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.

to wait for her, only to end up in someone else's bed. Love seemed a matter of conscience. From the day Cyrus and Hayley first became involved, he had

the divorce papers 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,

Cyrus' past assurances of his unique love for her, contrasting sharply with her despair. Throughout the night, sleep eluded her until the early morning

a presence by

eyes, she found herself

I finally got that 'Only You' necklace yesterday, but then I got held up by a sudden call from the chamber of commerce, and I just sorted it out. Sorry, I missed our first anniversary, please don't be

her eyes locked with his. Cyrus, looking deeply affectionate, said, "Look, this is the 'Only

was about to pull away, she noticed the hickeys and lipstick marks on Cyrus' neck, and the sweet scent of perfume on his clothes. Fury rose in

pleased with how it sat on Nancy's neck. "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

any longer, Nancy shoved a gift box

to me?"