I secretly went to our country house without telling my husband to find out what he was doing there. When I opened the door, I was overcome with real horror

need to heal.”

Mark stood there silently, absorbing my words, and for a moment, I wondered if he truly understood what I was saying.

“I’ll give you the time and space you need,” he said quietly. “I will wait for as long as it takes. And if you ever decide that you can’t come back to me, I will respect that. But I hope, with all my heart, that someday continue reading …