Joshua only came back when midnight rolled by. The lights were on, but Rain was nowhere to be found.

He remembered the message he had received, and he mumbled, “Is she mad?”

In the past, no matter how late he came home, Rain would always wait for him.

He kicked off his shoes and gently opened the door to their bedroom. When he saw Rain sitting against the headboard while reading, he sighed in relief.

He went over to hug her by the waist and began apologizing to her with practiced ease.

“I’m sorry, honey. Faye got here today and asked me to pick her up. Then, we threw a welcoming party for her. That’s why I got delayed and missed the charity dinner. Did you get in trouble for it?”

The smell of alcohol on Joshua made Rain push him away. “No,” she said.

In reality, she was supposed to have the first dance with him. Since Joshua was not around, she had to get another man to dance with her. In the end, the guests criticized her behind her back.

However, she guessed that could not be considered trouble.

“Then, what about that message…?” Joshua was going to say more when his phone suddenly rang. When he saw the caller ID, he lost interest in continuing the conversation and answered the call, “Hello, Faye?”

Faye said something that made Joshua’s expression change. “Hold on. I’ll come over right away.”

He hurried to leave, but Rain frowned and grabbed his wrist. “Where are you going?”

Joshua was really anxious. “There are hidden cameras in Faye’s hotel room. I’m going to take a look.”

No matter how disappointed Rain was in Joshua, she would not let her husband go out to deal with such trouble. Her voice turned cold. “She should be asking the police to handle this, not you.”

“But Faye is Lily’s sister. You’ve met her before. How could I just ignore her?” Joshua retorted.

The excuse he gave sounded so logical that it made Rain seem like the unreasonable one.

Rain was someone who could convince others to sign contracts worth a few hundred million. Yet, when she opened her mouth at this moment, she found herself completely speechless.

In the end, she went with Joshua for the sake of his safety.

On their way there, Rain said, “This is the third time, Joshua.”

However, Joshua was so anxious that he did not register what she said. He just urged her to speed up. “Faster, Rain.”

He was worrying over another woman in front of his own wife, as though it was the right thing to do.

Rain had already accepted that she would always be number two when it came to anything Lily-related. So, she said nothing else and only focused on driving.

When they arrived at the hotel, Rain saw Faye, who resembled Lily. A dark expression adorned her pretty face as she spoke to the police.

Upon seeing them, Faye called out, “Joshua.”

Then, she looked at Rain. “Who’s this?”

“She’s my wife.” Joshua introduced her and looked at a group of people standing near the entrance. “What’s going on?” He gestured at them with his chin.

Faye wore a wry smile. “I’ve called the police, but the hotel staff won’t admit to installing the hidden cameras. They claimed that I brought the cameras to falsely accuse them and blackmail them for money.”

Joshua’s expression sank, and he walked over to argue with those people.

Rain stood away from the crowd and watched coldly as her husband called a lawyer for another woman. Once he started arguing with those people, she silently exhaled.

“I heard that Joshua never moved on from Lily,” Faye softly said out of nowhere. “I look similar to my sister. Will I succeed if I try to steal him from you?”

Faye’s bright eyes showed her determination.

In the past, Rain would have felt offended, but that was no longer the case. If Joshua could be stolen from her, he never belonged to her in the first place.

Hence, she appeared. Despite the challenge, she did not spare Faye a single glance.

Faye immediately felt as if her provocation had landed on deaf ears. She felt frustrated and sneered as she whispered, “Don’t go crying once I steal Joshua from you.”

“I wish you success,” Rain said coolly.

Joshua did not love her or this woman, who could not even maintain her composure the moment they met. The only person he loved was Lily.

However, Faye was Lily’s sister, so she could receive Joshua’s utmost attention.

Rain stayed with Joshua to handle the case of the hidden cameras. They only went back after they found Faye a new hotel.

While they were in the car, Joshua remembered something and turned to Rain. “Honey, Faye’s going to organize an art exhibition in two days. Could you go support her?”

Rain nearly laughed in exasperation. She could not understand how Joshua could have the gall to make such a request.

Not only was he working himself to the bone for another woman, but he was also dragging his wife along for the ride.

As such, Rain laughed, despite the dull pain in her heart. “Joshua, I’m not that generous,” she whispered.

Joshua blinked in confusion. “But Faye is Lily’s sister…”

“It’s precisely because she’s Lily’s sister!”

Rain slammed on the brakes and parked the car by the road. Under the dim lights, her eyes were teary as she turned to Joshua.

She never could understand how Joshua could make her watch him love another woman and think it was his God-given right to do so.

At the sight of Rain’s rage, Joshua opened his mouth but found himself unable to speak.

The car sank into a suffocating silence. Rain had always wanted to have an honest talk with Joshua about this. But she found that it was not necessary anymore.

She started driving again and headed home with a disappointed heart.

Over the next few days, they gave each other the cold shoulder. Joshua knew that Rain was angry, but he felt sad as well.

Rain knew that he could not get over Lily, no? Why did she have to fight with him because of a dead person?

He always treated her well anyway.

Joshua was both sad and angry. Whenever Rain came home, she would enter the study without a word. But he did not want to talk to her either. He just focused all of his attention and energy on Faye’s art exhibition.

“Joshua, will Rain be mad that you’re helping me so much?” Faye asked with concern at the art gallery.

Joshua pouted. “She won’t.”

After a few more days, Rain’s anger would disappear.

