The last memory I remember was the blaze of fire trying to devour my body, the heat I could feel on my skin, and Shirley's satisfied gaze at me.

I woke up with a gasp, and a feeling of panic immediately filled my mind. Reflexively, I immediately checked my body, and my heart was utterly relieved when I saw that my body was still okay.

For a moment, I thought that I had been roasted to death in the blazing fire. Fortunately, I was still alive, even though I could see that I had many wounds on my body.

"Eleanore? Finally, you've come to your senses."

I jumped with surprise when I heard a voice from my side. Because I was so shocked by my own dream, I didn't even notice my surroundings.

Melvin sat next to me with his eyes focused on the cell phone in his hand, without the slightest concern for my current situation.

"I thought you'd be fine," Melvin continued, glancing at me briefly, then returning his gaze to his cellphone screen.

Silently, I rolled my eyes lazily; how could Melvin not be worried about my current condition?

Even though I could have lost my life after what Melvin and Shirley did to me during the fire.

"How many days have I been here?"

My body was really weak at the moment, so I decided to lean my back back because I could feel my breath was still short.

"I don't know, it seems like you've been asleep for three days." Melvin shrugged his shoulders indifferently, but this time he looked up from his precious cell phone screen.

"What?!" I was stunned to hear Melvin's remark. How could I have been unconscious for three days, and Melvin not seem the least bit worried about me?

"Why so surprised? After all, you survived in the end; don't overreact like that," Melvin replied, clearly uncomfortable with my reaction.

I blinked in confusion after hearing his words, but I didn't say anything, not wanting to upset Melvin even more.

At least I should be grateful that Melvin was still willing to accompany me here all this time.

Shortly afterward, there was a knock on the door, and Melvin let the person in. I could see that it was Melvin's assistant who had come.

The young man's face was pale as he entered my room. I frowned in curiosity. Something must have gone wrong.

"Sir, Miss Shirley is threatening to end her life if you don't come and be with her immediately!" Melvin's assistant looked cold and sweaty as he reported it to Melvin.

Even I, who was just listening to him, was surprised, and I immediately glanced at Melvin, who was standing there with a panicked look on his face.

"Shit! I have to go see Shirley right away." Melvin hurried to leave without even looking at me.

As if he no longer cared about me. Fear began to creep back into my heart, I didn't want to lose Melvin again.

I pulled Melvin's arm, preventing him from leaving me. This time, I wouldn't let Melvin go as quickly as before.

"Melvin, I need you here." I humbled my ego and told him how much I needed him to stay by my side at the moment.

It's just that Melvin was silent, didn't say anything. I thought Melvin had changed his mind and decided to stay here with me.

But my thoughts were just wishful thinking because a second later, Melvin shook off my grip on his arm.

"Stop acting stupid, Eleanore. Didn't you hear that your sister wants to end her life?" Melvin turned to me with an angry face.

I can guarantee that Melvin was really angry at this moment, his face was red and his fists were clenched tightly, holding himself back from hitting me.

This time, I was the one who was stunned, I didn't expect Melvin to react this extreme to me.

"But I'm your wife, Melvin! I need you here more than her. I'm sure there's someone taking care of Shirley there." Because my feelings were hurt and afraid at the same time, I unconsciously raised my voice when talking to Melvin.

Unexpectedly, a slap landed smoothly on my still-pale cheek. I could feel my cheek heat up and the corner of my lip sting.

My face dropped in response to Melvin's slap. I was so shocked that I couldn't react at all at the moment.

Melvin's hand trembled after he slapped me so hard for a moment that the atmosphere between us became silent.

"Sir, you have to hurry!" I could hear Melvin's assistant's voice again, chasing Melvin to quickly go check on Shirley.

Melvin withdrew his hand and snorted softly, "Don't blame me for slapping you. It was you who had the nerve to talk like that to me," said Melvin without the slightest sense of guilt.

Slowly I could hear the sound of Melvin's footsteps walking away, until finally the door to my room closed with Melvin's departure.

