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.

"Mr. Arnouts, here is everything I can find out."

Meanwhile, my assistant also helped me uncover a lot of information.

Looking at the various hotel records from two years, I was practically laughing.

My eyes froze as I gazed at the stacks of file folders on my desk.

You two, just wait for a surprise I'll give you in the exhibition.

The exhibition would be opening soon.

"These should be the paintings. I'll leave the framing and arrangement to you."

"Ronan, because you're my husband, I trust you before I leave it to you to do this, you mustn't let me down."

Heidi offered me the paintings while still urging me on.

When I casually flipped through the paintings depicting various poses, a rare touch of awkwardness crossed her face.

"These are all arts, you must treat them well."

"Once this is over, we can continue prepare for pregnancy and we'll definitely get pregnant this time."

Finished looking at all the paintings, I nodded with no comment.

"Got it. I'll go set it up right away."

I left with the painting, silent as Heidi looked at me with a hint of surprise.

For the next few days, I made intensive arrangements.

Not only did I spend a fortune renting a venue, I also arranged all the frames and covered them with black cloth to maintain the suspense.

In addition to well-known VIPs in the industry, all of Heidi's relatives and friends were also invited.

"Ronan, thanks, thanks for all you've done to help me fulfill my dream!"

Kilian was delighted and satisfied with my preparations, walking excitedly around the venue, as if someone would spend a fortune on his paintings in the next moment.

"Kilian, aren't there too many people here?"

Heidi, however, was rarely shy to show off the paintings in front of so many people, especially with so many friends and family coming.

Seeing this, I quickly stepped forward to encourage her.

"Honey, didn't you tell me before that this is art? How come you can't accept it now that I've accepted it?"

As soon as my words fell, Kilian followed suit.

"Heidi, all the professionals who came today are well-known in the industry. They will only see you through an artistic lens."

"As for your relatives and friends, they will definitely understand you. After all, this is the result of our joint efforts."

He said and Heidi could only nod, blushing.

I watched coldly, a sense of scorn filling my heart.

Soon, the exhibition was about to begin and Kilian took the stage to express his gratitude.

"Thank you all for taking the time to visit us! The theme of this exhibition is living in harmony with nature. I hope you can find your true selves through this journey."

"Now, I declare the exhibition officially open!"

As he spoke, a round of applause around him erupted.

I watched the two of them exchange glances and gave a cold command into the intercom.

"Team, get ready! Uncover the curtain!"

The moment he finished counting down, he stopped and flipped the switch.

The next moment, all the curtains fell down together. But instead of the expected praise, the crowd exclaimed something strange.

"What kind of painting is this?"

"Oh my god, this isn't a painting! It looks like ...."

"It's so immoral! What's going on?"

The shouts grew louder and louder. Heidi and Kilian turned around, their faces instantly pale.

"Don't look! You're not allowed to look! Ronan! Take these away quickly!"

Heidi was the first to react, screaming.