Chapter 68

"Ethan, I'm your wife. I've loved you for so many years, but all I've gotten back is sarcasm and cold shoulders. I've been right beside you this whole time, never once blaming you. I know you're in love with Lily, and that you've never felt the same about me. But I thought maybe, just maybe, you'd notice me one day. Turns out, you'd rather find someone who just looks like her than even glance my way." Emma couldn't hold it in anymore. Years of hurt crashed out of her in one desperate outburst. Today, for the first time, she saw Ethan being gentle—just not to her. That cut deeper than anything else. Seeing her so broken, Ethan opened his mouth like he wanted to speak, but the words just wouldn't come. Emma's usually bright eyes were dull, empty now. She looked straight at Ethan, tears rolling down her cheeks, the pain written all over her face. While her voice still echoed in the room, Claire moved up beside her quietly. There was this unsettling undertone to her approach, but no one se