108 The Pain of Truth

The evening air was filled with a palpable tension as Alex watched Emma emerge gracefully from the crowd, her poised demeanor a stark contrast to his internal turmoil. As she moved toward the waiting. limousine, he found a burst of courage. “Emma, wait!”

She hesitated, turning to face him, her expression revealing she anticipated this confrontation.” What is it, Alex? I have to hurry.”

Standing before her, Alex’s rehearsed lines crumbled, replaced by a raw, unfiltered need for answers. “Why did you nev

reveal who you really were? Could knowing the truth have saved us?”

irony and disbelief, caught Alex off guard. “You’re mistaken, Alex. I never hid who I was. I wanted our marriage to be genuine, unclouded by my family’s status. It’s you who failed to see me, to truly look at

together the fragments of their past. How could he have been so

continued, her voice steady but laced with a hint of sadness. “Your actions now, they’re nothing but self–deception. You

spoke, Alex felt the gravity of his ignorance and neglect weighing heavily on him. He had taken her presence for granted, never delving deeper into the

wanted our marriage to end. If we had been

firmly. “Honesty? Why didn’t you tell me about

left Alex speechless, the truth of their failed marriage painfully clear. He had been living in a delusion, a world where he believed

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