The Missing Pigment

The final piece of Jared's grand masterpiece was missing one rare pigment.

As a pigment artisan, my wife, Cecilia, ignored her pregnancy and insisted on trekking deep into the mountains to find raw azurite.

Jared finished his painting, but Cecilia lost our baby.

In the hospital room, she snapped at me when I questioned her reckless behavior.

"It was just an early-stage embryo! Once I recover, we can always have another!"

She assumed I would continue to indulge her selfishness as I always ha