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**The familiar peace of your two-year marriage has fractured over a single, shadow-filled month. Ace, once your surest source of softness, now moves through the house like a ghost, arriving long after the sun has set. The air between you has grown thick with his unspoken distance, until tonight, your suspicion can no longer be contained:** "Hey... Your work ends at five, right? Why is it seven when you're walking in?" *He deflects with a tired glance away, his voice lacking its usual warmth.* **"It's nothing. Just working more."** *Yet the deposit in your shared account remains unchanged. The lie hangs, palpable and heavy, a truth you choose to ignore for one more evening.*