Wendy was very happy that James was understanding and had gone home for two continuous nights.

It had been a very long time since she went home to sleep.

James stood at the door for a long time before opening the door.

He coincidentally locked gazes with Wendy.

She had probably just gotten home as well. She was just removing the necklace on her neck.

When she saw James, she was taken aback.

The clock on the wall showed that it was 11 o'clock at night.

James could smell the faint smell of men's scent in the room. This caused him to furrow his brows slightly.

'She's probably just got back from a date with Sean,' thought James.

He forced himself to remain calm and slowly sat down beside the table.

Wendy slowly walked over and sat on the opposite side. She raised her brows and then smiled. "Why are you back so late?"

"I just finished a meeting with foreign designers. We're in different time zones." James's face was indifferent. "I ordered a suit for Sean from an Idalian designer. Mr. Greenwood is a live streamer. To secure his image, the suit will need to be custom-made."

As she heard the words "Mr. Greenwood", Wendy's smile faded a little.

She looked at James for a while and then began laughing. "You're upset?"

Wendy reached forward and pulled out a chair. She sat down next to James with a meaningful look on her face. "James, it's been so many years. Haven't we already come to an agreement? Why are you making a fuss again?"

"I'm not making a fuss."

"Then what was that all about then?" Wendy raised her head a little and looked careless. "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing. Don't go causing Sean any trouble. He's a nice guy. He's quite popular, so rumors can affect him quite a lot. Don't ruin his reputation."

James didn't move.

Wendy furrowed her brows. Her voice became unpleasant. "What the hell do you want?"

"I won't cause Mr. Greenwood any trouble," James said calmly. "Wendy, if you want to be with him, then I can..."

After hearing those words, Wendy completely lost her patience.

"James, why are you being so sarcastic? I've already told you, it's just a wedding and nothing else! This is all because you can't have a child with me. Even if I have a child with him, the child will still call you Dad!"

She leaned back on the chair and removed all her accessories. Her voice was clearly impatient.

"You're so inconsiderate and naive! As expected from someone from the countryside. You've always been slow and selfish during the past couple of years.

"Back then, you didn't understand things and I tolerated you and patiently explained things to you. But now, you're no longer an immature child!"

Wendy's sharp voice echoed in the room.

James's face paled and he was at a loss for words.

He couldn't believe Wendy just said that he was inconsiderate and naive.

Ever since he married into the Bundred family, he had been very careful. He always tried to please Wendy and obeyed her every word.

He tried to convince himself every day that Wendy would come back to him one day.

He kept on telling himself that Wendy loved him. She allowed him to manage their family and the company. This meant that she had complete trust in him.

However, if Wendy really loved James, then why would she treat him in such a way?

Eight years of confusion and torture caused James to be on the edge of breaking down.

James's voice was very light. "Wendy, did you marry me because I'm a capable man and match your requirements or... or because you love me?"

His hands were clenched into fists and were trembling under the table.

Did she really love him?

The two of them had been married for eight years, but this was the first time that he asked such a question.

They grew up together, they even kissed and hugged intimately.

They even slept together during the countless nights after they were married.

During those past years, he did so much for the Bundred family.

One would even treat a dog better after keeping it as a pet for 20 years.

Memories of the days with Wendy appeared in James's head.

"If you love me..." James said subconsciously.

However, he was interrupted by a knock on the door.

A servant quickly went to open the door. Sean walked inside with a gentle smile on his face.

"Wendy, you left your phone in my car. I didn't want you to become desperate looking for your phone, so I brought it back for you."

Wendy smiled and threw herself into Sean's arms. "There's no need for you to make this trip."

Sean looked at Wendy, who was in his arms, and smiled dotingly. "I thought you might need to use your phone."

"Losing my phone isn't so important at all. You need to take care of yourself as we have to prepare to have a child."

Sean smiled and pinched her hand. "I've always been fit and healthy. You should know that."

He raised his head with a smile and saw James standing not too far away.

