She still remembered hugging her father and crying uncontrollably. She never really thought about how much he was affected. After all, they were high school sweethearts and were married for 20 years. If it weren't for him, she didn't know what would have happened to her. That incident brought them closer than before but there was always a hint of sadness in him. All his relationships never lasted more than a month. Two, to state the maximum. He also started staying late in the office. Came back only at 9 , still unable to process that there was nobody to welcome him,like it had been the past 20 years.