He was a little unhappy with my pestering.

"Bella, be obedient!" Now that he said that, if I didn't let him go, I would seem very immature.

"Okay, go ahead." Half an hour after Alberto left.

The doctor sent the physical examination report to my email, and told me to take him to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible, otherwise if he reached the late stage, everything would be over.

I opened the email.

After seeing the confirmed diagnosis, I silently deleted the email thoroughly.

I made a phone call to someone I trusted in the company.

And she told me that a month ago, a new intern named Lily Camille was recruited to the company.

Soon after she worked there, she was able to go in and out the president's office freely.

That staff also sent me Lily's address.

Garden One.

In an area where every inch of land is costly, how could she, a newly graduated intern, afford to live in such a place? I felt more and more uneasy.

I picked up the car key.

And I went to Garden One.

When I arrived at the gate of the community, I had already thought of an excuse to get the security guard to let me in. But after seeing the license plate, he let me in without asking any questions.

Alberto and I took turns driving the cars in our house, so it seemed that he had really been here.

The community is composed of townhouses, with wide views everywhere.

Except the townhouse in the corner.

It was in a hidden place and away from the magnolia that Alberto hated.

Sure enough, I saw the car he drove away outside the villa.

I hid behind the greenery.

On the windowsill, light and shadow are scattered.

The two bodies intertwined. They were kissing passionately.

The window was not closed tightly.

With the wind's help, I could even hear their sweet words.

"Little fairy, you really make me unable to leave you for a day."

"Alberto, if you are like this, what should Bella do?"

"Do not talk about that rigid old woman when we're together."

Lily smiled happily.

"Alberto, you are so bad!"

...

That night, I stood outside for a long time.

I didn't leave until I saw the sunrise.

During this period, Alberto took the time to send me a message.

"Honey, go to bed early. I may not be back tonight."

I read the cold words in the message no less than ten times.

I tried to see a hint of guilt.

However, reality woke me up.

Because at noon, Alberto sent another message.

It was to inform me that he was going to have a business trip.

The powerlessness and dull pain of being cheated on broke me down.

I squatted in the corner and cried for a long time. I finally forced myself to calm down.

In fact, there were traces of his abnormality.

A year ago.

The day before my birthday, I found a platinum necklace in Alberto's pocket.

The pendant was a little bear holding a heart.

I was ignorant at the time and took the necklace, asking him if it was a gift for me.

Thinking about it now, Alberto's eyes at that time were filled with a little embarrassment.

That was right. How could such a youthful and playful design be given to a boring and rigid old woman like me?

I found the necklace in the jewelry box.

If looking closely, I could see that the heart can be twisted, and when opened, the letter L was clearly engraved inside.

It turned out that they had been together a year ago, or maybe even earlier.

I couldn't hold myself anymore and instantly got out of control.

I smashed everything I could see, then dug out the magnolia-scented perfume from the bottom of my closet and sprayed it all over myself frantically.

Finally I ran out of the perfume.

Like a deflated ball, I immediately curled up in the ruins and crying silently.

For a timeless time, the painful mood was relieved a lot until I remembered that he had a terminal illness.

I got up from the ground.

I wiped away my tears and called housekeeping to ask them to clean the room.

Alberto came back on the third day.

3

Just like last time, the first thing he did was to go to the bathroom to take a shower.

I glanced at his phone and it was on airplane mode again.

Maybe he was afraid that Lily would call him and I would answer the phone.

Alberto had already changed into his pajamas. He gently hugged my waist from behind and buried his head in my hair. His tone was full of fatigue as if he really just returned from a "business trip".

"Honey, I miss you so much."

Didn't he dislike me for being boring? How could he act like we loved each other deeply?

Oh, I almost forgot.

I was by Alberto's side when I was eighteen.

I witnessed him from a vendor to a business tycoon in Ocean City.

The company had just gone public, and he needed a perfect public image to maintain the company's image.

There was a chill on my neck.

When I looked down, I saw it was a diamond necklace.

"I bought this for you on a business trip. Do you like it?"

I dodged his kiss.

Holding the necklace, I lowered her head and said "I like it".

Just then, the doorbell rang.

The takeaway I ordered had arrived.

It was spicy barbecue.

I specifically selected the restaurant on the application with the lowest rating and a half-star sanitation environment.

Looking at the table full of junk food, Alberto was in disbelief.

"Honey, don't you hate me eating junk food? Why do you order so much today?"

I picked up a skewer of blackened meat and fed it to him with my own hands.

"Hubby, I was wrong in the past. I restricted you too much. Actually, it's okay to eat these things occasionally."

"You've been so tired on your business trip, so just treat it as a reward. I've already iced some beer in the fridge. I'll get it for you right away."

"From now on, every time you come back from a business trip, we will relax ourselves like we are doing now."

