Chapter 1
Cats were known to sneak out for a bite while men often strayed from fidelity.
Lily Joyner's mind echoed that sentiment as she watched the video of her husband's infidelity for what felt like the hundredth time after receiving it.
The footage showed a woman knocking on Xavier Fulton's hotel suite's door at 11:00 pm. He greeted her, clad in a robe, and invited her in. The door didn't open again until three hours later. It went perfectly with Xavier's persona.
The timestamp in the corner of the footage was from yesterday. It was his third day on a business trip.
She was probably someone he had called over to ease his loneliness and satisfy his physical needs.
After all, his desires at night were insatiable despite his refined and gentlemanly appearance. She had rarely been free in the two years since she married him.
Did this count as cheating if it was what she had thought?
This didn't count as cheating from the perspective of her mother's teachings. However, a barrier had formed in her heart.
Lily set down her phone and looked at the melting cake before her.
Xavier wasn't one for celebrations. He had never celebrated her birthday with her. Yet, it was his birthday today. She knew he disliked frosting, so she had deliberately learned to make an ice cream cake for him. He was like a fierce tiger to her. Hence, she had even learned to make a little fondant tiger.
The chill of late autumn seeped through the air. She had been waiting for too long. The cake was starting to melt, and the tiger sat lopsided on top, looking slightly silly.
She wasn't even thinking whether she should eat it or call to ask if he was coming back. She kept thinking about that video so much that she didn't even notice when his car pulled into the driveway.
The unlocking sound of the electronic door lock sounded before the familiar sound of his footsteps approached from afar.
Lily lifted her gaze and saw Xavier stepping out from the dimly lit foyer.
He had narrow brown eyes, a high-bridged nose, and thin lips. He was dressed in a tailored black suit that accentuated his broad shoulders and lean waist, exuding an air of elegance and distinction. It still made her heart race even though she had seen that face daily for the past two years.
He was handsome, well-built, privileged, and competent. Lily simply couldn't find a single flaw in him.
She had fallen for him without question the first time she met him and discovered he was the fiancé promised to her since childhood.
Therefore, she agreed to a secret marriage. She had given up her dreams to become his secret wife, and her days revolved entirely around him. She had turned into a devoted wife like her mother.
that he was the one who stepped in and agreed to honor their engagement two years ago when the Joyner family had plummeted after a failed investment and her father intended to marry her off to an old
must have liked her
and blurry face made her think the video might only be
She decided to
stepped forward to take the black
was slightly stunned before she lifted her gaze to
tersely and glanced at
small dimples appeared at the corners
usual. He ignored her friendly gesture as he tugged at his tie twice with his well-defined hand, revealing his tanned chest. "Make me some
smell alcohol besides the
"You should go upstairs to wash up first. The
around and realized he had
not the first time she had been ignored like this. What once left her feeling aggrieved
once told her that men were just
due to the video that she had seen today. It took
cake as she prepared the hangover soup so
too uncomfortable from drinking
he would try the cake
downstairs when the cake was salvaged and the hangover
threw a lavish birthday bash for the vice president of his company. The two are suspected to be in a romantic relationship." Lily's heart skipped a beat as she tapped
photos came
dressed in a shirt with an unbuttoned collar. He was holding a woman's delicate hand with his well-defined hand while
woman in the photo as Sarah Lynde, the vice president
insiders, Xavier had personally planned the birthday bash as
company's employees had even
day. They exchanged gifts and sang Happy
it. It was an
he claimed to be busy with work this
was busy planning Sarah's birthday surprise while Lily
from an international brand with a starting price
return and personally fed him
had softened. His eyes brimmed with tenderness as he looked
it was only a few photos, Lily could still recognize that Sarah was the woman in
hair and curvaceous figure
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