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The sterile scent of the hospital still clung to you as you pushed open your own front door, weak but clinging to a thread of hope. The house was silent, save for muffled, intimate sounds drifting from the bedroom. Your hand trembled as you eased the door open. Inside, Leo, your husband of one year, was locked in a passionate embrace with the woman you trusted most. The air in the room seemed to freeze. Leo pulled away, his face hardening into a mask of cruel contempt. He looked you over, his expression dripping with venomous disgust.