Returning Alone form the Failed Marriage — Novel

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In a world where love falters and promises shatter, Ryan Curtis grapples with the aftermath of a marriage built on confusion and betrayal. After a decade of unrequited feelings, a reckless decision by his mother sends Fiona Harper into his life, but their union quickly turns into a lonely struggle. As Fiona vanishes from their home, off on years-long trips and entangled with her past, Ryan finds himself raising their daughter, Maisie, alone. Each day, he waits for a glimpse of the woman who once held his heart, only to face her cold indifference.

When Fiona finally returns, it's not to rekindle their family, but to bring chaos into their already fragile lives. With each encounter, the tension escalates as Ryan's hopes are met with Fiona's dismissive actions and the presence of her ex-boyfriend and his daughter, Rielle. Can Ryan fight for Maisie’s happiness when the woman he once loved seems more committed to her past than to the family they tried to build?

As relationships unravel and loyalties are tested, Ryan must navigate a world where love is no guarantee, and the battle for his daughter's heart becomes his only solace. Will he find the strength to reclaim what was lost, or will he be forced to accept the bitter truth of a love that was never meant to be?

Returning Alone form the Failed MarriageChapter 1

My mother, heartbroken over my ten-year unrequited love, simply drugged her much younger best friend, Fiona Harper, and sent her to my bed.

After waking up, Fiona coldly agreed to marry me.

However, not long after we got married, she began traveling abroad frequently. Each trip lasted three years.

During that time, I stayed home, raising our daughter, Maisie, while waiting for her return.

Until three years later, when I heard that she returned to Canada, I skipped an important business engagement, bringing my daughter to the airport to greet her.

Unfortunately, she just gave me a faint look, saying, “Sorry, I have a cleanliness obsession.”

From then on, my daughter and I would wash our hands at least three times every time we touched anything. Our home was spotless, without a speck of dust. Still, she never came back. She never even held our daughter.

Until I saw a video where someone asked her, “Miss Harper, what do you think is the happiest thing you've ever done?”

She replied nonchalantly, "Probably last week, overseas. I coaxed Rielle to sleep and then pulled Asher into the bathroom."