Beyond the Divorce by Third Blossom

Chapter 7 Looking for Evidence

I had almost finished preparing the food when Matthew returned with our daughter. Ava ran in, exclaiming in her sweet and childish voice, “Mommy, I’m back! Daddy picked me up!”

Her adorable voice brought tears to my eyes, but I suppressed my emotions. “I got you some pineapples. They’re your favorite, right?”

“Oh! Mommy, you’re the best! I can’t wait to eat them” She ran out and headed to Matthew, saying, “Daddy, I want to eat pineapples!”

“You can have a small piece for now. You can have more after dinner, okay?” Matthew washed his hands and took a small piece to hand to our eager little girl. Then he squeezed into the tiny kitchen and hugged me from behind. “Why did you make so much food?”

I felt terrible because this once-happy family of three was now on the verge of collapsing.

a business trip. You must be tired.” I forced a

and my heart immediately sank. I playfully nudged him with my

of the other woman whenever he held me. When I finished

at me questioningly. “Why do you suddenly want to

Are you still going out?” I asked as I turned to get the wine. “Since I made so many

shattering into a million pieces as I spoke. I knew Matthew couldn’t handle alcohol well, so I poured him a little to avoid arousing suspicion.

high spirits as I reminisced about our college days, starting the

how cheerful I was and poured himself another glass of wine while reminding me not to drink too much. Ultimately,

was my first time looking through his things in so many years. I

pockets and bag but

quietly approached him, trying to grab his hand, but he suddenly turned

water,” he slurred at me.

fed it to him. Then he collapsed back onto the bed, fast asleep. I unlocked and looked through his phone

WhatsApp only to realize he hadn’t been messaging many people. I opened the conversation of the first contact and saw the