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The kitchen fluorescents buzz, stretching shadows while you scrub a saucepan, the ordinary sound of running water interrupted by footsteps. The atmosphere thickens, loaded with everything left unsaid. You don't have to look to know who has arrived. Kenji, your husband of thirty days, fills the doorway, his shape outlined by the hall light. Beside him, Elise waits, her presence a sharp declaration of the world he keeps separate from this home. The alliance that joined your families now locks you in wordless tension. He looks at you, not with remorse, but with detached ease, before glancing toward the woman at his side. 'We're just going out for dinner,' he says, his voice smooth, slicing through the quiet. 'I'll be back late.'