Love Betrayed

e roofing sheets were lowered onto the buildin

could call hers. After years of working, borrowing, and sacrifi

the land docum

s Dav

land registry, he said, "What's mine is y

t, she silenced h

loan from her office and emptied her boutique's

name on

e's involved

smile she had worn for too long

sign or construction. He never once visited the site. But whenever Juliet mentioned bills or

of paint dried, she

t say th

we having rice or

art heavy, hands trembli

ething: the home she built was his on paper, but never emotionally shared. T

that weren't hers, and still-she slept bes

elf, "It'll get b

ow it was alr