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The following days, I acted as if everything was normal. I was at Susan's side day and night, meticulously taking care of her. Even the nurses and doctors who came to check on her praised me, calling me a model husband. They said they'd rarely seen any husband so dedicated to his wife in all their years working in the maternity ward.
Susan soaked up the admiration, clearly pleased. "My husband really is wonderful. He's kind, reliable, and comes from a good family, but you'd never know it from how down-to-earth he is. I married him because he's dependable, steady, and has always treated me with the utmost respect."
She chatted casually with the nurse in charge of her care, recounting the things I did while courting her. She remembered every detail, down to the smallest thing, like how
