Fickle Hearts, Shifting Ties

That evening,Chris came home reeking of women’s perfume.The scent was so strong it was as if he had not even bothered to conceal it.His disregard for her was so much so that he still acted intimately as if expecting her to play along.

Did he really think she would continue to cooperate?

Anya watched him coldly,sneering in her heart.It did not matter,though.Her wedding was only two days away.Without hesitation,she began packing her suitcase.

At that moment,Chris returned from his date with Carmen.The smile on his face stiffened the instant he saw her sorting her belongings.

"Anya,what are you doing?"

A sense of unease spread through him,his reaction turning frantic as he reached to snatch her suitcase away.

Anya looked up,her expression eerily calm."I’m going on a trip."

Chris froze,a flicker of guilt flashing across his face."I thought you wanted to..."He hesitated,swallowing the word‘leave’.

Lowering his head,he wrapped his tall frame around her in a gentle embrace.His voice softened."Anya,I’ve been busy with work lately.I know I’ve neglected you,but I will..."

Before he could finish saying‘accompany you’,Anya cut him off.

"I understand.You’re busy with work.This time,I want to go alone.I’ve already made plans with a friend and it wouldn’t be convenient to bring you along."

In six years together,she had never traveled without him.This was the first time she did not want him there.

A strange sense of unease crept into Chris’s heart,a flicker of panic stirring within him.But the moment his eyes fell on the necklace lying on the ground,that unease spiked into full-blown alarm.

"Anya,isn’t this the one I gave you?"His voice was low,his expression dark as he stared at her,waiting for an answer.

Anya met his gaze and smiled indifferently."Yes,you gave it to me.I’m planning to donate it.There are too many and it would be a waste to keep them all."

Chris could not believe it.She used to cherish everything he gave her,yet now,she wanted to give them away?

Seeing his reaction,Anya’s smile deepened slightly."Rather than letting them collect dust,wouldn’t it be better to put them to good use?"Then,she added,"By the way,I’m leaving tonight."

The wedding was in Calveris,not here.She had already booked her flight.

Chris’s expression stiffened.He wanted to stop her,but there was nothing he could say."You’re leaving for a few days?I really can’t bear to be apart from you."

Anya remained nonchalant."I don’t know."

That night,a car pulled up at the door.The driver glanced at Chris with a slight frown before turning to Anya."Miss,please get in."

She nodded,calmly pried Chris’s hand off her arm and stepped into the car without a second glance.

Watching her leave,an inexplicable tension gripped Chris’s chest.He instinctively moved forward,grabbing the car window as it rolled down."Anya,wait for my call.Take care on the road."

Anya gave no response.The car sped off,leaving him standing there,his chest tightening with disappointment.

The next second,he pulled out his phone and sent a message to Carmen.

In the car,Anya received a video call from Chris.She hesitated for a few seconds before finally tapping to accept it,only to be met with a pale white body on the screen.

She stared at the video,watching as Carmen straddled Chris,her fair arms wrapped around his neck,her gaze dripping with arrogance and triumph.

Chris held Carmen tightly in his arms,his eyes hazy with desire.His voice,hoarse and filled with emotion,murmured over and over again,"Carmen,Carmen...I love you so much..."

Anya ended the call without a word.

Without hesitation,she recorded the entire video and forwarded it to the Roswell Family group chat,attaching their intimate photos as well.

Then,she left the group and blocked Chris.