Brently Mallard, her husband entered the door. It turned out that he was far from the accident and alive. He saw his wife die before his eyes with joy that kills. Yet we will never truly know if it is the joy that Brently brought to Mrs. Mallard's life or if it is because of her freedom that her husband has once again taken away from her. It's not just romantic relationships that can become very complicated. In The Confession of a Father by Guy de Maupassant, the author introduces us to a very unusual family relationship. The father who left his two children behind 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 councilor 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 girl's husband who is a lawyer, go to the library to open the father's will. They soon discover that their father, who seemed to be the "honest man" in the public eye, was not so honest after all. Their father was a criminal. As the lawyer continues to read the will, it is discovered that their father had another child. However, it certainly wasn't planned and he certainly wasn't ready to become a