Unconscious Husband: Meet Her Love In Silence by Ken Slaner

The moment Ariana saw the landline phone in Melon’s hand, her heart skipped a beat. Realization washed over her. Her son had discovered something amiss, leaving her momentarily at a loss for words.

As she had feared, Melon broke into tears upon seeing her.

“Mommy, you lied to me. You gave me a fake number,” he accused.

Ariana found herself unable to speak. She opened her mouth, but her throat felt parched and constricted. An unspoken bitterness lingered there.

The number wasn’t fake; it had simply been disconnected.

And the man who once owned that number, Melon’s father, had indeed been real.

Tears streaming down his face, Melon gasped for breath, looking utterly heartbroken.

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to connect, he’d sensed that something was wrong. Choking back sobs, he questioned

for his age and had never broken down like this before. Pulling him into a comforting embrace,

ask through hiccups, “Then why hasn’t he come back? Why doesn’t

for words. Thoughts of Theodore weighed her down Like a massive

tears began to well up, and she fought to suppress a torrent

very soon, alright?” Ariana managed to say,

her reassurances, Melon’s tears flowed unabated. Finally, exhaustion won out,

putting Melon to bed, Ariana found herself alone in the

a daze on the couch, she felt the emotions she’d

her body shook uncontrollably. Sliding off the couch onto the floor, she gave in

thought pricking at her