“Julian, I think I saw you having dinner with another woman at the restaurant last night.”

I spoke softly, my voice shaking.

Tears immediately began to fall.

Julian panicked. "It was just a casual dinner, nothing more."

He stammered, struggling to explain.

"But I even took a photo."

I pulled out my phone and showed him the picture of him dining with Tina.

"Clara, you have to trust me. Tina closed a major deal for the company, so I took her out to reward her. Don’t overthink it."

Julian explained smoothly, as if he'd said it a hundred times before.

I watched him lie.

“Wahhh, I knew my husband would never cheat on me!”

I threw myself into Julian's arms, but my stomach turned with disgust.

"But Julian, I still don't feel safe!"

I pulled out the marriage asset agreement from the shelf.

Julian seemed a bit surprised, but still, without even glancing at it, he took the pen and signed it without hesitation.

“Thank you, Julian!”

I said sweetly, wrapping my arms around his neck.

“I love you the most, Julian!”

Love? Please, I’m more in love with money.

The next morning, Julian took a rare day off from work.

Maybe he felt guilty.

But honestly, when there’s no love left, what’s the point of pretending?

I watched Julian move around the kitchen making breakfast, and called out to him as he was busy.

“Julian, let me drive you to work.”

I slipped into a glamorous dress, wrapping my arm around his, acting all soft and delicate.

“Sure, I still have some work left to do,”

he said, sounding so casual.

What a show-off, pretending so well.

Julian started a business with his friends right after graduation, and in recent years, he had seen some success.

I sat in Julian’s grand office, watching him rush around, praising him endlessly.

“Knock knock” Someone knocked on the door.

I felt Julian's back stiffen instantly.

“Mr. Shaw, I have the documents for you.”

It was Tina Mooney.

I immediately stood up and rushed over to grab Tina’s hand.

“Thank you so much, Tina! I really appreciate you helping Julian with the pressure.”

Tina looked startled, quickly waving her hands and saying it was nothing.

I pretended to smooth down her blouse. “Tina, your clothes are so nice, what brand is this?”

I was actually eyeing the name on her arm.

"Eliot Haines."

Not my scumbag husband’s name, but...

How amusing, this pair of scumbag lovers.

Tina seemed a little flustered, “It’s really nothing, Mrs. Shaw. It’s all part of my job.”

She stole a glance at Julian’s expression.

“Could you show me around the company?”

I held her hand.

“After all, I’m thinking of working here too.”

Julian clicked his tongue in displeasure. “Clara, I can take care of you, you don’t need to work.”

“But I want to help you with your work.”

I looked at Julian with wide, innocent eyes.

He sighed and waved his hand in resignation.

Tina led me through the company.

“Mrs. Shaw, I heard Mr. Shaw say you used to study design?”

Tina asked, trying to please me.

“Yeah,” I answered coldly.

I stood by the company bulletin board, reading the name: Outstanding Employee of the Design Department—Eliot Haines.

“Thanks, Tina! You can go ahead and get back to your work,” I murmured.

Back in Julian's office, I hugged his back.

“Julian, let me work in the design department,” I said softly.

“Why the sudden interest in coming back to work?” Julian asked.

“I just want to be here and work with you,” I said, putting on my best pout.

“Alright, you can come with me to work tomorrow. I’ll talk to the head of the design department.”

“Okay!” I replied sweetly.

The next day, I went to work with Julian.

The design department is always busy, and overtime is expected at any moment.

This only makes it easier for Julian to cheat, doesn’t it? No wonder he agreed so readily.

Eliot is highly competent and keeps his personal and professional life separate.

During my month in Eliot’s team, we traveled together on business trips quite often.

At department gatherings, I would often sit next to him in the photos.

In reality, we didn’t have much interaction outside of work, and one day, by chance, I discovered that he had a fiancée, and they were getting married soon.

Not many people in the company knew about this.

When I posted the group photo from the department dinner on my social media, I made sure it was visible only to Tina.

After returning to the office from a business trip, I would often catch Tina giving me malicious looks.

But don’t worry, the real drama is just beginning.

After Julian had worked at the company for a full month, I privately approached Eliot.

“Mr. Haines, I’ll get straight to the point. I want to steal you away,” I said slowly.

Eliot looked a bit taken aback.

“Aren’t you planning to go back to Cypress City next year to get married and settle down?” I continued.

He nodded.

“This is my friend’s company in Cypress City. I’ve recommended you to her. You’re too talented to be stuck at Julian’s company.”

I said with a hint of regret.

I handed him my friend’s business card.

“This company speaks for itself, no need for further introduction.”

It’s a highly reputable design firm, almost a no-brainer decision.

“You can just reach out to her.”

Eliot seemed like he wanted to say something else, but I nodded and left first.

Now, it was just a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.

The next day, Eliot handed in his resignation to Julian.

Tina immediately smelled the change and came running.

I was pretending to make coffee in the break room.

I saw Tina grab Eliot’s hand, her voice dripping with sweetness as she said, “Eliot, why are you resigning?”

Eliot quickly shook off her hand and said, “I’m moving to Cypress City to settle down. I just found a job opportunity there.”

“Where are you planning to work?” Tina pressed on, not willing to give up.

“I haven’t finalized anything yet, but I’ve got a lead from someone I know at Apex Design.”

“Apex Design? That’s a top-tier design company! Who referred you?” Tina’s eyes lit up.

“What’s it to you?” I stepped in and said.

Tina shot me a look of hatred as soon as she saw me.

“As the boss’s wife, isn’t it a bit inappropriate to steal employees for another company? Does Mr. Shaw know about this?” Tina said in a feigned innocent tone.

“Boss’s wife? Isn’t that what you’ve been wanting to be? I’ll gladly let you take over,” I said lightly.

“You! What do you mean by that!” Tina instantly reacted like a cockroach that had just been stepped on.

“Nothing.” I slowly walked out of the break room, ignoring Tina’s shouts from behind.

Soon enough, Julian found out about the little drama. When I walked into his office, I saw Tina crying with tears streaming down her face.

“Clara, are you still misunderstanding what happened last time?” Julian said, suppressing his anger.

“No, what are you talking about? I’ve already forgotten about it,” I said, feigning innocence.

“Then what did you mean by what you said in the break room?” Tina snapped.

“What did I say? Who heard it?” I shook my head.

“You!” Tina glared at me with venom in her eyes.

“Then what’s this about you stealing company employees for other firms?” Tina thought she had caught me red-handed.

“Sorry, but I’m about to get married and settle in Cypress City. Mrs. Shaw was just doing me a favor,” Eliot said as he entered the room.

“You’re getting married, Eliot? But I’ve never heard you mention a girlfriend!”

Tina’s eyes went wide in shock, as if struck by lightning.

Her big, dark eyes were brimming with tears, clearly heartbroken.