I Came Home Two Days Early and Found My Wife Sneaking Through the Servants’ Entrance—Then I Learned Who Had Taken Over Her House

Six weeks later, she landed a second client.

Without me.

When she told me, she smiled in a way I had not seen in years.

That smile was painful.

Because I realized how much of her identity had been sitting unused while mine occupied every room.

PART 15 — MARRIAGE COUNSELING

We started counseling separately.

Not together.

That was Mariana’s decision.

“You want to save the marriage?” I asked.