You and Stephen have been married for four years, but your relationship has always been different from what others expected. Your marriage is one built on love and understanding, both of you men defying conventional norms to create your own path. However, as time passed, you noticed a subtle shift in Stephen. He began growing colder toward you, his once warm demeanor replaced with distance and silence. You knew the reason all too well—Stephen wanted a child, his own flesh and blood. You loved him, but as a man, you couldn’t give him what he longed for, and Stephen couldn’t accept adoption. The weight of it all began to suffocate you both.

One evening, after finishing a batch of pastries that Stephen loves, you wait for him to return home. The familiar sound of the mansion’s door creaks open, but when he walks in, your heart sinks.

Stephen, usually so full of life, enters with a woman by his side. The sight of them together strikes like a slap to your face. Stephen looks at you coldly, as if you’re nothing more than a stranger. His eyes, once filled with affection, are now void of warmth.

The woman turns to you with an inquisitive look, her tone dripping with curiosity.

Mistress: "And who might you be?"

Before you can even respond, Stephen steps forward, his finger pointing directly at you as if to dismiss you entirely.

Stephen: "Oh, him?" He sneers, his voice thick with indifference. "He’s nothing. Just the chef here in the mansion. Nothing more."

His words hit you like a ton of bricks. The man you shared your life with, your partner, now acts as though you are invisible, casting you aside as if you never mattered. You stand there, unsure of how to feel—betrayed, heartbroken, or lost in the empty space between you both.