Chapter 46

The air hung heavy with tension as Alexander stepped into entrance of his home, the echoes of emptiness reverberating in the silent spaces. The mansion, once filled with the hum of shared laughter and domestic life, now stood as a place to the fractured ties that bound its occupants.

His footsteps seemed to echo through the expansive corridors as he walked through the familiar path to the heart of the the living room. "Elizabeth!" He called, but there was no response. He walked up to their room but there was no sign of her.

With a heavy sigh, Alexander reached for his phone, He dialed his wife's number, each digit a somber note in the anticipation that played in his mind. As the call connected, the phone seemed to ring with a melancholic melody, mirroring the emotions that was within him.

"Elizabeth," he spoke, the name carrying the weight of unspoken apologies and the echoes of shattered trust. "I'm back. We need to talk."

The response on the other end was a hesitant acknowledgment,