A Wife's Twisted Awakening

In London, everyone's aware of Patrick McGrath's deep devotion to his spouse, treating her as his everything.

Behind closed doors, however, he keeps an 18-year-old around, claiming she's a mirror of his wife from years past. He maintains it's just his way of holding onto true love's essence.

He's even decreed that no one should mention anything that might distress his wife.

One day, elated about her pregnancy, she hurried to his workplace to share the news. To her shock, there was the young girl, bearing an uncanny likeness to her, perched on Patrick's lap, offering him wine directly from her mouth.

The girl turned to Patrick and inquired, "Am I merely her stand-in?"

Patrick pulled her close and responded, "You're incomparable to her."

That very day, his wife scheduled an abortion and reached out to her aunt living overseas.

"Aunt, I've reached a decision. I'm moving to New Zealand."