The Wife and Her Adulterer

I froze, feeling my blood run cold.

I wanted to confront them.

But when the man turned, I was shocked to see who it was.

They left hand in hand.

I suddenly understood why Nicolas helped them hide it.

When Catherine and I were dating, he disapproved of me due to my background had no house or car.

I had begged him for three days, promising a five hundred thousand dollar bride price in three years before he would allow me to marry her.

I worked tirelessly, climbing from a lowly position to market manager.

Over time, Nicolas had come to respect me more.

Life was getting better day by day, and we had even planned to have a child, but now she had betrayed me for someone richer.

Of course, Nicolas would cover for them.

Returning home in shock, I found Nicolas had come back without me noticing.

Sensing something was off, he asked, "Erik, what's wrong?"

I searched his face for guilt, but there was none.

Instead, he nervously asked, "Why are you staring at me?

"Are you reluctant to let me take your two bottles of wine?"

I realized he had returned for the two bottles of wine I had just bought.

I couldn't help but sneer internally, "This family is greedy."