I thought I would cry.
But I didn’t.
Instead, I pulled out a yellow legal pad and sat down at the table.
Because somewhere between the shock and the stillness, something unexpected settled inside me.
Clarity.
If he wanted freedom, I would give it to him.
But I would also give myself something I had never truly had before.
Control.
The truth is, our life hadn’t been glamorous.
We weren’t the kind of couple people envied from a distance. There were no luxury vacations, no extravagant gifts, no grand romantic gestures.
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