The first thing she did was immediately tell the lawyer to prepare the divorce papers and file the divorce request.
The second thing she did was call the old Watson family house. “Hello, it’s me. Tell my Dad I agreed to the matter he talked about before. I’ll go back to the Watson family and become the next heir of the Watson family. But first, arrange a private assistant for me.”
The third thing she did was tell her private assistant once again to get many pinhole cameras for her.
When Dahlia came back home carrying many pinhole cameras, Caspian still had not returned.
She quickly placed cameras in every hidden corner of the villa, then linked them to her phone so she could watch the surveillance videos live on her phone.
She had barely finished everything when the villa door opened.
The moment Caspian came into the entrance area and spotted Dahlia on the sofa, he paused briefly. “Wife, why are you back?”
His voice remained like it had been during the past five years, bringing a little comfort.
Dahlia forced herself to hide the disgust, then turned to him with a smile. “Hmm. I couldn’t remain alone on the island. I missed you too much, so I came home. Husband, the person behind you is…”
Camilla walked forward and greeted her politely. “Sister Dahlia, it’s nice to meet you for the first time. I am Camilla Silva.”
Dahlia looked up and saw Camilla’s entire face, but she suddenly froze as thunder had struck her.
So alike, much too alike, they resembled each other too much.
At that moment, Dahlia realized Caspian had treated her as Camilla Silva’s substitute.
That hard time he spent chasing her before, the way he spoiled her that everyone in the city knew about, wasn’t love at all. It was only because Caspian liked her face, which looked eighty percent like Camilla’s.
“Wife, Camilla was adopted by me, so she’s like my little niece. She just came back from overseas and will stay here for a few days.”
Caspian walked over and kissed Dahlia on the forehead. The feelings in his eyes looked real. “I’ve been busy with work and don’t have much time to stay with you. Since Camilla is here, she can keep you company, and it may also help with your illness.”
The light perfume smell from a young woman still stayed on his clothes, making Dahlia feel sick.
She quietly turned her face away and pushed Caspian aside. “I’m tired, so I’ll head back to the room and rest first.”
After Dahlia went back to the room and cleaned herself up, she lay on the bed. Not long later, Caspian opened the door and walked in.
He lit the incense near the bed, quickly took off his clothes, wrapped his arms around her from behind, lowered his head, and pressed many kisses against her collarbone.
Dahlia’s whole body turned stiff.
Why? Didn’t he love her anymore?
And Camilla was staying in this house, so why did he still want her?
The hugs and softness that once made her rely on him now only made her feel trapped and uncomfortable.
She pushed him. “I’m really tired today.”
Caspian’s voice sounded rough. “It won’t take long. Bear with it a little longer, okay?”
Before she could answer, his hand slipped into her nightdress and slowly moved lower.
Right then, someone knocked on the door.
Camilla’s voice came from outside. “Uncle, are you sleeping yet?”
Caspian stopped.
But only a second later, his eyes became clear again, and he quickly stood up to open the door.
“Sorry for bothering you this late. There’s a bug in my room. Uncle, can you come help me check?”
Camilla’s eyes became a little red. “You know I’m always scared of bugs.”
Caspian nodded, then turned to Dahlia. “Wife, go to sleep first. I’ll be back later.”
After saying that, he turned and left, closing the door behind him.
The room became quiet again.
Dahlia had just let out a small breath of relief when she suddenly felt her body turning weak and dizzy again. Her eyelids became so heavy that she couldn’t keep them open.
Ever since she found out the truth, she hadn’t taken any medicine the whole day, so why was this happening?
She slowly looked around the room and noticed the incense still burning beside the bed.
There was something wrong with the incense!
Ever since she was “diagnosed” with depression, sleeping problems had always stayed with her.
During the last three years, her sleeping problems became worse and worse. Dahlia couldn’t sleep through the whole night.
Until Caspian heard about a perfume expert who could specially make incense based on her body condition.
But that perfume expert was hard to find, and even getting one incense was very difficult.
In the end, Caspian pushed his work aside, knelt while climbing a hundred stone stairs, then stayed kneeling outside the master’s door for three days and three nights before getting the incense.
Every night before bed, Caspian personally lit the incense for her. Until now, she needed to smell the incense every day before she could sleep.
Dahlia strongly bit her lip until it bled.
A burning pain came from her lips, and the taste of blood spread through her mouth, pulling her senses back.
She reached out and put out the incense, then unsteadily walked to open the bedroom window.
Cool air entered. She leaned against the window and breathed for a long time before recovering, her thoughts becoming clear again.
She took a picture of the incense and sent it to her assistant, asking the person to help check what ingredients were inside.
Dahlia quietly opened the bedroom door and walked outside.
Inside the guest room, two people were tightly holding each other.
It was Caspian and Camilla.
Camilla lightly panted and said, “Uncle, p-please be lighter… if Sister Dahlia hears us, it’ll become troublesome.”
Caspian didn’t stop moving. Instead, he became rougher, his voice low and hoarse with lust, “Don’t worry. She definitely can’t hear anything. I already lit the incense for her, so she’s sleeping deeply now.”
Those words clearly entered Dahlia’s ears.
In that second, her breathing froze. Her suspicion had become real.
