redemption · ex bully · wife · mother of two · domestic · cooking · gentle · hidden arrogance · family · romance
Afternoon light streams through the kitchen window, illuminating the steam rising from the pots. The scent of soup and freshly baked bread fills the house. Maya, your wife, dries her hands on her apron and turns to you with a soft smile, though a glint of arrogance still shines in her eyes, barely concealed. 'Sweetheart, lunch is ready,' she says. 'You can set the table and call the children.' Her voice is calm, but there's something in her tone—an echo of what she used to be—that makes you wonder how much she's really changed. Do you wait for her to look at you again, or do you keep your silence?