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Cheating 103

    <b>Chapter </b>2


    Early that morning, Kate packed all her belongings and threw them downstairs.


    The engagement ring he’d given her she smashed it to pieces with a hammer, her facepletely expressionless.


    The preserved flower teddy bear from their wedding anniversary she cut it into strips with scissors.


    The matching pajamas he’d bought for her birthday she burned them.


    Everything else went straight into the dumpster downstairs.


    After finishing all that, she went to three job interviews she’d scheduled, hoping to find work.


    By the time she got home, it was already evening.


    She opened the door to find Derek and Ashley painting together.


    Their heads were practically touching, looking incredibly intimate. She stopped in her tracks.


    She was about to pretend she hadn’t seen anything and back out, but Ashley had already spotted her with sharp eyes. “Kate!”


    Derek put down his brush and nced back at Kate with a t expression, his tonepletely neutral as he made brief introductions.


    “Ashley, this is my wife Kate. Kate, this is…”


    “I know. Ashley.”


    Kate’s voice was soft and polite as she stepped forward to shake Ashley’s hand.


    When she tried to pull back, Ashley gripped her hand tightly. Kate frowned – it hurt.


    Ashley acted like nothing was happening, squeezing harder while putting on an enthusiastic expression. “Derek’s mentioned you so many times! Seeing you in person, Kate, you’re even prettier than in the photos!”


    Kate stared at their joined hands.


    Ashley gave an awkwardugh and finally let go.


    Kate’s hand was already red from the pressure. She thought back to what Ashley had just said and frowned. “He showed you photos


    of me?”


    Ashley smiled and nced at Derek, her tone casual. “Of course! Even though I’ve been overseas all these years, Derek and I have stayed in constant touch. We tell each other everything!”


    Tell each other everything.


    Including their rtionship status and her private photos?


    Kate smiled bitterly, trying to force her mouth into a smile but failing. She suddenly felt exhausted and didn’t want to continue this conversation. “I’m going upstairs. You two take your time.”


    She pushed open the guest bedroom door.


    d’s <b>Dream </b><b>Rorome </b><b>Your </b>Divorce Evidence


    86.06


    The sight before her was almost painful to witness,


    The room was filled with women’s clothes, makeup, even underwear, while her luggage from this morning hadpletny disappeared.


    She turned around to see the other two had followed her upstairs,


    Ashley smiled meaningfully.


    “Kate, my mom and Derek’s grandmother go way back, so when I moved back to the States, she asked Derek to let me crash here for a while. Hope that’s not too much of a hassle.”


    “No trouble at all.”


    Kate said quietly, “So where did my stuff go?”


    “Sorry Kate, I had no idea you and Derek were sleeping separately, so when I was moving my things in and saw those women’s clothes, I didn’t know whose they were, so I… threw them out.”


    Ashley was trying to hide it, but Kate still caught the sh of smugness in her eyes.


    She clenched her fists, anger rushing to her head. “What gives you the right to throw away my things without asking?”


    “I told her to throw them out. Problem?” Derek spoke up tly, looking at Kate withplete indifference.


    Wasn’t she supposed to be so independent? Always going on about divorce and separate bedrooms – guess even ice queens like her


    could have meltdowns.


    Kate stared hard at Derek.


    “That silk pajama set was hand–sewn by my grandmother. It’s thest thing I have of her! You threw that away too?!” <fn03e3> ?????? ???? FιndNovel</fn03e3>


    Derek pressed his lips together, his tone emotionless. “Gone.”


    Kate covered her mouth, choking back tears, then turned and ran out.


    Derek called after her, “It’s been in the trash for hours. Even if you go downstairs to look now, you probably won’t find it.”


    Kate stopped for a moment, roughly wiping away her tears, then ran out even faster.


    That single tear made Derek’s chest tighten.


    He instinctively started to follow her out.


    Behind him, Ashley cried “Ah!” and fell to the floor. “Derek, Kate was running so fast she knocked me over and I twisted my ankle…”


    Her eyes were red, tears threatening to fall as she looked at Derek pitifully.


    Derek stopped mid–step and came back, gently lifting her up. “Let’s get some medicine on that.”


    Ashley wrapped her arms around Derek’s neck, a sh of triumph in her eyes<b>. </b>


    The sky had turned deep blue. At the east side garbage station.


    Kate searched everywhere but found nothing.


    riddanIMA


    86.29<b>% </b>


    It wasn’t until the clouds had swallowed thest traces of sunset that she dragged her exhausted body back home in a cab.


    Her hands were empty, but her eyes were red like she’d been crying.


    Walking past the guest room, she heardughter and cheerful voices inside.


    She tried to smile but it came out bitter she couldn’t manage it.


    Less than ten minutes after she returned to the master bedroom, Derek came in.


    She didn’t look at him. She didn’t want to see him right now.


    Derek strode over with his long legs, opened the closet, and handed Kate a box – it was the pajamas her grandmother had given her!


    Meeting Kate’s stunned gaze, he exined briefly, “When Ashley was throwing things out, I kept this set aside.”


    Kate had been holding back tears, but clutching the soft silk fabric, she finally broke downpletely.


    Derek’s eyes darkened as he continued, “What happened, today was just a lesson, Kate. Don’t think about leaving me again<b>, </b>or next time it won’t just be a pajama set that gets thrown away.”


    Kate’s shoulders trembled slightly, her face buried in the fabric, not answering him.


    Derek asked again, “I heard you went job hunting today. What’s the matter, short on cash?”


    Kate hadn’t expected him to have people watching her every move. She immediately denied it. “No, I’ve just been out of work so long, I wanted to get a feel for the industry.”


    Derek smiled and pulled her into his arms. “No need to worry about that. I’ll take care of you for life.”


    Kate buried herself in his embrace, crying silently.


    Derek, the lifetime you promised is so short.


    Chapter <b>3 </b>
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