Ashley
“Marco, I have an out-of-town trip… but I’ll do my best to come back as soon as I can," I said casually.
We were sitting at the dining table, having breakfast. I watched him closely, hoping for at least a nod or a word. But he just glanced at me with blank indifference, continuing to slice his food like I hadn’t spoken at all.
So, I reached out, trying to soften him with my voice. “Marco… I promise, I’ll try to be back right away.”
He set his knife and fork down with a clink and looked at me coldly. “Do whatever you want. I stopped caring the moment you chose your career over us.”
“Marco, please. Are we really going to argue about this again?” I asked, my voice rising slightly in disbelief. “We’ve already talked about this, haven’t we?”
“And I told you, go. But if you leave, w
