"I did, but I still have other scenes. If I don't finish it today, I won't be able to make it to the exhibition ...."

I felt furious, reached out and snatched my wife's phone, hanging up and demanding a question.

"Heidi! Our baby is gone, gone! You woke up and asked about thay guy's broken painting? Do you even care about me or our family!"

Her ears buzzed from my vibration and just as she was about to speak, I interrupted her.

"You called him and did he even bother to show any concern for you! He didn't even come and visit you in the hospital when you fainted!"

She propped herself up on the bed, her face brimming with impatience.

"Ronan, you know nothing. Kilian is an artist and is about to hold an exhibition. He can't let me delay his progress!"

"Our relation doesn't need all that hypocrisy. He definitely cares about me, too! I can't hold him back!"

I just found her stubbornness absurd.

"Really? So that's why you're becoming a nude model?"

Heidi's face showed an obvious impatience.

"How many times do I need to tell you? The theme of his painting is living in harmony with nature, the only way to reflect the closeness to nature."

"I have nothing to say to someone like you, with your dirty eyes and dirty heart!"

She made me laugh and before I could say anything else, she pulled out the needle.

"He hasn't finished his painting yet. I have to go help him. Ronan, if you dare stop me, our matter won't be over!"

"I'll definitely help Kilian fulfill his dream of holding an art exhibition!"

With this roar, she struggled out of bed, swallowed two painkillers and staggered out the door.

A three-month miscarriage was also a major blow to the mother's vitality. Why could she do this for him?

Heidi's emotionless expression left me stunned.

Back then, I fell in love at first sight with her during a trip to a foreign country.

We had many sweet moments.

She used to have me in her heart and eyes and even on our wedding day, she couldn't help but cry for a long time.

She was even more attentive to me in daily life.

I thought we would live a life of such warmth and happiness forever.

But since her childhood friend, Kilian Dubois, returned from abroad, everything had changed.

Looking back now, when she got married and cried for a long time that day, was it because she was moved or because she thought of her childhood friend?

I dared not dwell on it further, but I knew, after her childhood sweetheart returned to Celestia, she'd been indoctrinated with all sorts of so-called artistic concepts, fantasizing about his meteoric rise to fame.

Now, even the loss of her own child wasn't a concern.

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I drove to a Blue Island Resort in the outskirts, the place where Kilian swept his brush on the canvas.

When the waiter led me to the resort, I happened to see him undress my wife!

"You son of a bitch! What the hell are you doing!"

The suppressed anger erupted, I rushed up, grabbed Kilian's collar and threw a punch on his face.

Kilian cried out in pain and Heidi screamed.

No care, no hesitation, the next punch landed.

"If it weren't for you, you beast! How could Heidi have been tricked into having a heatstroke and a miscarriage? I'm going to fucking beat you to death today!" I roared.

"Ronan, stop it! Are you crazy?"

To protect him, she stepped forward and gritted her teeth at me.

"Try hitting him again? I'm not done with you!"

Seeing her pale face, still trying to protect him, I suddenly felt bored.

Hung my fist down and twitched my lips in mockery.

"You're still protecting him?"

But Kilian, on the side, played the good guy, looking incredibly aggrieved.

"Ronan, it's my fault, about her having a heatstroke and a miscarriage."

"I'll find another model. Just take Heidi back, her body can't handle it."

"I don't want to affect your relationship because of me. Let's call it a day."

Upon hearing this, I let out a short, cold laugh.

"You're quite good at pretending."

His appearance couldn't fool me, but made her feel extremely heartbroken.

"Kilian, how can you say that? We're already halfway through the

progress and you won't have time even if you find a model!"

She then turned her head and glared at me.

"Ronan, get the hell out of here right now! I'm modeling of my own free will, it has nothing to do with him!"

My eyes slightly reddened as I gritted my teeth and asked her.

"Heidi, I'll ask you one last thing, are you coming with me or not?"

She rolled her eyes.

"Don't you understand human language? I'm telling you to get out! Get out of here right now! Or we're getting divorced!"

She helped Kilian up from the ground, her tone suddenly gentle.

"Kilian, are you okay? Do you need to go to the hospital?"

"If you're okay, we can continue your painting, didn't you say that you couldn't catch up with the schedule?"

He responded with concern, but his eyes were actually mocking me.

Heidi's obvious double-standards made me feel particularly frustrated.

Suppressing my raging anger, I turned and left.

Back in the car, I lit my first cigarette and took a deep puff.

Then the second, the third ....

