I was about to reply when the door opened. Rachel came in with a bouquet of flowers and a basket of fruits.

“Sorry to disturb you, Mr. and Mrs. Gayes. I’m here to visit Mrs. Gayes on behalf of the company.”

Rachel had been working for Victor for three years now. He was full of praise for her every time he mentioned her.

She was sexy, smart, and good at reading people. She had scored many contracts for the company, and Victor was fond of anyone who could earn the company money. The same went for me.

Victor just nodded coolly at her in lieu of a reply, his gaze never leaving me. I knew this was all just a show they were putting on to trick me.

“Thanks. I need some rest now.” I turned away, assuming Rachel would take the hint and leave. However, she grabbed a chair and sat next to Victor.

Victor massaged my back tenderly, while Rachel actually stood up and massaged his shoulders. The three of us caught the nurses’ attention as they gave us sideways looks.

Victor did not reject Rachel’s advances. In fact, he seemed to enjoy her preferential treatment.

The nurses left the room quietly, but I knew they would be full of gossip once they were out of earshot.

Rachel’s hands began to wander down Victor’s shoulders, creeping down to his chest and pausing on his abs. Victor frowned and glared at her, but Rachel only grew bolder as though receiving the green light.

Her hands weaved between his buttons, her soft touch pressed against his belly. Victor’s hands pressed down harder on my back.

I squeezed my eyes shut, not daring to move. I even fought to keep my breathing even.

Victor thought I had fallen asleep for real, so he pulled his hands back and pinched Rachel’s waist instead. Rachel leaned in for a kiss which Victor happily accepted.

My eyes narrowed, and I watched everything through the reflection in the window. My tears gradually drenched my pillow.

Victor seemed to be getting worked up. After a brief but passionate kiss, he glanced at me and dragged Rachel out of the room.

I held my breath and followed them to another room. The half-open door seemed to be mocking me, telling me how false Victor’s love had been.

Inside the room, Victor held Rachel by the throat, pressing her onto the bed. “I warned you not to try anything funny in front of Nina!”

Rachel giggled, her hands still fondling Victor’s chest teasingly. “But you’ve been with her for so long! The baby and I miss you…

“Don’t you want to have some fun here, Victor? You booked the entire floor, so no one will notice!”

Victor did not refuse. Rachel brought his hands down to her chest, and Victor bent down to kiss her neck.

“Be gentle, okay? The baby’s still tiny…”

“Shut up, don’t talk to me about self-restraint!”

I did not dare to watch anymore. When I turned and ran, I could still hear their moans echoing in my ears.

I never imagined they would dare to do it right under my noses like that. Reality was like a KO punch, knocking me to the ground.

I lay spreadeagled on the corridor floor, a pathetic mess.

“Are you alright, Mrs. Gayes? Did you hurt yourself anywhere?” Before long, a few nurses surrounded me. They exchanged looks and did not say anything, focusing on comforting me.

They probably knew that my husband Victor Gayes had betrayed me. He had even robbed me of my fertility.

I could not hold back my grief any longer. Once I was back in my room, I buried my face in the pillow and wept for ages.

At some point, I cried myself to sleep. When I woke up, Rachel was the only one by my bedside, her expression mocking me. “You know everything, don’t you? I’m pregnant with Victor’s baby, his only baby.”

Rachel picked up an orange and ate it, rubbing her belly as she taunted me.

“W-When did you start the affair?” I clenched my fists, my nails digging into my palms. The pain was nothing compared to the agony in my heart.

Rachel scoffed and held up three fingers. “Three years ago, when I joined the company. He didn’t bring you to a party, and I accepted many drinks on his behalf as his PA. That night, we ended up in bed together.

“He thought he betrayed you, so he wanted to pay me off. I told him I loved him, and I didn’t need him to acknowledge me in public. I volunteered to become his secretary instead, and he agreed.

“After that, he suddenly said he wanted to leave you all his money! I hate how stupid he is, but I couldn’t stop him. He secretly transferred all his assets to your name.”

I watched Rachel’s gradually distorting face, resisting the urge to slap him.

