Matthew could no longer keep the smile on his face. "Wifey..."

He looked at Lucy pleadingly.

Internally, he was thinking, 'Don't go in. I beg you, please. I still want to keep my dignity.'

Lucy's face was expressionless when she looked at him...

She was wondering if he was hiding something. What was he hiding from her? Was someone else in this house?

Lucy was having all sorts of thoughts, but she did not question him just yet. She had to see it to believe it. She would not act like how Matthew did that morning, angering her by wrongly accusing her without any proof.

With a gulp, she searched his room.

Lucy looked under the bed, in the closet, behind the curtains, and behind the door.

The more she searched, the more confused she was. There was nothing!

had been sleeping in his room, she was familiar

one was there. She looked at the window again. It was locked shut, so there was no way anyone could be hiding in

Matthew acting so nervous? Lucy scratched

after searching every corner of his room. He could not help but sigh

had to be hiding something from her, but she just

be? Lucy searched the entire room again, but she still

Until...

out a washboard from somewhere

this

"Huh?

stammered, not knowing

baffled. "Matt, don't we have washing machines? Even if we wanted to hand wash clothes, we could just put them in

be more self-reliant. I think we should wash the expensive custom-made clothes by hand from now on, which is why I bought a washboard." He truly admired

sneered. "Matthew, do you think that I'd believe

Matthew froze. "W-Why not?"

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