Nicotine and tar soothed my throbbing nerves and I let out a long sigh.

I thought I still had a hard time divorcing Heidi.

I was planning to have a good talk with her about modeling after she got home today.

But as I opened the car window for some fresh air, I overheard two middle-aged women passing by chatting.

"Oh, you didn't see a couple in the resort over there, vulgar and immoral?"

"That's right. Though this place is remote, they can't be so careless, right?"

"Those two, shameless fellows!"

My heart skipped a beat as I listened to their description.

I slammed the car door and hurried back, to witness a scene that made my scalp tingle.

The two people who were just at odds with me were now kissing deeply behind the bushes.

Amidst confusion and ecstasy, Kilian whispered.

"I'm sorry, Heidi. It's my fault you had the miscarriage. Can your body handle it?"

Heidi's eyes were filled with deep affection and her response was out of my expectations.

"Kilian, my miscarriage isn't your fault, I did it on purpose."

"I never planned to give birth to this child from the beginning, now I've just freed up my belly for you."

"I've always liked you all these years, Kilian. As long as it's you, I'm willing to do anything."

"Heidi."

He was deeply moved and when he reached out to her, he didn't forget to remind her.

"By the way, Heidi, I always feet something isn't right with Ronan. Do you think...?"

She didn't quite grasp his underlying meaning at first and spoke nonchalantly.

"Whatever he likes, Kilian, let's not mention him."

Kilian shook his head and said, "Let's not make things too awkward, shall we? After all, we still need his approval for the exhibition venue."

Got his reminder, Heidi seemed to finally come to her senses and nodded.

"Got it. I'll take care of his feelings. The priority is the smooth running of the exhibition."

I stood by, my eyes bloodshot, my fists clenched, fighting the urge to rush forward and catch them in the act.

Trusted my wife for so many years, but in the end, was a tragic and heart-wrenching result!

They had been having an affair for a long time, surprisingly.

Even now she was able to directly kill a child for an affair!

My fingertips trembled as I suppressed my rage and pressed the end button on the video.

I turned back home and I sent a message to my assistant, Jonas Sherman.

[Jonas, check all hotel records and entry and exit records of Kilian and Heidi for the past year.]

Just to make sure not a single lie or betrayal I didn't know about.

Heisi came back home in the evening and upon seeing me sitting on the sofa, she gave me a cold glare.

"Aren't you home? I sent you a message to pick me up at the Mountain Resort. Why didn't you come back?"

My eyes were bloodshot and my voice was hoarse.

"I don't see it, Sorry."

Married for several years, she had never seen me speak to her with such an attitude. I could tell she was about to lose her temper.

But in the next moment, she held back and sat next to me, sighing and holding my hand.

"Ronan, I'm also very sad about losing our baby, which is why I was so rude during the day."

"But even if our baby is gone, we still have to cheer up and live our lives well, right?"

I closed my eyes, feeling exhausted for a moment. Suppressing my emotions, my gaze fell on her swollen lips and I questioned.

"What's wrong with your lips?"

She was stunned, instinctively revealing a hint of guilt. After mumbling something like "a mosquito bite," she leaned in and spoke softly.

"Look, don't you still care about me? Honey, I happen to have something else to discuss with you."

The gentleness I hadn't seen in a while now appeared quite disgusting in my eyes. Suppressing my words, I slightly replied.

"What's up?"

She looked at me timidly, her expression tender and affectionate.

"Isn't it Kilian's art exhibition coming up? The venue almost started funding. Do you think you could help him with the funding?"

"The two of us grew up together and I know his artistic talent. I guarantee you'll make a killing and... "

I could tell she'd already prepared a lot of tricks to convince me.

I, however, didn't want to listen to her lies. As someone who was also a semi-professional artist, I knew Kilian's true talent at first sight.

Only her, still foolishly believing.

"Sure, how much?"

I interrupted her softly, nodding without a second thought.

"Really? Hubby, you're so kind. I'm so lucky to have you."

I smiled at her praising.

"He's your childhood friend and I hit him today, I was wrong."

"Don't worry, this time, we'll make sure the exhibition is a great success."

She went to be his model every day afterwards.

I no longer stopped her and even sometimes took her there in my free time. And for the occasional traces on her body, I only considered them invisible. Unbeknownst to her, I quietly set up numerous cameras.

At first, their locations would be grand outdoor settings. Later the locations became much more diverse.

From hotels to inns and finally to Kilian's house, with many different options.

I set up cameras in every location and watching them being so affectionate, I froze.