As Melvin left, what little hope I had for him disappeared as well. It made me think it was better to leave him.

I grabbed my cell phone on the nightstand next to my bed.

"Tell my mom that I'm coming home. And don't forget to tell her that I accepted her offer to return to the company." I hope my choice is the right one.

With a shaky step, I walked toward Shirley's room, which was only one hallway away from mine.

Steven had tried to persuade me to change my mind, but this feeling of annoyance in my heart made me uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the hallway where Shirley's room was located was not too crowded, making it easier for me to walk down the long corridor along this hallway.

When I got to Shirley's room, I realized that the door wasn't closed properly, and the small gap between the doors allowed me to see a little of what was going on in the room.

At first, I intended to knock on the door and walk in. However, I saw something that shocked me.

Melvin was making out with Shirley on the hospital bed. The two of them were openly and shamelessly sharing their love there.

I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the sight. How could they betray me like this?

"Honey, be gentle, you don't want to hurt our child, do you? "Shirley said coquettishly to Melvin, gripping his hair and enjoying the pleasure she felt.

"I can't hold myself when I'm with you, Shirley." Melvin leaned down to kiss Shirley's neck while hissing softly.

"You still remember your promise to give half of your company shares to our child, right? "Shirley glanced at Melvin, making sure he heard her words.

"Whatever you want, Shirley." Melvin closed Shirley's lips by kissing her.

My eyes bulged when I heard their voices while they were making love. I didn't expect Shirley to be pregnant with Melvin's child at this time.

Even though he had been married to me for five years, Melvin had never once touched me. The reason was because I was often sick, so Melvin didn't want to hurt me.

But it turned out that it was all fake, that all Melvin wanted all this time was Shirley, not me. My knees were really weak at the moment, and I fell down in front of Shirley's bedroom door.

My movement made a sound, and Melvin realized the sound I had made.

"Who is it?!" Melvin, who seemed surprised after hearing the sound, immediately panicked.

Realizing that I could have been caught here, without thinking, I immediately dragged my feet to leave the hallway where Shirley's room was.

I returned to my own room after that. My knees felt weak and I fell to my knees when I got to my own room.

Tears slowly flowed down my cheeks. I closed my mouth so that no one would hear my tears.

I had been married to Melvin for five years, and I thought we were living this marriage with love and affection.

Even though Melvin did seem cold towards me, he was the only person who understood me.

I had liked Melvin for a long time, considering our family was very close, but I never knew that Melvin had been in love with Shirley all this time.

"No! It's impossible! How could they betray me!" I roared angrily, pulling my hair out in frustration.

"So this is why he never touched me all this time." My voice slowly faded as I realized Melvin's behavior towards me all this time.

My mind was really shaken at the moment; I never thought I would be betrayed by the two people I trusted the most all this time.

. .

I was sleeping in my bed while playing with my cell phone when Melvin rushed into my room.

Melvin was in such a hurry that he broke the door to my room. At a glance, I could see the lines of panic on his face.

I secretly smirked. I would make sure to repay what they had done to me all this time.

Not only stabbing me in the back, they even thought of taking my life in the previous fire.

"Eleanore?" Melvin's voice calling me sounded hesitant and awkward for a moment.

"What's wrong? Are you satisfied with entertaining Shirley?" I only glanced at him, then got busy with my cell phone.

Realizing something was wrong with my behavior, Melvin walked closer to me and finally sat down next to my bed.

"Don't frown like that, I'm sorry I left you before. This time I will accompany you," said Melvin as he held my hand.

I looked up to look at him, "Do you promise you will accompany me tonight?" I looked him straight in the eye.

For a moment, I could see Melvin's eyes trembling, hesitating to answer my question. But the hesitation quickly disappeared, replaced by a bright, calming smile.

"Of course, you are the wife I love the most," he replied, then pulled me in for a tight hug.

My gaze turned cynical when I heard Melvin's remark. I wanted to see how long they intended to keep deceiving me like this.

It seems that because he was afraid that I would suspect their relationship, Melvin really did accompany me for the past few days after he got home from work.

