While accompanying my husband, Austin Lockhart, to his class reunion, we run into his true love, Leticia Gomez.

After the gathering, Austin learns that Leticia's been having a tough time. He corners her against a wall and says, "How much do you still owe? Be with me, and I'll give you a hundred grand a month. Is that enough?"

I stand quietly at the street corner, capturing their touching reunion on camera.

Then, I send the photos to my lawyer. I also forward them to Austin with a simple message. "Since you two are so in love, why not go ahead and marry her?"

Austin Lockhart called as soon as he received the text message from me.

"Serena Jacobson, you've got it all wrong. I only helped Leticia because she was feeling dizzy from low blood sugar."

"Is that so?" I asked faintly. "You must be such a gentleman."

"Wait for me in the car. I'll be right back." Austin replied.

I then hung up and closed my eyes in the car.

A while later, Austin was back. One side of his face still had a pink hue to it, and the corner of his mouth was still bleeding. He probably got bitten by Leticia when he forcefully kissed her or something.

I handed him a paper napkin. "The corner of your mouth's bleeding."

Austin looked at himself in the mirror and chuckled softly, pretending to be calm.

"I must have knocked against something just now." This wasn't the first time he was lying to me. He would always give me that sheepish grin whenever he felt guilty about something.

"Probably against Leticia's teeth. Right?"

Austin froze for a second. Then, a little miffed, he replied, "Rena, don't be so harsh. I've already told you that Leticia felt dizzy just now because of her low blood sugar, and all I did was help her up. It's not what you think it is."

I didn't bother listening to him anymore and closed my eyes again to rest.

After reaching home, Austin headed straight for the shower. However, the phone he'd set down on the table suddenly dinged and lit up with a text message notification.

It was a message from Leticia. The message preview showed on the lock screen. It was a hotel location pin.

I glanced briefly at the screen and didn't even bother touching it.

Austin's phone passcode used to be my birthday. But ever since he had developed a crush on the new intern at work, that passcode no longer worked.

I used my connections and got the intern fired. However, since then, Austin's behavior toward me began to change.

I didn't think that his first love would suddenly pop out again, right after I'd just gotten rid of the intern.

They said that a man would either never lie to you, or lie to you an infinite number of times. I guess it was true.

Suddenly, I felt exhausted. I napped on the couch for a bit. Austin then came out of the shower with his night robe wrapped around his body.

He seemed obviously anxious when he came to retrieve his phone. He cast a suspicious glance my way before testing the waters. "It's late. Why are you still sitting here?"

"I'm tired. I just napped for a little bit."

Austin only started calming down after realizing that my emotions were still in check and I didn't seem agitated or mad at anything. He unlocked his phone.

After reading the text message from Leticia, I could see the corners of his mouth lifting up in glee. "Rena, something urgent came up at the company. I have to rush over."

"Okay."

It seemed that he was still uncertain if I had bought his cover story. So, he explained himself further. "Something went wrong with the production department. They told me to hurry there as soon as possible."

As he explained, he was already hurrying back to his wardrobe and pulling on a fresh outfit. He slowly walked toward me when he came back out, fully dressed, and saw that I was still rooted to the couch. "Sleep earlier tonight, Rena. I'll give you a call when I've reached the office."

I rubbed my eyes tiredly. I just didn't know how long I had to continue playing along with him. I stood up and took the coat from the back of the couch before handing it to him. "It's chilly. Wear a coat when you're out."

Austin looked at me, a hint of suspicion in his eyes. It wasn't until a long while later that he finally took the coat from me. "Rena."

He suddenly grabbed me and tugged me against his chest, looking touched. "Wait for me at home, okay?"

He seemed like he wanted to say something more, but I interrupted him first. "Alright, alright. Hurry along now."

I put the coat on for him and straightened up his collar, just like how I did every morning when seeing him off for work. I knew very well that our marriage was over from the moment he stepped out of the door that night.

I calmly started washing up after Austin left.

There was no need for me to cry aloud or make a huge fuss about my broken heart like the last time anymore. One could only get used to the pain, and then, it wouldn't have any significance to them anymore.

In fact, I found it a waste of energy to even shed a single tear for a jerk like him. I fell asleep right after that.

Sometime past midnight, I heard someone knocking on the door in my haze. The raps on the door were loud and urgent.

It turned out to be Ryan Collins, Austin's best friend from college. He then entered the house with a very blacked-out, drunk Austin in his arms.

Since Ryan was there, I made myself busy, helping him carry Austin to bed and feeding Austin some honey mixed with water.

Watching me bustling around, Ryan suddenly said, "Serena, Austin got really deeply hurt by Leticia in the past. That's the main reason why he was so excited when he saw her earlier today."

Ryan had suddenly brought up Leticia out of nowhere, indirectly exposing the lies Austin had told me that day.

"When Austin was still setting up his company, Leticia dumped him and married that billionaire, and it's always been something he could never come to terms with.

"Fortunately, he met you afterward, and you were the one who helped him get back on his feet. You're the reason he became the person he is today."

I tried my best to squeeze out a smile for him.

After seeing Ryan off, I flung the face towel I'd been wringing out into the basin, splashing water everywhere and wetting Austin's shirt.

The water only made the bright red lipstick stains on his snug white shirt stand out even more.

