Chapter 4

I took my luggage and got into a taxi, but all I could think about was whether Zoe even remembered that today was the day I was being discharged.

When I stood at the door to our home, I suddenly hesitated.

My heart was pounding.

I gathered my courage and finally opened the door. A stale, long-sealed smell rushed at me.

How long had Zoe been gone without coming home?

Looking at the home I had carefully decorated for her, I only felt ridiculous.

Back then, to cut down her commute, I deliberately bought a place less than ten minutes from her office, while I had to drive an hour to get to mine.

Since she didn’t cherish it, why should I keep killing myself for her?

The card I had given her held enough money for me to live for a very long time, as long as I didn’t make reckless investments or do anything illegal.

Just as I was about to call a cleaning service, the door suddenly opened.

I instinctively ducked into the kitchen, the one place Zoe had never once stepped foot in.

“Zoe, I really don’t know how to thank you. You’ve been taking care of the kid and ignoring Ryan completely. I saw you hadn’t changed your bag in a long time, so I bought this for you. I hope you like it.”

It was a bag I couldn’t afford even if I delivered food for a whole year.

Zoe tightened her hand but didn’t take it. “We’ve known each other since we were kids. We’re best friends. It’s only right that I help you when you’re in trouble. This gift is too expensive. Ryan will be upset if he sees it.”

Ethan forcefully took her hand and put the bag into it.

“You know I don’t just want to be your friend. I used to reject you because I didn’t know how good you were to me. But these days, having you by my side day and night made me see my own heart clearly again. I want to...”

Zoe covered his mouth at once. “I’m married. We can’t do this.”

Ethan’s eyes were so gentle it looked like they might drip water. He kissed Zoe’s hand.

“You chose me, didn’t you? Zoe, face your heart. Just like I love you, you still love me!”

Ethan leaned close to her ear and kissed her earlobe.

I tightened my grip on the knife in my hand and gritted my teeth, forcing myself not to act rashly.

Seeing Zoe wavering, Ethan kept confessing, “Ryan is just a delivery guy now. What can he give you? He can’t even buy you a bag like this. You should have known last month when you came to my place to take care of the kid that delivery drivers can’t even get through the front gate of my community. How does he deserve you?

“He can only make a little over ten thousand a month delivering food, and he can’t even afford the parking fee for the property management office. Right now he doesn’t want you working, but little by little he’ll have to sell the house, and by then he might even need you to support him.”

Zoe looked up in shock.

Ethan gently stroked the sweaty hair at her forehead, coaxing her. “We’ve known each other since we were kids. How could I ever bear to let you down? Be with me.”

So the one who ordered delivery in Imperial Court was Ethan.

I was running myself ragged, while Zoe and Ethan were in a mansion insulting me together.

My hand around the knife tightened until it hurt, but it still couldn’t compare to the pain in my heart.

I looked away, not wanting to hear her answer.

But the smacking sound of kisses from the living room still pierced straight into my ears.

Zoe’s words sounded like a devil whispering in my ear. “Wait until I get the assets, then I’ll divorce him. This school district house is worth more than ten million, and there’s still over one million in the account.”

Ethan, holding Zoe in his arms, lit up at once, but his mouth said, “What’s that little bit of money worth? I’ll give you something better. But you’ve been married to him for so many years and suffered so much. That money is what you deserve. I’ll help you get all of his assets.”

Zoe asked in confusion, “If we divorce, I can only get half of it.”

Ethan smiled. “If it’s an inheritance, then you can take all of it.”