Chapter 52

Summary

• Fadi returns home with news of a potential business opportunity as a partner in a hookah lounge.
• Yara, unable to focus on her book, senses something wrong between her and Fadi, feeling they both hide truths.
• Fadi gets defensive when Yara confronts him about accusations made by Ramy of misusing the company's expense account and personal trips.
• Fadi claims Ramy, who is having affairs, is trying to damage Fadi's reputation out of fear Fadi would expose him.
• Yara is conflicted as Fadi tries to justify his lies by claiming he was protecting Ramy's wife from the truth about her husband's infidelity.
• Fadi apologizes but Yara, feeling numb and disoriented, doesn't believe him, reflecting on years of mistrust and deception.
• Yara rejects Fadi's attempt to reconcile, feeling she has been wrongly held responsible for things beyond her control.
• Sleeping on the living room sofa, Yara ponders her self-blame and Fadi's deceit, reconsidering warnings about guilt and shame in her life.
• She experiences a moment of hope, considering the possibility of forgiving herself for past conflicts with her mother and for seeking others' validation.
• Yara acknowledges her pattern of believing she is a bad person and resolves to confront her past and make choices for her future.