Disappointments Accumulate, Love Has Disappeared

"Filthy?" Sophie shot back, incredulous.

"Are you out of your mind, Kyle?"

Her anger flared even more.

She had always been proud, and my blatant disdain was clearly unbearable for her.

"Isn't that the case?" I countered.

"And it was Mark who brought up the child today, not me. But even if it were me, you should have saved face for me in front of others. Instead, you didn't. Do you think so little of me, unworthy of any dignity in your eyes?"

"Who doesn't know you and Mark are close? He was just speaking for you!" she snapped.

"And what face do you think you need?" She pressed on.

"I'm the company's chairman; it's because I'm your wife that you have any face at all. Once we're divorced, what will you have left?"

Her face was filled with mockery as she looked at me.

I fell silent, struggling to comprehend how she could say such things.

Seeing my silence, Sophie thought she had me cornered. She pointed at me and said, "Now, apologize to Ethan immediately, or I won't forgive you!"

"Kyle loves you so much; it's normal for him to be jealous. He doesn't need to apologize," Ethan chimed in with a tone that seemed understanding but was filled with provocation and smugness.

"Did you hear that, Kyle? Ethan is so kind and generous, while you're always petty!"

Sophie scoffed. "If Ethan wasn't into women, I might not have even chosen you because you've been such a disappointment!"

When I remained silent, Ethan added in a whiny voice, "Alright, Sophie, don't be too hard on Kyle. Here's what: I'll apologize to him. If he still isn't satisfied, I'll even kneel down and apologize."

To my surprise, he actually knelt before me.

"Kyle, it was all my fault," he said through tears.

"Although I don't like women, I'm still a man in others' eyes. Being around Sophie must make you feel embarrassed; that's my oversight. Kyle, I sincerely apologize to you now and promise to cut ties with Sophie!"

Sophie's anger only intensified at this scene. She slapped me across the face without warning.

I casually brushed her hand away and looked at them coldly.

How could she betray me and still have the audacity to lay a hand on me?

"How dare you hit me?" she exclaimed, disbelief written all over her face.

I met her gaze silently and said, "Sophie, I've been away on business for two months while you've been pregnant for one month with someone else's child. I really want to know where you get the nerve to bark at me like this."

As I spoke, I slapped the pregnancy report against her face.

Her complexion drained instantly; panic filled her eyes.

But in a heartbeat, her expression hardened. "Kyle! I'm your wife! How dare you investigate me? Don't you trust me at all?" she shouted.

"You're pregnant with someone else's child and can still say that? You really are something!" I couldn't help but laugh in disbelief.

"And just so you know, I never investigated you; this pregnancy report just arrived by courier."

Ethan cried out, "Sophie! Maybe I filled out the wrong address; that's why Kyle got angry! It's all my fault!"

"It's not your fault!" she snapped back at him.

"This isn't even a big deal! He shouldn't be angry over something like this!"

She turned her cold stare back to me and said, "Kyle, it's your own filthy mind that sees everything as dirty!"

How could she blame me for being dirty when she was carrying another man's child?