The Road to Rebirth Her Fresh Start and His Late Sorrow by Helena R. Bates

Chapter 2

Nancy couldn't pin anything suspicious on Cyrus for a month. He only came close to another woman when he presented an award to Hayley three days ago. After all, Hayley was the new darling of the Gordon Group, heavily promoted and financed into stardom by them.

Just when Nancy began to doubt the authenticity of the photographs she had seen, Hayley suddenly messaged her, daring her to wager whether Cyrus would spend their wedding anniversary night with her instead.

Nancy brushed off Hayley's taunts and made a little wager with herself, wondering who Cyrus would pick on their big day. What if Hayley was wrong? After all, she and Cyrus were truly in love.

Yet, when midnight came and their anniversary passed, Cyrus had not returned and was reportedly seen dozing off by Hayley's side.

She had lost.

In hindsight, Cyrus' insistence half a year ago that she become a housewife, supposedly to protect her from male attention, was a mere facade meant to shield his affair with Hayley, who had joined the Gordon Group six months prior.

in someone else's bed. Love seemed a matter of conscience. From the day Cyrus and Hayley first became involved, he had severed

on the table, walked over, and signed her name on the last page. She placed the papers into a gift box, sat on the bed, and wept silently, her heart in

assurances of his unique love for her, contrasting sharply with her despair. Throughout the

felt a presence

her eyes, she found

I got held up by a sudden call from the chamber of commerce, and I

head, her eyes locked with his. Cyrus, looking deeply affectionate, said, "Look, this is the 'Only You'. Let me put

Nancy feel sick. As she was about to pull away, she noticed the hickeys and lipstick marks on Cyrus' neck, and the sweet scent of perfume on

"Looks gorgeous, doesn't it? How about a kiss for a reward?" He said, leaning in suggestively. Nancy's expression grew darker. How dare he act as if nothing happened? From Hayley's bed to here? She didn't realize how

longer, Nancy shoved a gift box into his

gift to me?" Cyrus began to open