Chapter 9
Frank’s face flickered with panic, as though he thought I didn’t know anything.
Then he looked at me with guilt in his eyes. “I didn’t know about your car accident. I thought you were just making an excuse to get me to spend time with you. I was working overtime at the company and had to go on a last–minute business trip. I just didn’t have time to explain.”
Ha, even now he’s still trying to lie his way out of it. How could I not know he was so good at deceiving people? Maybe it’s not just him–it’s that I trusted him too much before. Whatever he said, I believed without a second thought.
Once the seed of doubt is planted, there are
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Chapter 9
Frank’s face flickered with panic, as though he thought I didn’t know anything.
Then he looked at me with guilt in his eyes. “I didn’t know about your car accident. I thought you were just making an excuse to get me to spend time with you. I was working overtime at the company and had to go on a last–minute business trip. I just didn’t have time to explain.”
Ha, even now he’s still trying to lie his way out of it. How could I not know he was so good at deceiving people? Maybe it’s not just him–it’s that I trusted him too much before. Whatever he said, I believed without a second thought.
Once the seed of doubt is planted, there are
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always little clues that surface. And this was just another in a long line of blatant lies.
“I don’t have anything left to say to you. You both should leave, I said, pushing them away.
“Anna, please forgive Frank. It’s all my fault. I was the one who caused the misunderstanding between you two. I’ll leave now. Anyway, I’m all alone, no one cares about me,” Joanna said, and with that, she made a quick exit, running straight towards the busy street.
Seeing her actions, Frank’s face instantly drained of color. He quickly ran after her.
I didn’t miss the panic on Frank’s face, nor the triumphant look in Joanna’s eyes.
After witnessing this farce, I went back to
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bed, realizing it was time to rethink my life.
The next morning, I opened the door to find Frank standing there, holding the breakfast I hadn’t eaten in a long time. It was the same breakfast I used to love before we got married.
“Anna, I bought your favorite breakfast,” Frank said, his face full of pleading.
“Ha, so you remember what I like, huh?” I sneered.
“So, you really turned me into Joanna’s replacement, didn’t you?” I said bitterly.
“Keep it for yourself. I don’t need it.” I stepped around him and walked out the door.
“Anna, wait! Please, hear me out. I admit that at first, I did have those thoughts, but then I
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truly fell in love with you. The reason I kept making these dishes was because I thought you started liking them too, so I just kept making them.”
“I chased after her yesterday because I was worried something would happen to her. But when she came back, I finally realized I didn’t love her anymore. I love you now, and I have no romantic feelings for her,” Frank explained urgently.
“Frank, how could you say such heartless words?” Joanna emerged from the side.
“Look at this,” she said, holding up a piece of paper.
“Is this what you call having no feelings?” I mocked.
In Joanna’s hand was a pregnancy test
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report, clearly showing that she was five weeks pregnant, but she had only been back for less than a month.
Suddenly, I remembered a month ago when Frank had gone on a business trip. I had trusted him completely and hadn’t asked any questions.
So this is how he had been keeping me in the dark
Frank stood frozen, muttering, “This can’t be happening”
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