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The Wife He Could Never Appreciate- Short Story

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  Daniel had a good wife. That was something everyone around him knew except Daniel himself. Her name was Grace. She was not a perfect woman, but she was patient, loving, hardworking, and loyal. She stood beside her husband through difficult seasons when many women would have walked away. When Daniel lost his job, Grace never insulted him. She encouraged him. When money became difficult, she learned to stretch whatever little they had. She would sometimes go to bed without eating enough just so that Daniel and their children could have something on the table. When Daniel was sick, she stayed awake beside him. When he was discouraged, she reminded him that life could change. “You will rise again,” she often told him. “Just don't give up.” Daniel loved Grace, or at least he believed he did. But Daniel had one dangerous weakness. He was never satisfied. Even when he had something good, he kept looking at what someone else had. At first, it was small things. He would see another man...