I Walked Away And He Lost His Mind (Zephyra and Steven) novel Chapter 661

He said, "If you don't like it, then don't do it. I want to make you happy, not miserable."

I was shocked. "But she's your mother. Is this really okay? Won't you be sad?"

I didn't like my mother-in-law's controlling and overly critical ways, but I never wanted to force Steven to cut ties with her.

I was afraid of putting him in a difficult position, and I didn't want him to earn a bad reputation.

Besides, things weren't so bad that they needed to cut off contact completely.

But Steven just said nonchalantly, "No. No one can make me sad."

I asked instinctively, "What about me? If I left you, you wouldn't be sad then either?"

He stared at me intently. "It's the same. If you want to leave, I won't be sad."

I was stunned for a long, long time, a heavy weight settling in my chest like a stone, an indescribable sadness washing over me.

I suspected Steven was missing some emotional component. He was terrible at handling difficult, complex relationships, incapable of truly forming them. His emotional detachment was terrifyingly rational.

Even though I was his wife, even though I felt he liked me, even though we were often incredibly intimate, and even though he had just cut contact with his own mother for my sake...

...if he wanted to let go, he could discard me at any moment.

This went on for a long time, until one day, a man named Horace entered my life.

The Horace in my dream looked exactly like the real Horace.

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