He shared the little things with me every day, but later I found out that he would send them to Annie first and then forward them to me.

Including replying our messages, Annie was always before me.

When encountering an interesting video, he and I ended the topic early.

But he could chat with her for a long time.

Today was our wedding anniversary. He finished work early and booked a restaurant.

"Norah, happy anniversary."

He took a necklace from his bag and put it on me.

It was one that I particularly liked recently.

I smiled and said, "You too, happy anniversary."

After dinner, he took me to see a fireworks show.

Our names were shown with the fireworks display. There was also a big heart behind them.

The next day, I brought the necklace to the company.

I used to really like this necklace.

But I ran into Annie at the corner.

I walked up to her and glanced coldly at the necklace around her neck.

It was exactly the same as the one Charles gave me.

"Miss Cook, did you buy this necklace yourself?"

"A friend bought it for me."

She raised her hand and touched the necklace, looking proud.

"Oh, how come this necklace is exactly the same as yours?"

I just smiled and took off the necklace around my neck, throwing it into the trash can.

"This necklace is nearly 800 thousand dollars. It seems that Miss Cook has some money!"

She looked pale and forced a smile.

"It should be an imitation, right?"

I sneered and left.

After work, Charles said he would cook dinner tonight to celebrate my success in winning the big project.

I went to the supermarket with him, and he bought a lot of vegetables I loved to eat.

"Congratulations, Norah. The company has made another breakthrough."

After the toast, he paused and spoke again.

"Norah, I heard about the company's situation this morning. You used to like that necklace. Why did you throw it in the trash can?"

"Nothing, I just suddenly don't like it anymore."

"You need to change your temper."

He shook his head and thought I was a bit willful.

"Next time, if you don't like it, don't say misleading things.

Today, Annie cried. How will her colleagues at the company see her in the future?"

The smile on my face disappeared, and I looked at him steadily. It turned out that he was standing up for Annie.

"I didn't name the price, did I? Or is her friend that rich?

I just said the truth. Why do I have to care how others see her? What does it have to do with me?"

"Norah, can you stop being willful?"

He almost shouted, as if he had been tolerating me for a long time.

I lost my appetite, dropped my chopsticks, and went back to the bedroom.

After a while, Charles came over to apologize to me.

"Norah, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be mean to you."

"Hit me to vent your anger if you like."

As he said that, he grabbed my hand and hit himself on the face.

Watching his performance, I suddenly felt tired.

I just wanted to talk to him about his affair with Annie, but I was interrupted by a sudden phone call.

"I gotta answer the call."

In a few minutes, he rushed in, hurriedly grabbed a coat, and left.

He didn't have time to say a word to me during that time.

I stood by the window, watching Charles gradually disappear.

My heart felt like it was being tightly squeezed, unable to breathe.

It wasn't until midnight that he gently pushed open the bedroom door, and I sat up.

"Norah, sorry if I woke you up."

"Where did you go?"

"A friend got injured, and there was no one to take care of him, so I went to help."

I stared at him with a mocking and sarcastic expression.

"Friend? Is Miss cook there?

His body stiffened. "Norah, don't misunderstand. She's just my friend. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would misunderstand."

I threw the pillow on the bed at him and said coldly, "Charles, don't you know that besides your own wife, you should keep distance from other girls?"

He didn't think he did anything wrong.

"Norah, can you stop making a fuss? I've already said we're just friends. Why do you always overreact?"

He rubbed his forehead and said, "You should think about it yourself. I can't always accommodate you."

After he finished speaking, he walked away quickly.