Cassidy gripped the steering wheel tightly as she navigated her car through the evening traffic, her hand trembling as she gripped the steering wheel tightly with shaking limbs. She wanted to scoff, to yell, to bang her head against the dashboard as she remembered her conversation with her mum and Dave's mum. She couldn't believe that her mother had sided with Dave, the very person who had caused her so much pain. Her thoughts drifted back to the times she had tried to be a good wife to Dave, to make their marriage work. There was that one day she had decided to surprise him with a full-course meal. She had spent hours in the kitchen, preparing dishes she had never attempted before but wanted to try for his sake. The aroma of roasted lamb, garlic mashed potatoes, and freshly baked bre