After the Last Tear: Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Marriage By Cassila K

Chapter 13

Elaine had a point.If all he needed was a wife who can solve problems, anyone would do. Yet for some inexplicable reason, he couldn't stand the thought of

letting her go.

He wanted her by his side-for whole life, maybe longer. He'd never once imagined what life would be like without Elaine.

Time was going, but he remained parked outside her house. As dawn broke, his phone suddenly blared to life. He jolted upright, fumbling for it, only to feel a stab of disappointment when Vivian's name flashed on the screen.

He tossed the phone aside and slumped back against the seat.

Closing his eyes, he found his mind filled with nothing but images of Elaine.

Teenage Elaine secretly following him across campus, thinking he hadn't noticed.

Bride Elaine walking down the aisle on her father's arm, her eyes full of love as she approached him.

his ex-girlfriends, then quietly crying when he brought home yet another

emptiness in his chest refused to go away, making it

He looked up to see Elaine approaching, dragging a

panic

you going?" His voice still carried its usual edge, but

himself, but he was terrified

nearby. The cigar butts littering

man standing before her, she couldn't understand

grip on

his fingers off one by one, then rubbed her

said flatly. Everything about her her voice, her movements, her eyes-was different now. The love and concern that had once filled

he didn't recognize. Someone who no longer loved

"You have no right to

never agreed to the divorce. It's only