Brently Mallard, her husband came through the door. It turned out that he was far from the accident and was alive. He saw his wife die in front of him with a joy that kills. Yet we will never truly know if it was the joy that Brently brought to Mrs. Mallard's life or if it was because of her freedom that her husband took from her once again. It's not just romantic relationships that can get very complicated. In A Father's Confession by Guy de Maupassant, the author introduces us to a very unusual family relationship. The father who left his two sons was known as an “honest man, at least.” His wise words always seemed to lead by example. He left behind a boy and a girl. His son was a consultant and his daughter married a lawyer. Both children were devastated at their father's funeral, they truly loved their father. After their father's funeral, the children, including the daughter's husband who is a lawyer, go to the library to open their father's will. They soon discover that their father, who seemed to be the "honest man" in the eyes of the public, was not so honest after all. Their father was a criminal. As the lawyer continues to read the will, we discover that the father had another son. However, it definitely wasn't planned and it definitely wasn't ready to be