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.

tired.” I forced a

heart immediately sank. I playfully nudged him with my elbow. “Set the table and get

of the other woman whenever he held me. When I finished cooking, I smiled and asked, “Do you want a drink? It’s been a while, and I want

“Why do you suddenly

to get the wine. “Since I made

handle alcohol well, so I poured him a little to avoid arousing suspicion. Then I poured myself half a glass and toasted with

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

reminding me not to drink too much. Ultimately, he drank more than he could

was my first time looking through his things in so many years. I finally realized how foolish

through his pockets and bag but found nothing valuable.

I found his phone, but it had a fingerprint lock. I quietly approached him, trying to grab his hand, but he suddenly turned and caught me, staring at me with unfocused eyes. My

need water,” he slurred at

bed, fast asleep. I unlocked and looked through his phone but found no suspicious names

I checked his WhatsApp only to realize he hadn’t been messaging many people. I opened the conversation of the first