The Silent Lie

Summary

In elite circles, we were the infamous deaf-mute couple: Seraphina Beaumont, deaf, and I, mute.

I married into her family five years ago. She gave me dignity and even got an IUD for my "ultimate worry-free experience."

Then one night, drunk, she asked for medicine. I arrived to hear her laughing with friends:

"Aren’t you tired of pretending to be deaf? That mute husband is convenient, but boring in bed—like fucking on mute!"

Seraphina sipped her cocktail, smiling coldly.