From “Clingy” to Gone My Independence Was His Biggest Regret novel Chapter 66

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ieran and I gave each other the silent treatment for almost a month after that.

ventually, his mom caught wind of our domestic cold war and orchestrated a birthday dinner to play marriage counselor.

efore Kieran showed up, she cornered me in the living room for what was clearly going to be a heart–to–heart.

Aurora, you and Kieran have been through hell and back together since day one.”

know he’s been treating you like furniture while he builds his empire, and I know that’s killing you inside. But I also need you to understand that Kieran has ways been emotionally constipated. When he screws up, he has no idea how to dig himself out of the hole. But he does love you.”

ieran’s mom was unicorn rare among mother–in–laws–she actually had boundaries.

1 seven years of marriage, she’d never once meddled in our relationship or made demands.

he’d always maintained that marriage was between two people, and family members should mind their own business.

nd she actually lived by that philosophy.

or her to break her own rule and play peacemaker, Kieran must have been absolutely desperate.

er concern felt genuine, so I decided to lay it all out:

But Mom, I didn’t get married to be a CEO’s wife. I wanted a real partner. Someone to burn dinner with, to binge terrible Netflix shows together, to wander

round Target for no reason, to share all the boring, beautiful moments that actually make up a life.”

But now? I eat alone. When I’m sick, I’m alone. When I’m in the hospital, I’m alone.”

When something amazing happens and I want to celebrate, he’s in a meeting. When everything falls apart and I need someone to hold me, he’s

1. ip. What’s the point of a marriage like that?”

d been asking myself this question for months. What was the actual point?

veryone around me kept insisting I should cling to Kieran because he was this rising star with an even brighter future, and I’d ride his coattails to the top

ly future kids would want for nothing.

ut I asked them, “So when he eventually cheats on me, should I just smile and pretend not to notice?”

hey all went quiet. After an uncomfortable pause, someone mumbled, “Marriage becomes more like family anyway.”

ut they forgot that I had my own thriving career, I didn’t need to social–climb by attaching myself to his success.

Il I’d wanted from the beginning was an actual partnership.

low I knew he was fundamentally incapable of giving me that.

nd I wasn’t about to comfort myself with “marriage becomes family” bullshit while my husband was falling for someone else.

When you stop loving someone, you stop loving them. Why wrap it up in pretty lies?

deran’s mom was quiet for a long moment, then patted my hand gently. “I’m so sorry you’ve been going through this alone, sweetheart,”

hose words almost shattered me completely. Yes, I was heartbroken–for the woman I used to be. for the dreams tut given up, for the life rd let shops assaye

Why had I allowed my world to shrink down to this?

The family dinner was scheduled for 6:30, but Kieran’s chronic lateness turned it into an indefinite waiting game.

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When I turned around, Kieran was standing behind me,

“Aurora, how long are you going to keep punishing mes

Can you give me few minutes? i can explain everything”

I looked up at him with dead eyes. “Sure.”

I asked Mila to pick up those shoes since she was flying back from London today. The salesperson must have assumed they were for her, so they wrote that

laughed, not bothering to hide my contempt. “And how do you explain getting me size 8 shoes? Our brilliant CEO doesn’t even know his own wife’s shoe size.”“

te looked like a kid who’d been caught stealing cookies.

I’m sorry.”

stared at him for what felt like forever before finally saying, I want a divorce.”

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