In the past, Rain would start talking to him in less than three days after an argument. But Joshua did not realize that they had been giving each other the cold shoulder for five days this time.

“Ms. Zimmer, we’ve prepared a few proposals for public relations once you get your divorce. Please take a look.”

Rain opened the folder in front of her, but before she could take a look, her assistant suddenly rushed in. “Ms. Zimmer, the art gallery that Mr. Thompson went to is on fire!”

Rain’s expression changed. “What did you just say?!”

When she arrived at the art gallery, thick smoke was billowing out of the building. The entire left side was burning, and it was absolute chaos.

In her anxiety, Rain searched for Joshua among the fleeing people, but she never found him. Suddenly, her eyes focused on a person. She grabbed a disheveled Faye from the crowd and sternly asked, “Where’s Joshua?!”

Faye averted her gaze. “He’s still on the fourth floor.”

Rain’s heart sank, but she did not have time to think about much else. She rushed upstairs against the crowd and got to the fourth floor. Eventually, she found Joshua trying to retrieve the paintings.

The sight of her caught him by surprise. “Why are you here, Rain?”

“Let’s go.” Rain stepped forward to grab him. “The fire is about to spread. We have to leave.”

However, Joshua broke away and ran deeper into the art gallery. “I can’t! The last painting Lily made before she died is in there! If it’s burned, it’ll be gone forever!”

Rain watched as her husband ran into the thick smoke regardless of the dangers. She eventually shut her eyes and went forward to stop him. At the end of the day, he suffered from asthma.

“I’ll go.”

When she walked past him, she said, “Fourth time, Joshua.”

Unfortunately, the noise drowned out her whispers, and no one heard her.

Lily’s painting was at the center of the art gallery, and that spot was in flames. Rain doused her clothes in water and ran in to retrieve the painting.

Unfortunately, before she could escape, a huge curio cabinet fell and crashed into her.

The sharp pain made her lose her grip on the painting. With a grunt, Rain fell to her knees. The next moment, someone charged past her and picked up the painting on the floor.

Once Joshua was sure that the painting was fine, he sighed in relief. Only then did he turn to check on his wife. “Are you okay, Rain?”

Rain said nothing. Her eyes stung, and she wondered whether it was due to the smoke or the pain in her heart.

She avoided Joshua’s touch and struggled to her feet. “I’m fine. Hold the painting tight.”

At that, Joshua shielded the painting in his arms.

Disdain flashed in Rain’s eyes. She grabbed Joshua as he coughed nonstop and left the burning art gallery. Fresh blood kept dripping down her arm, and it left behind a terrifying trail.

Rain did not know when she passed out, but she did. When she woke up, she was lying in a hospital bed. Meanwhile, Joshua was sitting by her bed with reddened eyes.

Seeing that she was conscious, he quickly leaned over and anxiously asked, “How do you feel, honey? You bled so much that I thought you were going to die.”

As he spoke, he teared up. “I’m sorry. I got you into this mess.”

Rain no longer knew how she was supposed to respond. She just felt tired.

Joshua was concerned about her and regretful of his actions, but he also never chose her over Lily.

His love for Lily was like lava. It burned so intensely that it hurt Rain as well.

If she could turn back time, she would not marry Joshua at all.

Rain kept quiet, and Joshua just assumed that she was feeling weak. So, he tucked her in before he whispered, “Rest well, honey. I’m going to check on Faye. She’s hurt too.”

“Fifth time.” Rain opened her eyes.

Joshua froze for a moment and met Rain’s calm gaze. After a while, he took a step back. “I won’t go, then. I’ll stay with you.”

Once he believed that Rain was fast asleep, he left the ward quietly.

However, she slowly opened her eyes.

Rain was hurt pretty badly. She had a fracture in her scapula and went through surgery for it. So, she needed to be hospitalized for at least a month.

As such, Joshua traveled back and forth between the hospital and their house. Most of the time, though, he spent his time with Faye on the grounds that she had no one else to care for her.

Once a person was hurt to the very core, numbness would be the only thing left. Rain said nothing and spent her time quietly recuperating.

After twenty days or so, she visited the graveyard, with her assistant pushing her wheelchair.

It was her parents’ death anniversary.

In the past, Joshua would tag along to visit her parents’ graves. But the sun was setting, and he still had not visited her today.

“Dad, Mom, I might end up being alone again.”

Rain wiped off the dust on her parents’ memorial photos with a cloth and smiled. “But I think I should be fine.”

At the very least, she would no longer feel so depressed and hurt.

She was about to leave after the visit, but Joshua finally arrived with a bouquet of fresh lilies. “Sorry, Rain. Faye suddenly had a high fever, and I was busy taking care of her. I just remembered it’s your parents’ death anniversary today. Why didn’t you say an—”

“Are you a doctor?” Rain calmly interrupted him. “What’s your relationship with her? Who are you to her?”

Joshua pursed his lips. “But she—”

Rain cut him off again. “Are you going to say that she’s Lily’s sister?”

Following a moment’s hesitation, Joshua nodded.

“But I don’t like Lily.” Rain stared at Joshua. “I don’t like her or anything related to her.

“So, why do you think I should understand your stance just because Lily is involved?

“This is the sixth time, Joshua.”

This was the sixth time Joshua had neglected her since she decided to divorce him. He had two more chances. Based on how quickly he was using up his chances, Rain had a feeling that the day of their divorce was soon approaching. She smiled.