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.

just came back from a business trip. You must be tired.”

a reply, and my heart immediately sank. I playfully nudged him with my elbow. “Set the table and get ready for

made me sick. I wondered if he thought of the other woman whenever he held me. When I finished cooking, I smiled and

me questioningly. “Why do you suddenly want

out?” I asked as I turned to get the wine. “Since I made so many dishes, we

I spoke. I knew Matthew couldn’t handle alcohol well, so I poured him a little to avoid arousing suspicion. Then

and talkative. I pretended to be in high spirits as I reminisced about our college days, starting the business, and

reminding me not to drink too much. Ultimately, he drank more than he could handle. He was drunk when I

I washed up and put Ava to bed before beginning my mission. My heart was pounding as it was my first time looking through his things in so many years. I finally realized how foolish I was to

searched through his pockets and bag but found

but he suddenly turned and

he slurred at me.

and looked through his phone but found no suspicious names in the call history. I recognized most of them, and it

messaging many people. I opened the conversation of the first contact and saw the message from the day he returned.