ANMELDEN{MIRA’S POV}When David left the house without saying a word to me, I felt something inside me break. He was in such a hurry. His mother had called him to tell him that Leo was sick, and without even taking a moment to explain anything to me, David rushed out of the house to go see his son.His son. And once again, Vanessa was in that same house. I stood there watching him leave, and my heart felt heavier with every passing second. Why did it always have to be this way?Why did I always feel like I came second in my own marriage? Vanessa was Leo’s mother. I was David’s wife. Yet somehow, whenever something involved Leo, David seemed to forget that I existed.I walked slowly back into the house, trying to control my emotions. I didn’t want to cry. But the tears came anyway. I wiped them away quickly, looking around the quiet room.“What exactly am I in this family?” I whispered to myself.Sometimes I wondered if I was truly David’s wife or just someone who happened to live in his house
Someone pushed the door open. It was David. I froze. For a moment, I couldn’t say anything. I had been standing there trying to collect my thoughts, trying to understand what had just happened, and now he was standing in front of me.His eyes were fixed on me. “Who were you talking to, Mira?” he asked. I didn’t answer.He stepped farther into the room. “I was at the door,” he continued. “I heard all your conversations.”My heart sank. So he had been listening. I looked away from him, trying to hold back the tears that were already burning my eyes. I didn’t want to cry in front of him. I didn’t want him to think that tears were the only way I knew how to express myself.But I couldn’t stop them. One tear slipped down my cheek. Then another. David stared at me.“Mira,” he said again. “Who were you talking to?”I remained silent. I wiped my face with the back of my hand, but the tears kept coming. Then I finally looked at him. “Do you really care to know?”He frowned. “What kind of quest
When I called Jason, I immediately started shedding tears. I didn’t even know why I was crying. I just felt so bad, almost as if I had cheated on him.The moment Jason heard my voice, he noticed something was wrong. “Mira, why are you crying?” he asked.I quickly wiped my tears, trying to control myself. “It wasn’t intentional,” I said.“What wasn’t intentional?”I took a deep breath before answering. “It was just out of excitement.” Jason was quiet for a moment. He could hear the sadness in my voice, and I knew he wasn’t going to let it go. Then he asked about my husband.“What about your husband? Are you two cool now?”I didn’t know what to say at first. “No, Jason. We’re not.”“What happened?”My husband and I talked last night. About the women in his life. I told him how I am not comfortable with all that happened if we can amend and be happy. If those women can stop crossing boundaries.“He said those women will remain in his life forever,” I said quietly. “He told me there is
I woke him up early in the morning. “David.” He moved slightly but didn’t open his eyes. “David,” I called again. This time, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at me.“What is it?”I stared at him for a moment. I wanted to ask him how he was feeling, but there was something else going through my mind. I already knew something he didn’t. Last night was the last time I would share a bed with him as his wife. It was my goodbye.David didn’t know that. He didn’t know that while he had been sleeping peacefully beside me, I had already made up my mind. He had done too much to me. There were too many things I had endured. Too many arguments. Too many disappointments. Too many times I cried because of him.There were things he had done to me that I knew I could never forgive. I looked at him. “How are you feeling now?”He smiled slightly. “I feel good.” I nodded. “You feel good?”“Yes.”I smiled. “Then you should know that you can’t get it again.”He frowned. “What?”“You can’t get another
Then I saw Vanessa again. She was standing in the living room as if she belonged there. For a moment, our eyes met. I expected my heart to race. I expected the anger to return. I expected the same pain I had felt when I saw her beside David in that bed.But nothing happened. I simply looked at her. Then I walked past her. I didn’t say a word. I didn’t ask why she was there. I didn’t ask what she wanted. I didn’t even give her the satisfaction of seeing me upset.I walked straight into the kitchen because I was hungry. After everything that had happened, my stomach was empty, and I needed something to eat. I didn’t have the energy to stand in the living room and exchange words with Vanessa.As I entered the kitchen, I stopped. David was there. He was standing near the counter, boiling hot water. He turned when he heard my footsteps. For a second, he stared at me. Then his expression changed. “Honey, you’re awake.”I looked at him calmly. “Yes, honey. I’m awake.” He seemed surprised by
My phone rang. I reached for it. The screen lit up. Jason. For a few seconds, I simply stared at his name. I didn’t know why seeing it made something inside me soften.Maybe because, after everything that had happened, there was one person who had actually cared enough to check on me. I answered the call. “Hello?” Then I heard his familiar voice.“Hello, beautiful woman.”A smile immediately spread across my face. I couldn’t help it. For the first time since last night, I smiled without forcing it. “Jason.”“Yes, it’s me.” I could hear the smile in his voice. “How are you?”I swallowed. “I’m okay.”“You don’t sound okay.” I looked toward the ceiling. “I’m just tired.” “I understand. Are you resting now?” “Yes.”“Good.” He paused for a moment. “I hope you’re okay and relaxing now.” Those simple words touched me more than he probably realized. I laughed softly. Not because anything was funny. I laughed because I was happy.Happy that someone cared enough to ask. Happy that someone want
{Mira’s POV}The room went silent. Dead silent. I stared at David as the voicemail ended. “You promised you would use your wife’s family money to save him. “The words echoed through my head again and again. David looked frozen. Caught. Exposed.For the first time since I met him, he had no explanat
“Please let me explain everything. David’s voice sounded far away now. Like I was underwater. Like my entire body had stopped functioning properly after hearing too many terrible truths at once.I remained on the bathroom floor trembling violently while tears and humiliation burned through my chest
MIRA’S POV)The entire ride to the hotel was silent.Painfully silent.The luxurious city of Dubai flashed outside the tinted windows towering skyscrapers, glowing billboards, expensive cars but I saw none of it. All I could see was her face.That woman. And the little boy. My chest tightened painful
[ MIRA’S POV ]"Mom, please stop. Today is a big day for me. It’s my wedding day, Mom. My wedding.""Yes, I know, honey," she whispered, her eyes swimming with a pain that frightened me. "I know what today means to you, and I know how much you love David. But… but I don't want you to go through wit







