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Matteo already had a premonition that his home was going to be a lot more silent until he figured out what to do about his failing marriage. He tried so much to keep Priscilla out of his mind as he tried to sleep.

He readily admitted that he that had foolishly believed that his wife would be at home waiting for her but he had been met with the same old dreaded emptiness and coldness that greeted him in her absence.

Matteo's once fulfilled and happy life had turned into an empty, cold and lonely existence. He was completely consumed by the sense of isolation and heartache that had come with the end of his marriage. Once upon a time, he had shared his life with Diana, building a home, and a legacy. But now, all that he had with her seemed like a distant memory, and he is left feeling hollow and exposed.

For the past few mornings, he would awake feeling the same sense of emptiness, and the hard reality of his current situation would hit him like a ton of bricks. He missed the sound of Di