The narrator tells us that his wife is doing very well in the Middle East, and that she has asked him if he would like to go back to Europe and start a business together. The narrator says that he already broke off with his wife when he went abroad, so he can't do it again. He tells the narrator that the worlds they live in are "miles apart" from one another. He says that this is the end of their relationship, because he's an adult and needs to "put an end" to this "cruel lie" and "love him so