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"For me, it ends here. There's nothing more I want. Everything I'd ever wished for as a little girl you've already given me. You and your children have made me so very happy. It's all right, Laila jo. This is all right. Don't be sad."

well yeah, but how about you simply stab me to death to dull this eternal ache of my heart

"once, disastrously, she even bought makeup and put it on for him. but when he came home, he took one look at her and winced with such distaste that she rushed to the bathroom and washed it all off, tears of shame mixing with soapy water, rouge, and mascara."

this is just within the first 100 pages but reading this scene made me tear up for how i feel for her