In the early morning, Ryan came home with a bag of bok choy.
It was just his clothes, not the one he wore before going out last night.
It seemed that he didn’t expect to find me sitting in the living room, and there was a slight change
in his expression.
From panic, nervousness, to worry.
There was also a faint and least noticeable guilt.
“Bella, how did the burn on your hand turn out?”
“Is this the new clothes?”
I pointed at the hoodie on him, but he didn’t answer and instead asked a question.
Since the day we started dating, I personally purchased all of our clothes, as per his request, and every single one of them was a couple’s style.
He always said that he didn’t feel secure and was afraid that if he wasn’t careful, I would leave him.
The previous clothes got stained with ointment, so I asked the secretary to buy a random one and deliver it to the company.
I clenched my phone, pretending to be confused.
“Secretary?”
The entire room suddenly became silent.
“Ryan, did you hire a secretary? Why didn’t you let me meet them?”
Ryan slowly approached, half kneeling by my feet, carefully cradling my injured hand and earnestly -examining the burn.
“Bella.”
“You used to accompany me before, but later you got pregnant, and the company indeed needed an assistant, so I had the HR department hire a new person.”
Her name was Lilly, she was a recent graduate. Interestingly enough, she bore a slight resemblance to you when you were young.
“Bella, over the years, you know best where my heart has been, don’t you?”
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“So Bella, my biggest wish in this lifetime was to take care of you and Jane.”
“Bella?”
Lost in thought, I paused for a moment.
“What was Bella thinking? Doesn’t she trust me?”
A joke that we could all hear.
Unfortunately, I nodded.
Ryan’s expression immediately stiffened.
Two seconds later, he sighed and pulled me into his arms.
“I swear, Bella, you were my only one.” he said with a tone that seemed helpless and indulgent.
I saw him raise one hand above his head and swear.
The serious and false face, like a pile of rotten meat exploded.
Those words turned into putrid blood splattering on my face, cascading down my cheeks.
I wiped my face, and tears unconsciously welled up in my eyes.
“Bella!”
Ryan instantly panicked, frantically wiping the tears from the corners of my eyes.
Several times, the tissue slipped from his trembling fingertips.
“What’s wrong, are you moved?”
“How old is Bella? Why does she still act like a child? You are my wife, and I treat you well. It’s all that I should do.”
The unfamiliar ringtone sounded.
He glanced at me subconsciously, lowered the brightness, and then turned it on.
“Um… okay, you go ahead and do it.”
“I went there at noon.”
We have known each other for thirteen years and been in love for ten years.
Chapter 5
Maybe he didn’t even know how well I knew him.
When he was happy, one of his feet would always slightly raise up.
Just like this moment.
He hung up the phone and pondered before speaking.
“Bella, I had a social engagement at noon–‘
“Okay.”
