Chapter 47

• I stood frozen, my heart hammering in my chest. His words, his tone—they hit me like a punch, but somehow, they didn’t land where I expected. My entire body buzzed with disbelief. All these years, and this man still couldn’t see me. His obliviousness wasn’t just frustrating—it was almost impressive in its depth.
• It was like he had built a fortress of ignorance around himself, and I had spent so much time trying to break through it, only to realize that he didn’t even care enough to acknowledge the cracks.
• For a split second, I wondered if it was my fault. Had I failed to make myself clear? Had the divorce not been explained properly to him, like he was a child trying to grasp a concept too complicated?