The Past is Like a Failed Painting

In the fifth year of our marriage, I overheard his conversation with his family doctor.

"As usual, replace the pills she uses to treat her hand with vitamins and the injections with glucose."

The doctor hesitated to speak. "Mr. Gillard, if she doesn't receive systematic treatment for her hand, I'm afraid she won't even be able to lift cutlery in the future."

"Before, you hired someone to cut your wife's tendons in order to help Ms. Gillard win the championship. But now Ms. Gillard is already a world-famous young painter, so why do you to ...."