Three Years of Marriage, and I Let Him Go のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 8

I got up at five, my eyes still red, planning to use one of the orchestra's rehearsal rooms.The doorbell rang. Sienna's breakfast order had arrived.Iced coffee, crepes, and a big box of durian crepe cake.The cloying smell spread through the room, and my throat started itching right away."Get the durian out of here!"I covered my nose and mouth and backed up to the window.Sienna came out of the guest room looking completely innocent. "I forgot you're allergic to durian. Ethan loves it. I just wanted to surprise him."The noise woke Ethan. He took the cake from her, put it in the fridge, and said to me, "She meant well. Take an allergy pill and tough it out."I stared at him in disbelief. "You know how bad my allergy is. Even the smell makes me sick."He frowned, already looking impatient. "That's why I told you to take a pill, not start a fight."His words cut deep.I didn't argue anymore. I swallowed a pill and went to get my violin.But the stand was empty.I rushed out to the ba

The day before I left, I came home after finishing the residency paperwork and found a public apology waiting on the dining table.It claimed that I had invited Sienna to take part in an interactive segment of the charity concert.Her behavior had been a planned performance. The secretly recorded footage had been taken out of context and should not be held against her.At the bottom were two signature lines: one for me and one for the orchestra manager to sign on behalf of the organization.Ethan was on the sofa with Sienna snuggled up beside him."Sign it."He pushed a pen toward me, his tone leaving no room for argument."Tomorrow, have the orchestra manager sign off on it to confirm that what happened that night was part of the show."I glanced at the signature line. "I won't lie for her."Sienna's eyes were red as she explained. "I'm up for brand manager next month. If my company finds out I got drunk and made a scene at a concert hall, they'll think I'm unreliable."I turned to Et

Ethan started digging into everything that had happened over the past three years.He remembered the diamond bracelet on Sienna's wrist. It had never been a gift for a client.That day, Sienna had said she'd been passed over for a promotion and was feeling down, so on a whim he'd given her the bracelet.He'd long since forgotten who he'd originally bought it for.Only when he found the purchase record did he see the note on the order."Third anniversary. For Nora."He pulled up his car's trip log from our anniversary last year.The "emergency" at work had lasted all of 40 minutes.He'd spent the rest of the night with Sienna, eating dessert, shopping for groceries, and posing for a couples membership photo.In the photo, Sienna was beaming.She'd asked him then, "Won't Nora be sad, home all by herself?"He'd said, "She's very understanding."He'd used that one word, understanding, to excuse so many of the ways he'd let me down.Ethan canceled the membership card and tossed the gold coo

After the last stop on the tour, Ethan asked me to dinner.It was the restaurant where we'd had our first date.At the table for two by the window, there was no wagyu for Sienna and no durian dessert that would trigger my allergy.There was only pan-seared salmon, mushrooms, and a green salad.Ethan mixed a small dish of sauce and set it in front of me."I think this is how you like it."He'd gotten every step right, but I didn't pick up my fork."When did you learn that?""After you left."Ethan looked at the little dish and gave a rueful smile."Whenever you sat across from me, all I cared about was cutting Sienna's steak."I didn't realize how often I'd ignored you until you left."Four years earlier, we'd come here for our first date as a married couple.Back then, he'd cut the first piece of fish for me and put it on my plate, promising he'd never let me eat alone.The promise was real.So was the forgetting.Ethan took out a small box. Inside were our wedding rings."After the di