hapter 2
Chapter 2
“Tsla, I’m sorry you had to find out like this, but I think you need to know.”
I quietly studied Jerry.
“But aren’t you supposed to be Charlie’s good brother?”
“Since university, you two have been inseparable, and now you’re both running the family business together. You’d be the last person to spill his secrets, right?”
A hint of mockery flickered in my eyes.
“Jerry, why would you even tell me all this?”
Charlie trusted him so much, never hiding anything from him–even when he was making love to his mistress, he didn’t care that Jerry was watching.
Jerry paused, a bitter smile crossing his face.
think i
1 didn’t think it’d take you this long to figure it out.”
He looked up, his gaze locking onto mine.
Isla, because I love you.”
I froze
His voice was soft as he continued.
“Isla, all these years, my bond with Charlie was because of you.”
*I even liked you before Charlie did.”
Jerry me, and Charlie, we had known each other since university.
I had fallen for Charlie at first sight, and we quickly became a couple, from campus to marriage for a full eight years.
but Jerry never had a girlfriend.
People often joked about his sexual orientation, but he still wouldn’t get close to any woman.
“See? I’ve been a good actor. No one has suspected a thing these years.
Jerry lowered his eyes, a self–deprecating smile playing on his lips.
You don’t joke like that.”
ily picked up my coffee to cover up my reaction, but I burned my mouth.
Jerry smoothly handed me a napkin.
Tknow you love Char
He loves you, too. I had already planned to
may feelings buried in my heart for the rest of my life.”
ever imagined.
few years later, he’d have another woman.”
“Isla, I cairi stand watching you be deceived.”
Heave i
- “him” he said, his gaze intense and full of affection. The always been waiting for you.”
Jerry was supposed to be on the siness trip with t
But after worrying I might du something foolish after learning the truth, he cashed back the same night just to see mor
I smiled faintly. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything stupid. “
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“At least, not before I get back what’s mine.”
As I absentmindedly left the cafe, my phone bazzeil.
A message from Charlie,
“Baby, my business trip ended early today. I got you your favorite cake. 111 be home soc
He even sent a photo of a strawberry cake.
I didn’t reply. I simply sat there, quietly calculating our joint assets,
Charlie loved me enough to make the password to the safe my birthday, and the bank account was also my birth date.
He once said. “The money and everything I have belongs to Isla.”
He had also sworn with red eyes, “If Lever do something to betray Isla, I’ll leave with nothing and die a miserable death!”
Those vows, spoken in the depths of love, were probably long forgotten by him by now.
But I remembered.
I packaged up all the cheating videos Jerry had sent me and sent them off to my lawyer.
Of course, I also included the traces I painstakingly gathered from Ava’s Instagram, from the sleepless night I spent scrolling through them.
I had just shut down my laptop when Charlie hugged me from behind.
Bla. I’ve missed you so much.”
He carried the chill of the outside air with him.
Though he’d tried to cover it up, there was still a faint trace of another woman’s scent.
I pushed him away without a word. “Didn’t you say you’d be gone for three days? How come you’re back early?”
Charlie smiled lovingly, reaching up to touch my face.
Did you forger what tomorrow is?”
I paused. “Our six year wedding anniversary?”
“Correct”
He gently brushed my nose with his fingers.
“No matter how busy I am, I can’t miss being here with my sw
sweet Isla for our special day.”
I couldn’t help but laugh bitterly inade.
He had no idea that I had just seen Ava’s latest post on her Instagram,
She wrote, “Some people are truly heartless–once they’re done, they walk away. But luckily, he promised me tomorrow will be even more exciting
At the hotel suite.
Charlie had set up an elaborate celebration
A two tiered cake, with the words “Growing old together, happy forever” written on it.
How tropic
Charlie used to stop me from drinking, but tought he pushed a little too hard,
da, don’t worry I’ll be right here with you. Let the driver take us home later, drink as much as you like.”
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I could see through it all–he just wanted to get me drunk so he could sneak off to meet his mistress.
Fifteen minutes ago.
As he cut the cake, a message popped up
Tm here. Waiting for you in the restroom.”
The
avatar was one Id seen many times–it was Ava
Now, I understood her post from last night, when she said, “Tomorrow’s exciting plan–it all made sense.
“Your food’s here.”
