Chapter 49

"This is your fault!" Candice roared as she stormed into our house, her voice echoing through the hallway. I ignored her, brushing past her with tears streaming down her face. She began throwing her belongings in the living room frustrated.

"Craig, did you not hear me? This is your fucking fault!" She repeated, her voice rising as she followed me. I stopped in my tracks, turning to face her, my patience wearing thin under the weight of her relentless tantrums. The frustration in her eyes mirrored the tension in the air, and I took a deep breath, trying to steady myself before responding, aware that this confrontation was teetering on the edge of exploding into something neither of us could easily walk back from.

"What fault? Should I go to the registering office and beg them to remove you from our family registry or what!" I roared, my voice echoing through the room in response to her childish rants. The intensity of my words left her taken aback, speechless, as she stared at me with