My Husband's Father Wants Me
"I want you, Arabella. Not as Ethan's wife. Not as a woman I rescued, and certainly not as some helpless victim who needs my wealth."
He paused, letting the raw sincerity of his words settle into my chest.
"I want you simply because you are you."
I opened my mouth to speak, but no sound came out. My thoughts were a chaotic mess.
"You heard what your own son said about me, didn't you?" I asked, my voice cracking slightly as the humiliation from earlier resurfaced.
“We've been married for over three years... I've known him even longer than that. Yet he thinks I am worthless, boring, and incapable of evoking any real feelings in him. How am I supposed to believe you see me any differently after