The evening had been meticulously planned. Daniel, a man who had once vowed eternal love to his wife, Clara, found himself trapped in a web of deceit he had spun with his own hands. The guilt gnawed at him, yet the allure of forbidden love with his mistress, Isabelle, was a siren’s call he could not resist. Tonight, he had decided to cross the line from which there might be no return.
As Clara prepared dinner, Daniel watched her. Her movements were familiar, comforting in their routine, yet he felt a pang of guilt as he considered what he was about to do. He slipped the sleeping pills into her wine, ensuring the dosage was enough to keep her in a deep slumber through the night