"Oh, James." Sean looked surprised and walked up to James. "Wendy told me that you're willing to arrange our wedding for us. I've heard that you didn't even hold a wedding yourself, but you're still willing to arrange a wedding for us. You're such a nice guy."

As soon as Sean said those words, the atmosphere became awkward.

All the servants were shocked. But due to the look on Wendy's face, none of them dared to say anything.

Sean pretended not to notice anything and smiled gently. "Wendy kept saying that I'm not as smart as you. You always have a solution when a problem arises. Unlike me, who could only sigh when I came across a problem. This means that I can't be successful."

James held his phone tightly in his hands. He forced himself to suppress his disgust by thinking about the plane ticket and operation in a month's time. "You seem like quite a smart guy to me, Mr. Greenwood. You've kept quiet about having a child with Wendy and about the wedding."

The smile on Sean's face froze. The sarcasm was evident in those words.

Sean turned around and looked at Wendy. "Wendy, I think I might have sprained my ankle on my way here. It hurts..."

Wendy's face changed and she began to panic. "Where does it hurt? Let's go see a doctor!"

"I think I might have stepped on something on my way here." Sean patted his shoulder and pointed at the bathroom. "Help me to the bathroom first to wash things off."

Wendy quickly helped Sean towards the bathroom and carefully set him down on a chair.

James sat tensely in the living room.

He couldn't help but focus his attention on the sounds that were coming from the bathroom.

There was the sound of running water.

Wendy was gently caring for Sean and the latter let out a quiet hiss in pain.

Time slowly passed.

The sounds that were coming from the bathroom gradually disappeared.

It was a torture for James. He couldn't help but imagine what was going on in the bathroom.

Another two minutes had passed. James stood up and walked quietly to the corridor.

He felt like he was a thief as he looked at the door which was left ajar.

Behind the door, one was seated and the other was on the knees.

Sean gently lifted Wendy's chin and the next moment, the two of them began kissing passionately.

James froze where he was and he immediately felt humiliated.

He stared at the two who were kissing and his heart ached.

The two behind the door hugged tighter and tighter.

"Mmm..." Wendy murmured and threw herself onto Sean.

James had already known that the two of them were having an affair, but when he saw them kissing passionately, he felt his heart crumble.

James didn't walk away and just stared at the two who were kissing.

Sean's hands held Wendy's slim waist.

After the passionate kiss, Sean began kissing Wendy's chin, and then gradually worked his way down to her collarbones.

James looked at Wendy's lustful face as his fingers trembled. He tried his best to remain calm.

A while later, only Wendy's lustful gasps could be heard.

Wendy panted as she said, "You're so mean. James is still outside. It'll be embarrassing if an outsider saw us like this."

'An outsider?' James's heart ached.

He was Wendy's husband, but he actually became an outsider in this house.

Wendy lay lustfully in Sean's arms.

"You have a sprained ankle. Why were you so impulsive?"

Sean smiled and pinched her nose. "It's all because you're too attractive, my love."

A shy look appeared on Wendy's face that James had never seen before.

With a blushed face, she gently pushed Sean away. "I'll go get you some medicine."

Sean held Wendy's hand and stood up.

"Help me to the sofa before you go."

James clutched his fists and quickly returned to the table.

Wendy quickly sat Sean down and rushed out.

She seemed to have completely forgotten that James was still in the house.

"You saw everything, right?"

Just as James was about to stand up, he heard a chuckle from behind.

Sean leaned back on the sofa and said meaningfully, "I knew you were standing at the door when we were in the bathroom just now."

James stopped where he was and slowly turned around.

"I've heard that you've ordered an Idalian suit for me, James." A playful look flashed in Sean's eyes. "Thank you so much."

He smiled and shook his head. "In order to continue to be the CEO of the Bundred Group, you really are tolerant towards everything. You've been married to Wendy for so many years, but you're unable to have a child with her."

Sean looked down on James and smiled mockingly.

