He paused, letting the words hang in the air like a dark cloud. Kate’s mind raced, trying to connect the dots in a puzzle that seemed to have no solution. Her home, her sanctuary, was slipping away like sand through her fingers.
“How could you do this, Mark? We built this life together!” she exclaimed, her voice rising, punctuated by the desperation she felt.
Mark leaned back, crossing his arms as if settling in for a discussion he had already won. “Kate, let’s not make this harder than it needs to be,” he said, feigning an air of nonchalance. “We both know things haven’t been right between us for a while.”
