Chapter 3
Just as I put everything back in place, the bathroom door opened.[]
Mark walked out, toweling his wet hair.
When he saw me sitting on the bed, he paused.]
“Honey, why aren’t you asleep yet? It’s so late.“]]
His voice was still as gentle as ever.
I looked up, my gaze meeting his.[]
In that moment.
Tears welled up uncontrollably.[]
As if my emotions had finally found an outlet.[]
Mark panicked when he saw me crying.
He rushed to my side, eyes full of concern:[]
“Honey, why are you crying? Did you have a nightmare? You shouldn’t cry during postpartum recovery, it can cause complications.”
His movements were so gentle.
If I hadn’t seen those messages with my own eyes, I would have believed his concern was genuine.
Apparently, love can be acted out so convincingly.[]
I stared at him with red–rimmed eyes, my voice slightly shaking:[]
“Babe, I just dreamed that you were cheating on me.”
:“0
Mark froze for a second, then let out a soft laugh and pulled me into his arms.
“Silly, dreams mean the opposite. You might as well have dreamed I died.”
I clenched my fists so hard my nails dug into my palms, but still pretended to joke:
“Babe, I’m fat and ugly now. Do you still love me?“]
Mark released me, cupped my face in his hands, his eyes intense.
Then he leaned down and placed a reverent kiss on my forehead.[]
“My wife will always be the most beautiful woman in the world. Besides, you’re the one I chased for ten years. How could I not love you?“]
It’s true.
Mark pursued me for ten years.
He would even give me a kidney if I needed one.[]
I would have believed pigs could fly before believing Mark would cheat.[]
Yet, the truth was that cruel.]
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Those chat messages were like thorns, piercing deep into my heart, making me bleed.]
I looked into his eyes and said, word by word:
“Babe, if you really cheated on me, would you rather die?”
A flicker of unease crossed his expression.
But he quickly composed himself.
“I would die before I cheated.”
1 finally smiled.
Mark
That’s what you said.]
Those who betray true hearts deserve to die.]]
Mark smiled too.
He ruffled my hair, his tone light:
That’s more like it. My wife looks best when she smiles.”
Mark brought me a cup of hot milk and handed it to me.[]
“Honey, drink some milk. It’ll help you sleep.“]
As I took the milk and sipped it lightly.
The next moment, I put down the cup with a frown.]
“Babe, I think I hear the baby crying. Could you check?“[]
Mark didn’t suspect anything and left the room.]]
I quickly poured the milk down the sink]]
Watching the white liquid wash away, I laughed coldly inside.[]
So that’s why I’d been sleeping through the night.[]
When Mark returned, his gaze swept over the empty milk cup.
A strange excitement flashed in his eyes.
He walked over to me, gently patted my shoulder, his voice tender: “Honey, the baby’s sleeping fine. Don’t worry.“]
I nodded, pretending to be drowsy, and yawned.]
“That’s good. I’m tired too. Let’s sleep.”
He smiled, turned off the bedside lamp, and the room fell into darkness.
I closed my eyes, kept my breathing steady, as if I’d fallen into a deep sleep.
At midnight.
Mark gently tapped my face, calling tentatively:
“Honey? Honey?“D
I kept my eyes closed, feigning deep sleep.
Even adding light snores.]
Mark paused for quite a while, as if making sure I was really asleep.
Only then did he carefully climb out of bed, moving cautiously to avoid waking me.
After confirming he’d left, I opened my eyes and checked the time.
1 AM.
Mark was really ‘dedicated‘, going to meet his lover at this hour.
I took my phone, quietly got up, and followed him.]
Soon.
I would have all the cheated evidence I needed.
But to my surprise, Mark didn’t leave the house but turned toward the guest room.
The guest room was the baby’s room.[]
My heart jumped.
Had my testing tonight made Mark change his plans?
The next second.
I realized Mark was far more disgusting than I’d imagined.]]
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