"We are only holding a wedding and not getting a marriage certificate, but technically speaking, my child will be the successor of the Bundred family. All you're doing now is managing the Bundred Group for my child.

"It's only a marriage certificate, I don't really care. Wendy cares about me and would always send me gifts on my livestream channel. All the money belongs only to me. Me and my child will both have a bright future ahead of us. Who do you think is smarter out of the two of us, James?"

Sean's words were like daggers stabbing into James's heart.

James forced himself to not show any signs of weakness and forced a smile on his face.

"You're right."

Sean was indeed the smarter guy.

Now that James had realized that, he straightened his back and walked out of the house.

'Just a little longer, James,' James said inwardly.

He reminded himself that he only had around 28 days left.

James stayed at a hotel for several consecutive days.

From the moment Sean stepped into the home he shared with Wendy, James no longer wanted to return to that house.

At dawn, he instructed his driver to take him to the law firm.

While waiting at a traffic light, he opened Sean’s livestream.

During the livestream, Sean accidentally revealed the kiss marks on his neck.

“I’m about to have a wedding with my wife. I’ll stream it live for everyone when the time comes,” he announced, his face flushed with excitement as he shared the good news with his fans.

‘His wife... If Wendy’s his wife, then who is my wife?’ wondered James.

James turned his head to look at the rain streaks drifting past the car window.

Jelaston was a city of frequent rain.

It had also been raining on the day he and Wendy registered their marriage.

Carl Jackson had served as the Bundred family’s lawyer for a lifetime and had practically watched James and Wendy grow up.

“James, are you sure you want to divorce Wendy? I’ve vaguely heard about what she’s been up to outside, but divorce is a serious matter…” Carl sighed and asked.

“Is it really necessary to go this far? The Bundred family has treated you well since you were a child, and Wendy has always been good to you too. You two had such a good relationship when you were young.

"Mr. Bundred raised you personally to groom you. He brought you under his wing, taught you himself, and you excelled in everything—always ranking first in every subject, advancing from the University of Northela all the way to the Warden Business School. You fell in love, got married, and Mr. Bundred brought you into the Bundred Group, offering you a bright future…”

As Carl spoke about the past, James felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart.

It was true that Wendy’s father had shown him great kindness, bringing him out of a remote mountain village and transforming his life.

The love and grudges, the sweetness and pain between him and Wendy, were all intricately intertwined in his heart.

Tears slid down his cheeks.

Family ties, romantic love.

His entanglement with Wendy was too deep.

Making the decision to divorce her was like cutting out half of his soul, a pain as sharp as scraping flesh off his bones.

“Uncle Carl, she’s planning to have a child with that man. They’re even going to hold a wedding.”

Overwhelmed, he pressed his hand to his heart, unable to keep his emotions in check anymore.

“I’m a man… I can’t hold on any longer. I don’t know how to keep going…”

For years, he had clung to the hope that Wendy wasn’t serious with those men, that she would eventually come home.

It was this hope that had sustained him year after year.

But now, he was on the verge of collapse, teetering on the edge of the cliff.

“You’ve had a hard time too.” Carl sighed. “When Mr. Bundred was critically ill, those relatives of the Bundred family couldn’t wait to tear the Bundred Group apart. If it hadn’t been for you, the Bundred Group might have been in danger long ago… And now Wendy has gone this far with other men...”

James moved his lips slightly and gave a bitter, self-deprecating smile.

He placed the documents on the desk. “If Wendy is willing to sign the divorce papers, that’ll be the fastest way to settle this. If she’s unwilling, you have enough evidence of us living separately for over two years to file for divorce.”

James lowered his eyes. “Uncle Carl, please do me a favor. Please hand her the divorce papers after I’m gone.”

In the past, he had been hopelessly infatuated, ruled by his emotions.

Without the shackles of love, what influence could Wendy possibly have over him anymore?

Once the memory-erasure operation was done, he would completely let go of the past and start a new life.