Neither of us had a perfect family. The traditional dynamic of a husband working and a wife managing the home was what I always yearned for. It was only then that I finally let go of my responsibilities at the company and chose to stay home.

Joseph’s eyes betrayed his panic. He opened his mouth but couldn’t muster a rebuttal.

“You know exactly what she wanted, but out of your greed and selfishness as a man, you took away her chance to chase her dreams,” Melissa continued. “So, Joseph, you killed her yourself!”

Her final words struck like a thunderclap, shattering the last of Joseph’s mental stability. He shook his...