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.

by the elevator, my mind was still reeling. What did that 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… my brain

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

bag down, collapsing onto

him–eight men and me; the men were leering, like sewer rats. He couldn’t bear to think about his wife being defiled

said she was injected with a sedative, taken to a hotel room, and called you three times; you didn’t answer the first two, only answering the third call, but it was your lover, Caffrey, who answered. Your wife recorded it; we’ll play

with mist.

you didn’t answer your wife’s calls. Why was your phone in your lover’s possession?” The police’s tone

the office. Rita… she’d been to my office; she took my phone, saying she wanted

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

the security footage; my office

to investigate

Seraphine were also being interrogated.

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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 two female officers interviewing her wanted

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

and Crowe legal teams arrived, attempting to secure bail. Sherry was fighting them, providing further evidence and representing the victim. Caffrey wouldn’t escape punishment. As for Julian… he wouldn’t be released

to my apartment. I’d woken up after a few hours; I’d changed out of my red dress,

at the stars.“Some say you should

ever believe in love again?” She was also asking herself; she didn’t believe anymore. Had every beautiful, capable, wonderful woman been destined for betrayal

said, “I can’t reject all dogs in the world just because