A Terrifying Proposal
“Daria has gone too far. This morning, she threw me out, Zhenya! She showed who really rules this house.”
Evgeny froze. Every word was a demand to turn him into a tool to undermine his wife. “Mother, what do you want? I can talk to her…”
“No! You must show her the power of a man! Teach her a lesson… so she knows who’s in charge!”
But Evgeny was no longer the obedient boy he once was. Exhaustion, resentment, and determination surged. He gently removed her hand from his sleeve, as if peeling off something filthy that had stuck for too long. “What do you want from me? For me to hurt my wife? You’ve completely lost your mind!”
A Boundary That Cannot Be Crossed
Evgeny stepped back, his fatigue and disgust giving way to resolve. He would not be a tool for arrogance and oppression. His mother could be angry, she could think she had won, but the line between love and tyranny had been drawn. He turned, walking back home to where Daria waited—where love and respect were the only law.
