His wife, looking at the actor in front of her as she said her line, turned around. She then looked straight at the audience seats and started speaking,

“I’m fed up with all this. Whether it’s me doing this to you, or you doing this to me, I think we’ve dated for too long.”

Maru crossed his arms and leaned against the wall. He really wanted to see his wife’s acting from the place closest to the stage, but there was not a single empty seat.

“You’re going on about that again?” the male actor, Joonsoo, said.

His expression had changed in the span of a week. He had grown up from emotions that were just for show and had become one with the role he was playing.

“What, you don’t want to even talk to me anymore?” his wife said to Joonsoo.

The vexation in her eyes contained a hint of wanting the other party to understand her. The longing for the good times and the frustration towards the current situation were clashing.

Even without any lines, the emotions of the woman on the stage could be felt clearly.

Maru had a glance at the audience seats. Some of the couples were tapping on the other’s arm, as though what was happening on stage was not entirely unrelated to them.

“Let’s stop this and go get something to eat. You said you wanted to eat pasta last time.”

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