Since the death of her daughter, Lilly, Mary had been more distant.
Boris had thought the affair would be the one thing that would end their marriage. But Mary had still stayed with him even after she found out he had been with another woman. But then Lilly died.
And their marriage died.
It was like her life stopped the moment their daughter died. A part of her died along with her.
She was like a walking corpse.
It was heartbreaking to see his wife withering away as the days passed. And what was even more heartbreaking was that he didn't know how to help her. He was not even sure she wanted any help from him.
Everything he tried to do, she would just push him away. She would stay all day and night locked up in her room. Some days he didn't even get a glance of her now that they
