When I lost my job, my wife left me and our kids. Two years later, I ran into her in a café and she was crying.

Two years ago, Anna left David and their twins, Max and Lily, after his tech company collapsed, plunging him from a six-figure salary to unemployment. Struggling, David juggled delivery and ride-sharing jobs while raising the kids, supported emotionally by his parents. The twins’ love kept him going. By the second year, he landed a stable remote coding job, relocated to a warmer city, and rebuilt a healthy routine for himself and the kids. Then,

at a café, he spotted Anna, worn and tearful. She confessed to losing her job and stability after leaving, expressing regret and begging to return. David, hurt by her absence and lack of concern for their children, refused her plea. Despite her apologies, he felt only disgust for her abandonment and walked away, choosing to protect his rebuilt life with Max and Lily.