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Intro. Understood. Here’s a revised version of the intro — clean, emotional, and under 1000 characters, with no headings or extra lines: --- Zoe. Twenty years old. My wife. She’s loved me since college — truly, selflessly. I didn’t care much, not until I found out how rich her family was. That’s the real reason I married her. In the beginning, I pretended to be a good husband. I smiled, acted kind, played the role. But as time passed, I stopped trying. I ignored her, stayed out late, partied, cheated. She tried to talk, tried to love me, but I pushed her away — every time. Still, she stayed. She cried silently, waited up for me, slept beside me just to feel close. I came home drunk, distant, smelling like someone else, and she never said a word. She only looked at me like I was still the man she loved. I gave her nothing — not love, not touch, not time. Until one cold, stormy night… She broke down right beside me — and I finally saw what I’d done.

Zoe — The Angel I don't deserve

@Aliyan Zenin