Chapter 2

The elevator door opened with a ding.

Lesly's shy voice could be heard, "Mr. Gibson, the door is open. I'm shy."

Ruben chuckled softly, "This floor is restricted, only I have access. What are you afraid of? Besides, doesn't this feel exciting?"

The next moment, the sound of clothes tearing and Lesly's moans filled the air.

Colby's steps grew heavier as she approached. She was familiar with this place. Ruben had brought her here when they were dating, using similar sweet talk to her.

Their love marked every corner of the suite.

The difference was that when they got married, Ruben entered her fingerprints and irises into the system. So he deceived Lesly. Colby was also able to reach this floor.

Suddenly, Lesly screamed and hid behind Ruben, "There's... someone."

Ruben, who was concentrating on making love, suddenly stiffened. When he slowly turned around, the sound of vaginal fluids could be heard.

He turned around without any concealment, revealing a body all too familiar to Colby, one that had brought her immense pleasure.

Colby's vision darkened, and she nearly fainted. Ruben swiftly caught her in his arms, but his scorching body made Colby feel sick. She pushed him away forcefully, resisting his attempt to get close again.

Ruben coldly glanced at Lesly, his voice icy, "I told you, if you upset my wife, what should you do?"

Lesly gritted her teeth and knelt before Colby, slapping her face repeatedly, "Madam, it's all my fault. I was tempted by Mr. Gibson's charms and seduced him. But he's only made a common mistake many men make. He still loves you."

Colby found it was ridiculous, but she noticed Ruben looking at Lesly with approval, seemingly pleased with her performance.

Colby felt a dull pain in her belly, wanting nothing more than to ignore these two bastards and leave for the hospital. Yet Ruben held her back and then turned to Lesly, "It seems your sincerity isn't enough. My wife doesn't want to forgive you."

Lesly bit her lip and, under Ruben's chilling gaze, walked out naked. Colby widened her eyes, filled with shock and disbelief.

Ruben, now dressed, approached Colby, his gaze filled with genuine affection, as if he hadn't just been caught in the act. "Colby, I only love you. If she makes you unhappy, I will never let her go."

Colby was so angry that her legs weakened, unable to walk. She had no choice but to let Ruben hold her.

She rebuked him, "You are the one who cheated on me, not her."

"Colby, I have no feelings for her. I'm your husband. We're one entity. Everything I do is to avoid hurting you. But Lesly, what is she compared to you? If she makes you unhappy, she must face the consequences."

As he spoke, he kissed the corner of Colby's lips, a gesture she once loved. Whenever she threw a tantrum, Ruben would kiss her until she calmed down.

But now, his mouth carried the scent of another woman, and Colby fainted.

Colby was awakened by the chatter of two nurses, "Did you hear? Mrs. Gibson fainted after seeing Mr. Gibson and Lesly have sex. She fainted because she couldn't bear the shock."

"I heard that to let Mrs. Gibson vent her anger, Mr. Gibson made Lesly, who seduced him, get naked in public. Wow, let's see who dares to seduce Mr. Gibson in the future."

"Mrs. Gibson is so lucky. With no parents, she still found an ideal husband like Mr. Gibson."

After changing the IV bottle, the nurses left. Colby slowly opened her eyes and smiled bitterly.

Was she lucky?

She used to think so. Ruben was wealthy, handsome, romantic, and gentle, fulfilling all her fantasies about men. She often asked Ruben what she did in her past life to deserve meeting him.

Ruben would then lift her and sit her on his strong, muscular thigh, his voice soothing and tender, "I was the one who did something good in my past life to have the fortune of marrying you."

His words still echoed in her ears, but in the next moment, he appeared in Lesly's social media posts.

"So annoying, making me cry and then coming to comfort me. But since you're so handsome and caring, I'll forgive you..." Ruben's hands, which wiped Colby's tears, that massaged her, were now peeling shrimp for Lesly, the oil splattering onto the blue diamond of their wedding ring, tainting it.

She painfully removed the IV needle, holding her stomach as she left the hospital, heading straight for the old house where her parents lived before they passed away.

Yet, standing outside, she couldn't help but think of Ruben.

It was from this house that Ruben took her away on their wedding day.

That day, he said, "Your parents cared for you in the first half of your life. Let me take care of the second half."

But she never imagined the promise he made to care for her for life would be fulfilled so briefly.

Slowly climbing the narrow, dim staircase, Colby pushed open the door to find Ruben gripping Lesly's waist, passionately kissing her.