Chapter 4: Walking Away
Chapter 4: Walking Away
Emma calmly picked up a cloth napkin.
She carefully wiped the salad dressing from her face.
Then she looked around the dining room.
"I tolerated insults."
"I tolerated humiliation."
"I tolerated cruelty."
"But tonight..."
"...was the last time anyone puts their hands on me."
She slowly removed her wedding ring.
Without hesitation, she placed it beside Daniel's dinner plate.
"I'm done confusing silence with strength."
She turned toward the front door.
Behind her, Daniel finally spoke.
"Emma..."
"Please."
She paused for only a second.
Without looking back, she answered quietly,
"The moment you laughed while someone assaulted your wife..."
"...you stopped being my husband."
Then she walked away.
No one followed.
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No one tried to stop her.
The enormous mansion had never felt so silent.
