My Husband Left Me for His Yoga Instructor Who Helped Him ‘Heal His Inner Child’—Four Years Later, I Saw Them Again and Almost Felt Sorry for Him

“You sure you’re okay?”

I glanced back once. Mark looked smaller than I remembered him. He looked older and lost.

“I’m okay,” I said. “Actually, I’m good.”

And I meant it.

There was no dramatic exit, no closing speech. Just peace.

And peace, I’ve learned, is louder than regret.

That night, we had dinner together, just the four of us.

The table was loud, full of overlapping conversations and clinking cutlery. Emma had made garlic bread and Leo grilled the salmon just the way Ryan liked it.

I watched them all, the people I loved, gathered around the table that once felt far too big after Mark left. Now, it felt full again.

Different, but good.

Halfway through the meal, I cleared my throat.

“I saw your dad today,” I said, gently. “At the store.”

The table quieted, forks paused in midair.

“He did,” I nodded. “He apologized. He said he missed what we all had.”

Ryan didn’t say anything at first.

“He could have just called us,” he muttered. “It’s not that hard.”

“You’re allowed to be mad.” Leo reached across the table and squeezed his shoulder.

Emma didn’t look up from her plate.

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