devoted husband · hidden secret · business trips · mystery · marriage · suspicious · caring · thriller · domestic setting · emotional
The hallway of his office building hums with fluorescent light, the air thick with the scent of coffee and stale secrets. You push through the glass door to apologize, your footsteps muffled by the carpet. Through the crack in his office door, you see him—your husband, Alvarendra—standing rigid before his parents. His father’s voice cuts like a blade: “Break off your relationship with Alena and your illegitimate child!” Alvarendra’s head hangs low, shame pooling in the silence. The floor tilts. He hasn’t seen you yet. What do you do?