Alberto ate with gusto.

I perfectly played the role of a housewife, pouring him beer and feeding him. I was so busy that I didn't have any time to eat.

Early stage of business.

We often set up stalls until three or four in the morning.

Alberto's favorite thing was to go to the barbecue restaurant after closing the stall, order some barbecue, and drink cold beer to relieve fatigue.

I had personally seen the production process of semi-finished ingredients, and the hygiene standards were not up to par at all.

He had stomach problems.

So I studied how to make barbecue for several days and made it for him at home every time.

At that time, he was clearly moved to tears.

But I don't know since when, no matter how delicious the food I cooked at home, it became a restriction that prevented him from eating out in his eyes.

...

Unconsciously.

Alberto finished all the barbecue on the table.

I saw him touching his belly with satisfaction.

I feel relieved too.

After enjoying the delicious food,

Alberto had already fallen asleep on the bed while I was clearing the table.

It seemed that these three days had really exhausted him.

I just didn't know how long his broken body could last.

While he was asleep.

I fished out his cell phone from his trouser pocket.

The original unlock code was my birthday, but that was wrong this time.

I tried his birthday again, but still couldn't get it to work.

Later, I remembered that the staff in the company sent me Lily's resume.

I input her birthday.

It worked!

We had been together for fifteen years, and I have never looked through his phone.

The trust that was ingrained in our blood made me never think that he would cheat on me.

Just like he told me, I told him that the physical examination report said he was healthy and he believed it.

The chat records were clearly shown there.

As early as three years ago.

None of them had been deleted.

4

It turned out that Lily was eight years younger than us.

Alberto met her at the school anniversary three years ago. As an outstanding graduate, he returned to the school to give a speech.

I was going to go that day too.

But the company had a new project suddenly.

Alberto didn't want to miss such a highlight moment as the school anniversary speech.

So I was the only one who discussed the project.

That very day.

They added each other as friends on WhatsApp.

Lily behaved like Alberto's fan. In the beginning of the conversation, her words were full of admiration and respect for Alberto.

They chatted deeply.

She began to complain to him.

"The topic of this research is very difficult. It requires me to personally go to the countryside to conduct research on the development of agricultural products."

Alberto coaxed her and told her not to worry.

I tried to control my emotions.

Two years ago, he suddenly told me that the company wanted to add a sales channel for agricultural products and asked me to go to the countryside to do research.

I endured the scorching sun and mosquito bite. As a result, the research I worked so hard on was nothing more than a means for him to please Lily.

...

After that.

Lily complained that the dormitory environment was bad and the water and air conditioning were often cut off, so Alberto rented an apartment for her outside the school.

And after she lived there for less than half a year.

She said that the apartment was unsafe and that she had been followed by strange men several times.

Alberto listened to her and bought a villa in Garden One.

He bought that villa, and I thought he rented it.

I never asked him about whether he bought a house or a car.

This reminded me.

I should go check how much real estate he had outside that I didn't know about.

And then recently,

Lily would send photos of herself wearing various styles of sexy lingerie, with words like "Honey, I miss you so much" attached.

Every time period matched the day Alberto told me he was going on a business trip.

...

It took me two full hours to copy all the chat records, send them to my phone, and delete the sending records.

After organizing them into the USB drive, I deleted the records on my phone.

Pretending nothing happened.

I put Alberto's phone back to its original place.

Early the next morning.

As usual, I got up early and helped him prepare the suit he would wear, and then matched his tie and watch.

When he got up, I tied his tie for him myself and sent him the door.

Before leaving, Alberto kissed me on the cheek affectionately.

"Dirty lips," I thought.

After watching him leave, I washed my face five times before I gave up.

Last night, I secretly wrote down Lily's WhatsApp ID.

And I took the time to register a new account.

I changed its name to "Personal Customization of Love Products".

With no surprise, not long after the friend request was sent, Lily added me.

She really couldn't wait to bring all kinds of surprises to Alberto.

Every time before she met Alberto, she would send photos in advance.

So it was easy for me to find some styles on the Internet that she had never worn and post them on WhatsApp Timeline.

To capture a prey, I couldn't be too aggressive.

I wanted her to come to me with the pictures she wanted to buy.

This was more realistic.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lily sent me a picture from my Timeline

"When can I get it the soonest? Money is not an issue."

I told her that this one was a hot-selling in Sakura Country.

However, due to recent international issues, domestic customs had been very strict in inspecting goods imported from the Sakura Country.

Plus its size needed to be customized.

It would be delivered half a month.

Lily was so excited that she asked me if I could speed up the delivery by increasing the shipping fee.

I put on an awkward tone.

"There's really no way to go fast."

The style of the clothes won Lily's heart.

Even though she had to wait for half a month, she still paid the deposit.