Chapter 4

I went to a nearby restroom. When I came back to call John, I heard him on the phone saying: "Alice, just relax and make babies with George!"

"You're addicted to his wild ways! You've been wanting to dump that loser anyway!"

The smile on my face disappeared instantly, and I turned back immediately.

But outside the room door, I heard the sounds of Alice and George, while my mother-in-law had also gone out to give them privacy.

I staggered backward, took off my unique wedding ring and threw it on the ground, leaving in disappointment.

This time Alice didn't call to find me because she was immersed in her love affair.

Her whole family had conspired to deceive me. I couldn't swallow this humiliation.

I immediately called my father and told him to stop helping John.

With his worthless abilities, he couldn't get anywhere without backing.

Until dawn, Alice still hadn't called back.

Today was the day we would part. I signed the divorce agreement and left it on the bed.

Just as I walked out the door, Alice rushed back.

"Why did you come back alone without telling me?"

"Did Mom say something to you again? Don't take it to heart. We just need to live our own lives well."

As she spoke, she walked over and hugged me.

But all I wanted to tell her was that we would never live those so-called good days together again.

Just as I was about to be honest with her, her phone rang and interrupted what I wanted to say.

After taking the call, Alice smiled and pulled me out the door.

"Come on, my friends are calling me to a gathering."

At the restaurant, Alice's friend Lester came over.

"Well, well, Alice, you've been getting plenty of action from your man lately—you don't need me anymore, huh?"

As soon as she said this, all her friends burst into laughter.

They looked at me with eyes full of both sympathy and mockery.

I clenched my fists tightly, and a voice in my heart told me:

"You're leaving soon anyway, so just spend one last day with her. Part on good terms!"

But just as we sat down, afraid I might catch on, they started chatting about Alice's affair history in Spanish right in front of me.

"How thrilling! I thought you were really bad at driving, but turns out you deliberately didn't want to pass."

"Hasn't Torres ever suspected you?"

"Alice, was having sex in the car unforgettable for you?"

Alice laughed heartily and answered: "Of course! It was George's idea. He said since my husband is a traffic cop, we should deliberately park illegally to see if he'd catch us. The thrill of it is something you can't understand."

"Torres never caught me once, but that annoying Mark kept catching us."

"And you should talk—you're no angels either."

I suddenly stood up. I couldn't listen to such filthy talk anymore.

This action scared them, thinking I might understand Spanish.

But I had learned Spanish to accommodate Alice.

I wouldn't reveal this though. I just made an excuse to leave.

Alice didn't even give us a chance to part amicably.

After leaving the restaurant, I walked straight out, where a Rolls-Royce was waiting for me.

Before leaving, I called Mark and told him to bring the gift I prepared for Alice to my house tonight.

Mark was thrilled that I was finally willing to let him visit and meet Alice.

As he said I was finally not hiding Alice anymore, I had the driver start the car, threw my card out the window, and bid farewell to the past completely.

When night fell, Mark arrived with the gift box.

"Torres, where did you run off to? Your phone's been off—you almost scared me to death..."

Alice opened the door to find Mark's smiling eyes.

In that instant, both of them froze completely.