My Husband Bullied Me over My ‘Wrinkled Face’ and Gray Hair – He Regretted It Instantly

I miss you and the kids. I messed everything up, and I know that now. Can we talk?

Please?”

I told him he could come by the house to pick up the last of his things. That was it.

When he showed up the following Saturday, I barely recognized him. He looked so much older than I remembered, tired, bloated, and desperate.

His clothes didn’t fit quite right, and there was something defeated in the way he carried himself.

He stared at me for a long moment when I opened the door.

“You look amazing,” he said softly. “Really, Lena. You look better than you have in years.”

I smiled at him.

“I’ve always looked this way, Derek. You just stopped seeing me.”

He didn’t have a response to that. He just nodded, his eyes getting glassy with tears he didn’t let fall, and went inside to collect his box of belongings.

When he left, I closed the door behind him and felt this enormous sense of peace wash over me.

But the story doesn’t end there.

A few weeks after Derek’s visit, I got a text message from a mutual friend. It was just one line followed by a laughing emoji.

“You won’t believe this. Derek had a bad reaction to Botox.”

I called her immediately and asked what had happened.

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