Chapter 19 Regret And Reflection

The sprawling estate feels eerily quiet without Scarlett's laughter echoing through the halls. I find myself adrift in the silence, the vast emptiness mirroring the hollowness I feel inside. Months have passed since the acrimonious end of my marriage, months filled with a gnawing regret that claws at my conscience. I’ve retreated into myself, a hermit in my own gilded cage, the opulence surrounding me a cruel mockery of my inner turmoil.