Chapter 2

However reluctant Alice was, she had to follow the rules.

The moment she got out of the car, she almost screamed.

Because when she saw my back, it was so familiar.

Her breathing became rapid, and she stood there anxious as a startled bird.

Just as she was about to call my name, the instructor suddenly picked her up.

"Darling, let's go!"

"There's a hotel nearby. We didn't finish our fun earlier—we need to finish the story."

Alice jumped down anxiously, her face deathly pale, staring at my back.

The instructor followed her gaze, first stunned, then laughed heartily.

"Don't worry, it's not him. If it were, he would have come over to catch us already."

After hearing this, Alice's worries disappeared.

"Right! It can't be my husband."

"He should be home resting by now."

"Send him a message saying you won't be home tonight, that you're staying at a friend's place!"

Alice nodded with a blushing face, then sent me a message.

After Mark finished writing the ticket, he handed it to the instructor.

"Fine me then! At least I have a beauty to keep me company tonight."

Watching their departing figures, Mark sighed.

"Whose wife is that! Shameless, cheating behind her husband's back."

He didn't know that standing in front of him was the husband of that cheating woman.

I chose to swallow this humiliation in silence.

Fortunately, Mark didn't know Alice, or tomorrow everyone would know about Alice's affair.

When I got home, I saw our wedding photo that once made me feel happy.

I walked over, took it down, and smashed it to pieces.

Glass shards pierced my flesh, but I felt no pain.

Because my heart hurt ten thousand times more than my hand. Just then, my father called.

I picked up the phone with my bloody hand and answered, but lost my ability to speak. My father on the other end didn't notice anything wrong. Instead, he lowered his usual domineering tone and spoke gently.

"Torres! Do you really love her that much? But I found out her family has never been satisfied with you. They think being a traffic cop is embarrassing for her. I also discovered that her whole family is materialistic and greedy. That's why I didn't agree to you marrying her and wanted you to hide your identity to test them for a few years!"

"Anna would be a much better match for you."

"Dad, I agree to marry her now!"

My words made my father freeze for a moment on the other end, his breathing heavy.

"Give me three days. After I handle everything here, I'll come home for the arranged marriage."

After putting down the phone, I received photos from Alice of her and her friend.

This was to prove she wasn't lying, to make me trust her.

But now I know she's been lying all along.

These photos were arranged in advance.

I suddenly realized that all those nights she didn't come home, she must have been having an affair with the instructor.

No wonder she hasn't passed her driving test after two whole years.

It's not that she couldn't pass—she was deliberately delaying to have an excuse to cheat.

Standing on the rooftop, I smoked all night. The smoke stung my eyes painfully.

The dark night seemed ready to swallow me whole, leaving me desolate with nowhere to escape.

I think it's time for our marriage to end.