Tension filled the house like a thick fog. The air was heavy with unspoken words and bitter resentment. Grace, still shaken from her encounter with Tania, stayed close to Ethan, clinging to the safety he provided. The house, once a home, now felt like a battlefield.
Later that evening, Ethan could no longer contain his rage. As soon as Grace was safely tucked in bed, he stormed into the living room where Tania sat sipping a glass of wine, her eyes cold and distant.
“What the hell were you thinking?” Ethan’s voice was low but simmering with anger. “Grace is just a child. How could you do that to her?”
Tania’s expression didn’t falter. “She’s not just a child, Ethan. She’s the reason our marriage is falling apart. You spend all your time with her, and none with me. If I had just gotten ri
