At night, I handed the exquisite Louis Vuitton gift box to Celeste.

She looked at the bag several times with satisfaction before wrapping her arms around my neck, laughing, and kissing me.

"Jed, you're the best. Did you really get the project with Glory Group?

"We're rich people now, aren't we? The project is worth about 13 million dollars, and there's gonna be cooperation with other companies in other cities. Gosh! Am I dreaming?

"We can get the materials from Rocky, which can also help his business. By the way, I have a high school classmate who also works in construction materials. He approached me recently. See if you can work with him."

She excitedly kept talking in my ear, and I felt a little uncomfortable, so I pulled her hands down.

"Your high school classmate? What's his name? I'll find a chance to meet him."

"His name is Leon West. You were on that business trip for so long. I wanna see you jealous!"

I looked at the bright smile on her small face and was stunned for a second, having the illusion that she had never betrayed me.

She was so good at acting!

I led her to the bed and tentatively reached out my hand to untie the belt of her nightgown.

"Now that you've accepted my gift, time to return the favor."

"No... No!"

She held my hand, panic flashing in her eyes.

"What? You said we were preparing for pregnancy, right? Of course, I've gotta work harder," I said.

I approached her again and looked into her eyes, but the panic I saw a second ago was gone.

"The doctor said we shouldn't have sex while I was on pills."

She was still as cunning as a fox, pushing me away and getting into the bed. I turned off the lights and got into bed, but I didn't hold her in my arms like before.

She didn't come closer, saying that keeping her distance from me would be safer.

It was a long night.

After a long time, maybe she thought I was asleep, she turned her back to me, took her phone, turned down the brightness of the phone's screen, clicked on her chat with someone, and sent someone several messages.

I spent a lot of money to contact a hacker and sent him all the surveillance records at home.

Coincidentally, when I was renovating the place, my friend from childhood recommended hidden surveillance to me. I said OK and then totally forgot about it, and of course, Celeste wouldn't know.

In the following days, Celeste took her medicine on time. Other than that, she acted normal.

The hacker analyzed her phone password and sent it to me.

It was then that I realized that she never let me see her phone after getting married, even when she went to the bathroom or took a shower.

Finally, I took her phone while she was sleeping, but I couldn't find anything suspicious.

Even though I hired someone to investigate, there was nothing. During the time I was away on the business trip, she had three meals with Leon, but there were also other people present. The rest of the time, she only went out shopping or to Paige's house.

Leon was from out of town, and it was easy to find out everything about him. Even my assistant, Eric Mccarthy, asked me if I got Celeste wrong.

But the next day, Eric told me Celeste was meeting Leon at some hotel.

I went there from the company at once. On the way, I received photos of the two of them separating after having a meal together.

Suspicious, I returned home and saw Paige and Rocky.

"Jed, Celeste said that you took on a big project. Help Rocky out, will you? We're family."

Rocky placed the gift on the coffee table politely and said.

"In the future, if I have a profitable business, I'll return the favor."

Looking at Rocky, who was so polite, I suddenly thought of a famous saying.

"When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

Apart from the identity of Celeste's cousin, Rocky completely met all the requirements.

I inexplicably remembered the day when the three walked out of the hospital, talking and laughing.

"Jed, hello? What are you thinking? Mom and Rocky are talking to you."

Celeste came in, nudged me, and warmly greeted them to sit down.

Paige looked unhappy. She sat on the sofa and complained non-stop.

"Back then, there were many men who were better than you wanted to be my son-in-law. Celeste didn't mind that you had no money and insisted on marrying you. Now that your company is thriving, what's wrong with helping Rocky out?

"Now that you've taken on a big project, your attitude towards us changed. You even ignore me when I speak."

As soon as she finished speaking, Celeste pouted discontentedly and gave me a disdainful glance.

Rocky mediated and told them not to blame me for his sake. He said that it was fine if I didn't help him because I didn't have the obligation to do so.

He was a complete phony.

If it were in the past, I wouldn't dare to offend Paige. I would have agreed to help and appease her, my mother-in-law, with a smiling face.

But not anymore.

Both Celeste and she are bitches! I bet she knows everything Celeste has done. Who gives her the right to boss me around?

Moreover, I help with most of Rocky's business, but the materials he supplies to me are more expensive than those I get from other suppliers.

Celeste cheated on me, and Paige gave her a hand. Why should I appease them?

"For this project, the material suppliers need to go through a public bidding process as usual. Glory Group will arrange for someone to participate throughout the entire process. I don't get to call the shots.

"Rocky, if you wanna bid, you can hand in your tender these days. I have something to do, so I'll take my leave."

After I finished speaking, I turned around and walked towards the study without looking at the changing expressions on their faces.

The sound of a glass falling to the floor echoed behind me. I closed the door and could still hear Paige cursing.

"What kind of attitude was that? Does he really think he's a big shot? Does he really think he's something?"

I smiled and sent a message to Eric.

[Find out everything about Rocky Shelton and his parents, including their relationship with the Kain family. In addition...]

The voices in the living room gradually became quieter. Celeste and the other two closed the door and left.

I knew Celeste wouldn't come back tonight. In all the years of our marriage, whenever I upset her, she would return to Paige's house and wait for me to bring her flowers and gifts to make her happy.

I must go to Paige's house!