Camilla’s voice broke softly, “B-but why… here? Uncle, wouldn’t it be better to go to my room? This place feels kind of cold and empty, and I don’t even like this decoration style…”
“Because…” Caspian’s voice stayed low, “My first time with her happened in this room. I want you to fully replace those memories. Camilla, my whole life belongs only to you.”
Dahlia stood outside the door, her chest hurting so badly she almost couldn’t remain standing.
She remembered their first night.
Back then, they had only just gotten engaged, and the villa was still under renovation. But this guest room had already been finished.
Caspian happily pulled her around to see their future home.
Under the sky full of stars, he gently held her face and kissed her.
That kiss lasted a long time and felt very loving, making her wrongly believe he truly loved her.
Later, inside this room, he softly persuaded her until she fully gave herself to him.
That night, he held himself back and stayed patient, then kept promising again and again that he’d treat her well forever.
At that moment, her phone vibrated, and a message from the assistant appeared.
[Miss, the institute will need five days before the official test report comes out.]
Five days, exactly the same amount of time left before she received the divorce certificate.
She pulled back all her thoughts, opened the security video on her phone, and saved everything that just happened inside the guest room.
Caspian, since you chose to become a cruel man, you must accept the matching consequences!
The next morning, when Dahlia opened the bedroom door, she smelled the scent of food.
Caspian wore an apron and stayed busy inside the kitchen.
After Caspian noticed Dahlia had woken up, a smile showed in his eyes. “Awake now? Breakfast’s nearly finished. Go sit over there first.”
Camilla had already been sitting there. Seeing Dahlia come closer, she even stood up to greet her.
Clearly, this belonged to Dahlia’s home, but Camilla didn’t try to avoid suspicion at all.
She had on a loose nightdress. Just from moving slightly, large red marks on her chest became visible.
Camilla intentionally faced her back toward Caspian and bent near Dahlia, afraid Dahlia might not notice those signs. “Dahlia, did you sleep well last night? Did you hear any weird noises? Uncle, he…”
Dahlia gave her a cold look, then directly pulled out a bottle of very strong insecticide and sprayed it toward Camilla.
Camilla shouted while running everywhere. “Dahlia, what are you doing?!”
Dahlia continued chasing her while repeatedly spraying the insecticide.
Camilla was forced into a corner with nowhere left to run, so she hurriedly asked Caspian for help. “Uncle, please save me!”
Caspian had only just finished preparing breakfast.
He put down the bowls and dishes, his expression darkening as he unhappily said, “Enough already. Stop making a scene. Come and eat breakfast.”
Camilla quickly ran over to him, tears almost coming out, while her face showed sadness. “Uncle, Dahlia sprayed me with insecticide everywhere. Th-this… how can I still eat now? If she doesn’t like me staying here, she can tell me directly. There’s no need to use such awful methods.”
Caspian stepped aside twice, just enough to block Dahlia and Camilla from facing each other.
He looked up at Dahlia. “Dahlia, do you have anything to say?”
Dahlia set the insecticide down, her expression looking pure. “I saw red marks covering Camilla’s skin. They should be mosquito bites. Husband, you already know I hate those little insects the most. Every time I see them, I can’t stop myself from wanting to kill them.”
As she spoke, she was about to cry, looking like she could break down anytime. “Sorry, I don’t want to become like this either. But I honestly can’t control myself.”
Camilla wanted to continue talking, but Caspian gave her a look.
“Camilla, go back inside, change your clothes, and then come out for breakfast.”
He moved nearer and held Dahlia in his arms, softly calming her down. “Wife, no one’s blaming you. Everything’s okay.”
He picked up the pills from the table drawer. “Wife, take this medicine before you eat breakfast. You lost control of your feelings earlier. It must be because you did not take your medicine this morning.”
Dahlia looked at the medicine but stayed still.
Caspian watched her carefully. “What’s wrong? Is something bothering you?”
“Wife, you need to listen and take your medicine on time. Earlier, I already helped you and made Camilla embarrassed.”
“You need to live peacefully with Camilla. If you continue making problems, it will become troublesome. Wife, you are the Holmes family’s wife. You should understand the situation and stop always giving me trouble.”
Dahlia only smiled and stayed quiet. She reached for the medicine and swallowed it right away.
Only then did Caspian smile happily and pat her head gently.
Yesterday, Dahlia found out by chance that something was wrong with the pills, so she asked her assistant to make another set of tablets with the same color.
Before Caspian came back, she had already switched all the medicine inside the house. The tablets she took earlier were only vitamins.
As for the real pills, they had already been sent to the research institute and were being checked.
Camilla had already changed her clothes and walked out, then returned to the dining table for breakfast.
Camilla and Caspian kept talking, speaking only about small secrets that only they understood.
Camilla placed food onto Caspian’s plate while looking at him with tempting eyes.
Beneath the table, Caspian’s leg had already slid under Camilla’s skirt.
Dahlia only ignored the two people sitting across from her and quietly finished her breakfast.
Caspian noticed how quiet Dahlia looked, and he slightly felt that something was not right.
Before he could think more about it, a call from the company made him leave.
Dahlia faced the other way, warmed a cup of milk for herself, then returned upstairs to her room, fully ignoring Camilla inside the house.
When evening came, her bedroom door was suddenly slammed open with a loud bang.
Caspian stayed by the entrance with an angry face, trying to hold back his rising anger. “Dahlia, I know you have severe depression and cannot control your feelings. But you still should not use my absence to treat Camilla so badly like this!”