Infidelity: His Regret, My Revenge – A Twisted Love Story You Can't Ignore

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Chapter 26

I anxiously replayed my conversation with Evan. He’d said, “Go home and sleep,” and I’d replied, “Me too,” so… so what?! How am I supposed to respond to that?!

The glamorous woman who’d dominated the ballroom moments ago now had wide, innocent fox eyes, bewildered and hesitant like a child stumped by a question; her gentle demeanor was both pure and seductive, capable of arousing a man from head to toe…

Evan looked away. Seeing he wasn’t pursuing the matter, I lowered my head. The conversation ended abruptly. The elevator reached my floor; I politely said goodbye. “Good night, Mr. Jones. Sleep well.”

He gave a noncommittal hum. I stepped out, watching the elevator doors close. Just as I breathed a sigh of relief, a long finger slipped through the crack; the doors reopened.

…? My relaxed nerves tensed again.

“I’ve tried on the suit,” he said calmly.

Ah, that… I smiled.“Did it fit?”

“Not quite. The shoulders are too narrow; the trousers are too short.”

… I froze, sighing inwardly.“Perhaps… I should just give you the money.”

He didn’t respond to my suggestion, merely gazing at me with his deep eyes, his expression unreadable. The elevator doors slowly closed.

mean? Good or bad? Couldn’t he give a clear answer? This guessing game was exhausting; that’s why I’d left so quickly; talking to him was stressful…

him, I remembered he’d saved my life and had even humbled himself to testify for me, even

down, collapsing onto the

were leering, like sewer rats. He couldn’t bear to think about his wife being defiled by these creatures; he couldn’t

it was your lover, Caffrey, who answered. Your wife recorded it; we’ll play it for you.” The police pressed play. Julian listened again,

with mist.

you didn’t answer your wife’s calls. Why was your phone in your lover’s

she’d been to my office; she took my phone, saying she wanted to play games; I was busy and didn’t

lover use your phone?” The explanation didn’t satisfy the police.

security footage; my office has cameras.”

to investigate thoroughly.”

being interrogated. Rita cried, blaming Seraphine

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involvement, she vehemently denied it, excitedly claiming he knew nothing; her phone call was intended to anger me. She acted like everyone else could die, but her beloved could not. The

the interrogation room, her expression shifting. She answered everything the police asked; she’d never experienced such humiliation. She deeply regretted it; she’d thought Rita would be a good daughter–in–law; she never imagined she was more terrifying than a ghost. Committing such a vicious act and then shifting the blame… she would never let her into the Shaw family!

was fighting them, providing further evidence and representing the victim.

up after a few hours; I’d changed out of my red dress, removed my makeup, and was packing my bags.

my glass, looking up at the stars.“Some say you should be happy after revenge; I

believe in love again?” She was also asking herself; she

silent surroundings, I said, “I can’t reject all dogs in the world just because one bit