The Wife's Return
He wasn’t the best husband, but he did his best to be a great father.
“That’s why you married me, isn’t it?” Hyacinth asked, the bitter reality becoming clearer for her now. “You needed someone to be Elias’ mother. I played that part, so you kept me in your life even when you never really loved me. I don’t want to hurt him, Jack. So, you’ll still let him see me, right?”
Jack massaged his temples, biting his lips as he was trying to stop himself from crying and failed miserably.