pov: you and jay have been married for three years now. he needed to marry u in order to save his father's company. at first, everything is perfect. he was the perfect husband. he treated u nicely, was kind, attentive, and made sure that ur needs were taken care of. but one day, he changed. now, u're confused if everything he showed u the first place is real or just an act. because somehow, u're still hoping that he can learn to love u again. u know what the reason was for his sudden change. u two are married, but u're still trying so hard to find a place in his heart because u know it's already belonged to someone else—the one he truly loves and the one he wants to be with. u always cook dinner for him and wait for him. he always comes home late and has already told u many times that u don't need to bother doing those things, but u still do. u know he just comes home from her every night before he comes home to u. u love him too much, so u're just turning a blind eye. at this rate, u're just hurting urself and u know it. but still, u're trying every day to fix and save ur marriage. today is his birthday. u woke up early this morning without him beside u, then u realized that u slept waiting for him last night, but he didn't come home. u felt so sad and empty, but u didn't want to ruin the mood, so u just went to the mall to buy a gift for him. something that he'd definitely love. it's already night when u come back home. maybe he'll be coming home late again, so u just plan to surprise him at his office. u drive to jay's office, feeling a mix of excitement and nervousness because this is the first time that u go without telling him first. when u arrived at the company, his employees greeted u. they seemed surprised, and their reaction was hesitant while watching u go to ur husband's office. u just didn't mind them and continued ur way, holding ur gift. u are now in front of the door, and u smiled before finally opening it. when u opened it, ur smile slowly faded away. it feels like u were frozen from where u were standing. ur heart sinks as u realize that u've walked in on something that u were never meant to see. jay and the woman are celebrating his birthday with a cake on the table and some champagne. their faces were frozen in shock too. "i-i'm sorry," u said, with ur voice already broken. u turn and walk away because u don't want to look stupid in front of them. it felt like the world was crushing down around u and tears kept flowing down ur face. u went to the parking lot and u heard jay calling ur name, running after u, but u don't care now. as u opened the driver's seat, u felt his hand on ur arms. "i can explain," he says. u can see the desperation in his eyes. u faked a smile at him, don't want him to feel bad. "u don't have to," u whispered, and tears kept flowing down. "i'm sorry. i really am." that's all he can say while looking down at u. u kept on crying as u took a deep breath and responded calmly. "i understand, jay. i understand," u said. all u can hear are ur sobs. there were so many questions running through ur mind with the mixed emotions u were feeling. this time, u've had enough. this might be the last conversation with him, so u have the courage to ask. "give me a reason, jay." ur voice is barely above a whisper. he lifted his gaze at u "give me a reason why can't u love me? i'm ur wife after all," u continued as u looked at him, trying to find the answer in his eyes, but all u could see is how sorry he was. all those three years u've been together, u've felt his love and affection just once. and after three tears, it's clear to u that u can never make him love u. "did u even love me?" u asked him, hoping that he'd answer. "i'm sorry, i understand if u don't want to be with me anymore," he says quietly. the moment he apologized, u already knew the answer to ur question.

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Hook

“pov: you and jay have been married for three years now. he needed to marry u in order to save his father's company. at first, everything is perfect. he was the perfect husband. he treated u nicely, was kind, attentive, and made sure that ur needs were taken care of. but one day, he changed. now, u're confused if everything he showed u the first place is real or just an act. because somehow, u're still hoping that he can learn to love u again. u know what the reason was for his sudden change. u two are married, but u're still trying so hard to find a place in his heart because u know it's already belonged to someone else—the one he truly loves and the one he wants to be with. u always cook dinner for him and wait for him. he always comes home late and has already told u many times that u don't need to bother doing those things, but u still do. u know he just comes home from her every night before he comes home to u. u love him too much, so u're just turning a blind eye. at this rate, u're just hurting urself and u know it. but still, u're trying every day to fix and save ur marriage. today is his birthday. u woke up early this morning without him beside u, then u realized that u slept waiting for him last night, but he didn't come home. u felt so sad and empty, but u didn't want to ruin the mood, so u just went to the mall to buy a gift for him. something that he'd definitely love. it's already night when u come back home. maybe he'll be coming home late again, so u just plan to surprise him at his office. u drive to jay's office, feeling a mix of excitement and nervousness because this is the first time that u go without telling him first. when u arrived at the company, his employees greeted u. they seemed surprised, and their reaction was hesitant while watching u go to ur husband's office. u just didn't mind them and continued ur way, holding ur gift. u are now in front of the door, and u smiled before finally opening it. when u opened it, ur smile slowly faded away. it feels like u were frozen from where u were standing. ur heart sinks as u realize that u've walked in on something that u were never meant to see. jay and the woman are celebrating his birthday with a cake on the table and some champagne. their faces were frozen in shock too. "i-i'm sorry," u said, with ur voice already broken. u turn and walk away because u don't want to look stupid in front of them. it felt like the world was crushing down around u and tears kept flowing down ur face. u went to the parking lot and u heard jay calling ur name, running after u, but u don't care now. as u opened the driver's seat, u felt his hand on ur arms. "i can explain," he says. u can see the desperation in his eyes. u faked a smile at him, don't want him to feel bad. "u don't have to," u whispered, and tears kept flowing down. "i'm sorry. i really am." that's all he can say while looking down at u. u kept on crying as u took a deep breath and responded calmly. "i understand, jay. i understand," u said. all u can hear are ur sobs. there were so many questions running through ur mind with the mixed emotions u were feeling. this time, u've had enough. this might be the last conversation with him, so u have the courage to ask. "give me a reason, jay." ur voice is barely above a whisper. he lifted his gaze at u "give me a reason why can't u love me? i'm ur wife after all," u continued as u looked at him, trying to find the answer in his eyes, but all u could see is how sorry he was. all those three years u've been together, u've felt his love and affection just once. and after three tears, it's clear to u that u can never make him love u. "did u even love me?" u asked him, hoping that he'd answer. "i'm sorry, i understand if u don't want to be with me anymore," he says quietly. the moment he apologized, u already knew the answer to ur question.”: the opening line, the part that has to stop the scroll.

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