“Your marriage is such a joke. He thought he could enjoy the affair guilt-free once he gave you his money. I bet you didn’t know he comes to me every day because I live next door!

“Sometimes, he would even feed you sleeping drugs and sleep with me in the living room. You never woke up no matter how much I screamed!”

The paler I became, the more excited Rachel got.

“When you had that unexpected miscarriage, he was sound asleep in my room. He couldn’t give a rat’s ass about you.

“Nina Morgan, you should know your place and leave of your own accord. After all, I’m pregnant with his child.”

To think he repaid my consideration with such betrayal. I had assumed he was too busy with work that day, accepting his excuse when he missed my many calls for help.

The next day, he stood by my bed with reddened eyes, begging for my forgiveness. He said he was too tired and fell dead asleep. He said he even forgot to charge his phone, and it ran out of battery.

I was naive enough to believe him.

So much for being too tired. He was with another woman.

Rachel saw my dazed expression and assumed her ploy had succeeded. She held her phone screen to my face.

“Rest up. Tomorrow is our wedding, and you’re free to join us if you have the time. Here’s the address. Isn’t it familiar? It’s where you had your wedding too.”

Rachel left, humming a cheerful song. My heart hurt so badly that I gagged, and the next second I lost consciousness.

When I woke up after that, it was already nighttime. Victor held my hand tightly, his eyes red.

I remembered what had happened over the past few days and pulled my hand back with all my strength. I even wiped it on the covers repeatedly.

Victor blinked and then looked at me dejectedly.

“Do you remember our wedding vows?”

If we fell out of love, we swore to let go without holding back. If he lied to me, I would disappear from his life forever.

Victor nodded without hesitation. “Of course I remember. Did I do something to upset you? Or did someone say something to you?”

He leaped to his feet and roared at Rachel. “Who was here the past two days? Give me a list at once!”

Rachel looked at him calmly, as though she was used to this. “Only the nurses came in, and they left once they gave her the medication. Yesterday, I only dropped by to check on her while you were resting, out of concern for her.

“Mrs. Gayes, you shouldn’t overthink things and focus on recovering. Mr. Gayes is constantly worried about you, you know.”

Rachel sounded like she was playing along, but I could hear her gloating between the lines. I turned my head aside and waved at everyone to leave.

Victor was worried he had not proven his love to me enough, so he took my head and continued, “Nina, you’re my one and only wife. I will love you and only you all my life.”

“Mm-hmm,” I replied calmly. I was tired of his act.

Victor pursed his lips and took a deep breath, as though steeling himself before he spoke slowly. “Nina, I have a meeting I need to attend this week. It was supposed to be today, but I postponed it to tomorrow so I could be with you when you fainted.

“This time I swear I’ll keep my phone on. You can call me whenever you wake up, I’ll pick up in an instant!”

He watched me carefully, afraid he would miss any part of my reaction. Was it because he did not want me to know what he was actually up to, or was he actually afraid of losing me?

I suppressed my anger and disappointment, nodding. “Go and focus on your work. I’ll be fine in the hospital.”

Victor took my hand and pressed his cheek against my palm. His stubble was ticklish and disgusting. I could not stand to touch the skin that had been contaminated with another woman’s saliva.

“Nina, we’ll go adopt a kid once you get better. If one isn’t enough, we can get two. You can choose them to your liking! Once they grow up, I’ll hand the company over to them, and we can go travel the world.”

If I had not known that he was marrying another woman tomorrow, I may have fallen for his sweet words again.

He hurriedly left the hospital, saying he wanted to give me time to rest. Once I calmed down my emotions, I left the hospital and returned to the home we built together.

It was now just an empty, soulless house.

I packed my things briefly, put the divorce papers on the table, and left.

The flight to Australia took me away from the places I had known, leaving my past in the clouds.

Goodbye, Victor. We shall never meet again.

The next day before the wedding, Victor realized he could not reach me no matter how he tried. He instantly abandoned Rachel in her wedding dress, running straight for the hospital.

All that awaited him was a long-empty bed.

Victor ran around the hospital like a madman, searching every room for his precious Nina.

“Nina Morgan, come out! I’m begging you, this isn’t funny!”