He had taken a shower and changed into clean clothes before leaving just now. It was obvious where he got the red lipstick stains.

I felt nauseated, so I turned, wanting to leave.

Suddenly, Austin grabbed my hand and mumbled, "Lettie… Lettie, don't leave me, Lettie… Give it to me… Just one more time…"

When I heard what he said, I felt my stomach churning. I was so disgusted that I needed to throw up. I angrily flung his hands off me and rushed into the toilet as I dry heaved into the toilet bowl.

After I had run out of energy, I finally forced myself to claw against the wall and make it back onto my feet.

I caught sight of my tired, exhausted face in the mirror and suddenly felt sorry for myself. How could I have put up with such a disgusting person for such a long time?

I made up my mind that I would contact my lawyer early in the morning and get him to draft a divorce agreement.

The next morning, I only found out at the company that Austin had just hired a personal secretary.

My colleagues crowded around me and spoke in a low voice. "That lady looks weak and helpless. I bet she doesn't even know what Microsoft Excel is."

"But Mr. Lockhart specifically picked her. That's just so weird."

"Do you think Mr. Lockhart is in love with her?"

I couldn't help thinking about Leticia's face as they continued gossiping about the new hire. I just smiled and shook my head, saying, "I don't know. That's the boss' business, so we shouldn't simply speculate."

As soon as I was done speaking, I suddenly heard Austin's voice calling me from the back. "Serena Jacobson, come here for a bit."

Nobody at the company knew that Austin was my husband. He said that it was to discourage other people from dating at the office, so he wouldn't give me any special treatment either.

That was why he treated me the same way as he treated everyone else at the office.

I followed him into his office. Austin closed the door behind us before stepping up and hugging me. He gently said, "Rena, I've got something to discuss with you."

"What is it?"

"One of my former college mates, Leticia Gomez, is looking for a job. So I told her to try it out at the company. Do you think that's alright?"

I carefully shook myself free from his arms and said indifferently, "Sure."

He continued, "Since I'm coincidentally looking for a personal secretary, I'm asking her to fill in the position temporarily. It would be faster for me to teach her myself. Would you be mad at that?"

I said calmly, "You're just looking out for your college mate. Why would I be mad?"

Austin then held on to my shoulder, his gaze flickering slightly. "By the way, I kind of got drunk with Ryan last night. Did I cause you any trouble when I came home? Don't get mad at me, okay?"

He was testing the waters with me.

His actions were making me look down on him. What, so he decided to cheat on me, yet he was still seeking my permission to do so?

I replied calmly again, "I'm not mad."

"You're lying. You slept in the living room all night. You can't tell me that you weren't mad."

I smiled and decided to expose him. "You were dead drunk and kept calling out another person's name. How were you expecting me to sleep next to that?"

Austin's face stiffened. He suddenly looked panicked as he asked, "Whose name did I call?"

I replied, "You were mumbling. I couldn't tell."

His facial muscles relaxed at that. Then, he tried to hug me again. "You couldn't tell? Then how would you know that I wasn't calling your name?"

I found it disgusting and avoided him. I couldn't help exposing him again. "I only said that to protect your ego. Don't you think you'd know whose name you were calling?"

Austin's face fell. A flash of guilt appeared in his eyes. However, he quickly recovered his senses and frowned at me.

He started to chide me. "Serena Jacobson, why are you always so suspicious of other people? You were exactly like this back when Gaby was an intern here. You just have too much free time on your hands, don't you?

"Since you've got nothing better to do, why don't you take up a course or something? Don't you dare think that I'll let you get by doing nothing at the company just because you're my wife."

That line of his nearly made me burst out in laughter. "Mr. Lockhart, you've forgotten the person who helped you raise the company back when it was at its lowest low, haven't you?"

Maybe what I said had brought up unpleasant memories for him. Austin's expression instantly turned dark.

"Serena Jacobson! What exactly do you mean by that? Are you trying to emotionally blackmail me? Or did you want me to admit that my success today is all thanks to you?"

We'd been married for many years, and I'd always willingly made myself his pillar of support and stayed behind the scenes. I never thought that everything I did for him thus far was insignificant in his eyes.

How disappointing to hear.

I didn't want to continue listening to whatever else he had to say to me. I turned to leave, but he forcefully pulled me back against him. "I'm not done talking yet! What kind of attitude is this?"

I lost my balance and tripped. My arm banged hard against the edge of the glass coffee table, drawing blood.

When Austin saw it, the anger on his face quickly dissipated. "Rena! Are you okay?"

He was just about to help me up when knocks sounded on the door. He quickly withdrew his hand and backed away toward his desk.

Thoroughly disappointed, I picked myself up from the ground, opened the door, and walked out.

Leticia was standing at the door. She greeted me with a coy smile on her lips. "Sorry, was I disturbing you?"

I ignored her and walked off.

After getting back to my desk, my colleagues immediately crowded over again.

"Look at that! Mr. Lockhart just gave her a desk right in front of his office! He'd be able to see her if he just raised his head a little."

"Damn! He's being too obvious!"

"Indeed," I said nonchalantly, pulling out my phone and sending a text message to my lawyer.

It read, "Prepare a divorce agreement for me. ASAP."