin
ession tightening when he sees me standing there wit
" He says, sca
nce adored. The man I built my life around. A
ice trembling. "I probably always wi
He takes them, scans through,
es glinting. "You're not
and sure for the first t
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