Once again, I reminded Emily that no matter what, this marriage had to end.
When she first gave birth, everything still seemed normal.
But two months later, she suddenly said she felt anxious all the time, withdrawn, and often too low to even speak.
Sometimes she confessed she had impulses of taking the baby with her to die.
I researched online and found out this was postpartum depression.
If untreated, it would only get worse.
Since I had to work, I asked her parents to come help.
I even went to her company to resign on her behalf.
I told her to buy whatever she wanted, to just focus on resting at home.
Whenever I had free time, I stayed by her side, trying to make her laugh.
But instead of improving, her condition only seemed to worsen.
Her best friend suggested a new approach:
“Maybe traveling more, changing her environment, might help.”
So I immediately proposed traveling with her.
But she refused, saying I needed to work hard to support the family, that I couldn’t just take time off.
“If that’s the case, let Sophia Lewis accompany me instead,” she said.
At first, I didn’t think much of it.
I simply reminded Sophia to take good care of Emily.