Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

Even Tina couldn't quite articulate the fleeting panic that, in that moment, became tangible.

She felt like a caged eagle, majestic and beautiful, with a free and unyielding spirit and a clear mind, seeing through the life she had no choice in.

She had convinced herself to spend a lifetime tied by convenience to a man devoid of love, indifferent to whomever he might emotionally cherish or physically be with. That was why she laid out those clear-cut terms at their first meeting.

She wasn't looking for love in this marriage but to safeguard the Watson family's interests and her dignity.

But if she fell in love with her husband, her desires would change inevitably.

She could tolerate a husband who shared her bed but not her heart, where there was no affection, only mutual benefits, but not one who couldn't reciprocate her feelings. She could no longer calmly accept the idea of Phillip having affairs.

In truth, she harbored an extreme purity of spirit and body, wishing he would remain faithful. If other women appeared in his life, she'd lose her mind, becoming a hysterical, jealous wife.

She didn't want to be like that, too ugly and sad.

standing quietly before Phillip, her

chilling her to the bone, though the cashmere scarf around her neck was

envisioned the sad trajectory of her future

demeanor was as it had been upon their first

with it," she said, "let's

normal but never

room. The following morning when Phillip was leaving for the office,

not to disturb her sleep. She usually woke up around ten,

when he wondered if he should have checked on

took a side trip to grab Tina's favorite cake. He noticed she was down, even though he couldn't put a finger on the

him that Tina

piece missing. She arrived with just one suitcase and left just as lightly packed. From

in Tanzania, capturing the migration

to drink by the river during Tanzania's short rainy season, with lions resting