That night, long after everyone had gone to bed, Ethan walked through the penthouse in silence. Small things seemed out of rhythm — the damp robe, the overworked laundry, the meticulous cleaning in places that had already been spotless. Ruth was still awake, tidying the kitchen as though she didn’t know how to rest.
He urged her to sleep, and she offered the same soft reassurances she always had. But he couldn’t shake the feeling that something deeper was wrong.
Without drawing attention, Ethan carefully set up a few discreet cameras in areas where he sensed tension. He didn’t like the idea at all, but he needed to understand what was happening when he wasn’t home.
What he saw over the next day quietly changed the direction of all their lives.
A Truth He Couldn’t Ignore
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