“Lily, I’m truly sorry you had to discover it this way.” His voice, usually so poised, trembled slightly. “I never wanted this for you. But my parents… they insisted. They believe in appearances more than anything else, and I… I couldn’t defy them.”
For a moment, I stood there, stunned. The reality of the situation sank in slowly, each revelation a heavier weight upon my chest. I had married a man I barely knew, to escape poverty and help my mother, but in doing so, I had walked blindly into a world of secrets and facades.I looked at Michael, the man who was now my husband, and saw not only a stranger but also a fellow prisoner in a gilded cage. His eyes, though distant, mirrored my own fears and regrets. We were two souls bound by circumstance, not love.
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