After he came home that day, he met his crying wife and his angry mother.
From their looks and actions, he could tell that his wife had already complained about him to his mother. And that was what caused her displeasure. He didn't need to be told for him to know, he could see it all on their faces.
His mother kept asking him questions about how true what his wife said to her that he wanted a divorce.
He didn't even deny it. He said he was tired of the relationship, and that he has never loved his wife.
"Mother, you know too well whom I love. This relationship cannot go any further. I have always listened to you throughout my life, and I've done things only for your sake. But this time I need to live for myself."
These were the exact words he said to his mother, No removal, or addition of extra words.
His mother almost went crazy when she heard it.