And today Shirley and I have been allowed to return home. Melvin also preferred to help me rather than Shirley.

Even though I could feel Shirley's sharp gaze on me. If a gaze could kill, then my head would be blown off by Shirley's gaze right now.

In the past, I wouldn't have noticed a small thing like this, but after finding out about the affair between Melvin and Shirley, I could see it so clearly.

I no longer trusted Melvin or Shirley, and that made me wary when they were around me.

Moreover, I realized that Shirley was very dangerous with her great ambition to replace me.

"Honey, my legs still feel stiff, can you help me?" I asked Melvin to help me, I did that on purpose to see how Shirley would react.

Melvin was surprised to hear my request, but he had to do it to avoid arousing my suspicion.

Of course I noticed the awkwardness, at a glance Melvin was seen glancing at Shirley who was staring in disbelief.

I could hear Shirley stomping her feet. I'm sure she was very annoyed when she saw Melvin embracing me to help me down the stairs.

Shirley also quickened her pace to catch up with me and Melvin. When Shirley was right behind me, she pushed my shoulder hard, causing me to fall forward.

Fortunately, the stairs we were going down were almost over, so I only rolled over twice. Even so, my legs were in a lot of pain this time.

As I was about to scold Shirley and ask what she had done, I could hear Shirley's muffled screech with her eyes watering.

"Oh my goodness, sister. I'm so sorry, I tripped on my foot and accidentally bumped into you." Shirley's soft voice sounded trembling, and her face looked like she was about to cry.

Melvin, who saw Shirley's pitiful appearance, immediately felt sorry for her and approached her with a panicked face.

"Are your legs okay, Shirley? Why aren't you careful? You tripped, didn't you?" Melvin held Shirley's shoulders and stroked her hair lovingly.

I, who was slumped on the floor with a bruised leg, could only stare at them in amazement and disbelief. Fortunately, my assistant, Steven, promptly helped me back to my feet.

Melvin embraced Shirley's shoulders, which were visibly trembling, then they walked over to me. To be honest, I was sick of looking at them both, it made me feel sick to my stomach.

"Sister, are you okay?" Shirley's hand reached out to touch my arm, she looked at me with a guilty gaze.

Unwilling to be touched by her, I brushed Shirley's hand away quite forcefully. Shirley moaned softly while holding the hand I had just brushed away.

Melvin, who saw that, became angry and displeased with my actions.

"Eleanore! Why did you treat Shirley so rudely?! "Melvin threw a sharp look at me, then immediately switched to checking Shirley's hand.

"I'm fine. You're going to make Shirley even more angry, Melvin." Shirley secretly blinked her eyes to squeeze out a tear.

I rolled my eyes lazily at Shirley's hypocritical behaviour. Why couldn't I see all these lies before?

This time, I really felt stupid. How could I not have realized Shirley's abnormal behaviour before?

"Stop acting childish, Eleanore. Didn't Shirley already say that she didn't mean to? "Melvin frowned unhappily as he looked at me.

"If she didn't mean to, how could I have fallen like this?" I replied loudly to Melvin, I didn't want to keep giving in like before.

"Eleanore!" Melvin yelled at me so loudly that some passersby looked at us.

Shirley jumped back into action, taking Melvin's arm and trying to calm his overflowing emotions.

I waved my hand at them, intending to drive them out of my sight.

"Go away, I'll go home by myself." Luckily, I deliberately told Steven to bring my car so I didn't have to travel with those two bastards.

Melvin quickly turned away and walked away, hugging Shirley carefully as if she would crack if he touched her too hard.

"Take me to the car."

Steven immediately took me to my car; at least this way, I could be a little calmer.

. .

When I got home, it turned out that Melvin and Shirley had arrived first. Without any hesitation, I entered the house with Steven's help.

However, when I entered the house, I felt an unusual atmosphere. I could even clearly feel that my stepmother was staring at me sharply at that moment.

My stepmother walked towards me with an angry face. I was about to greet her when a slap landed smoothly on my cheek.