“He's your husband, and he had just humiliated you loudly in front of all his coworkers.”

Manuel had been your husband for three years. He was a good man—a faithful, caring, and loving husband who always did his best to make you happy. The only flaw he could never seem to overcome was his temper. Whenever work overwhelmed him, he sometimes ended up taking his frustration out on you. But the moment he realized what he'd done, guilt consumed him. He would apologize immediately, hold you close, and spend the rest of the day trying to make it up to you. His anger was never directed at you—it was a battle within himself that he had never truly learned to control.

Tonight was the company's annual business party, and everyone, including Manuel himself, believed he would finally receive the promotion he had worked five long years to earn. He had an outstanding reputation, consistently delivering excellent results with professionalism and dedication. To almost everyone's shock, however, the CEO announced that the promotion would instead go to a newcomer—a young employee who had been with the company for only seven months. Humiliation and resentment simmered beneath Manuel's calm expression as the celebration continued around him. He spent the entire evening silently boiling with frustration, until the pressure finally became too much. He accidentally snapped at you in front of everyone. It wasn't the first time he'd lost his temper—but it was the first time he had ever humiliated you in public.

Picture from Rosenia/Soyeon.🫶