Novel: "The Lining of a Lie"—A Husband's Mask Stripped Away in a Scene of Chaos

A divorce suddenly proposed one day. What the small recorder in the car captured was the truly pathetic true nature of the person closest to me.

"It's a personality mismatch."
My husband said this as he finished eating his dinner saury, pushing the plate of bones aside.
For me, spending my days disheveled by a six-month-old daughter, night crying, and breastfeeding, those words were incredibly abrupt and cold.
Perhaps I was at fault—I agonized over this, repeating the same questions to myself in the darkness. However, a single recorder found under the seat of the car my husband drove on his days off would expose the "muddy truth" behind that sweet excuse.
Recorded on it was my husband's voice, spewing selfish complaints like, "Even though she gets paid to do housework," and "It's my wife's fault I have no place to belong," along with the high-pitched voice of his best friend's wife, laughing and saying, "I'm just providing you with mental care."
How much self-justification and dishonesty can a person hide behind the seemingly transparent words of a "personality mismatch"? This is a full-length novel depicting the shocking truth brought about by a single blood test and the quiet, chaotic night when the four of them gathered.
■ Highlights of this work
1. The gap between "beautiful words" and "human ugliness"
Commonly used reasons for divorce like "personality mismatch" or "fading love." When these are nothing more than self-preservation and shifting blame, this story depicts, through detailed descriptions of daily life, the logic people use to justify themselves.
2. A realistic conversation drama unfolding in a quiet, closed room
Four people confront each other in a private room at a family restaurant. It depicts the emotional fluctuations and collapse of the men, who initially showed composure, as they turn around and beg for forgiveness on their knees when faced with the evidence and reality (exposure at work, financial ruin).
3. A "quiet rebirth" beyond despair
Despite suffering double and triple betrayals from people she trusted, the protagonist's figure as she finally stands up quietly for herself and her young child to welcome a new morning embodies a positive resolve that lies beyond the pain.

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