Too Late, Dr. Hall

For five years, the narrator stood loyally beside Vincent, Dr. Hall, quietly bearing his coldness while keeping their marriage hidden so his reputation as a single man stayed intact. Her patience has worn thin, and the strain of living a secret life beside a husband who never truly opened up to her weighs heavier with every passing year. As the cracks in their relationship grow impossible to ignore, she begins to face the painful question of whether the bond can survive at all.