Chapter 4

Abigail's voice suddenly rose several octaves. "Have you lost your mind, Noah? Why didn't you catch it? Do you have any idea how precious that emerald pendant was?"

That was probably the first time Abigail had ever yelled at him. Tears immediately welled up in Noah's eyes.

He defended himself, "It wasn't me! Lorne did it on purpose! If he didn't want to lend it to me, then fine. Why are you blaming me?"

I stared ahead with lifeless eyes and asked curiously, "Hmm? What happened?"

Perhaps Abigail had forgotten what kind of man I was. I'd rather ruin something than let my enemy have the satisfaction of getting something from me. If Abigail wanted to take my pendant from me against my will, I'd rather smash it than let Noah have it!

Grinding her teeth, Abigail shouted at Noah, "Lorne is blind! Are you blind too? Why didn't you catch it?"

Noah's aggrieved expression barely concealed the anger he was trying to suppress. But the moment he heard that I was blind, a trace of delight appeared on his face.

He exclaimed, "What? Lorne can't see anymore? H-He went blind?"

As soon as he said that, he smiled slyly. He wrapped his arms around Abigail's neck and kissed her.

Abigail was stunned. She instinctively pushed him away and looked at me in panic. Only after seeing that my expression remained completely blank did she let out a long sigh of relief.

But Noah refused to give up and threw himself at her again for another kiss. He deliberately nibbled on Abigail's ear while typing a sentence on his phone.

He wrote, "Abby, now that you've already gotten rid of his baby, let's hurry up and have one of our own, okay?"

I froze. So this was the real reason Abigail had never wanted to have children with me during our ten years together.

It was all for Noah.

To keep me from hearing their conversation, Abigail turned on the stereo.

I watched her mouth the words, "I know you said I had to pay you back for saving my life with my body… but does it have to be today?"

Noah glanced at me and hugged Abigail with a mischievous grin. "Isn't it even more exciting with someone here to witness it?"

As they pushed and pulled at each other, Abigail finally gave in. Before long, she took the initiative instead. She wrapped her arms around Noah and deepened the kiss.

I clenched my fists until my nails dug into my palms. Suppressing the fury in my heart, I quietly started recording with my phone.

I had never believed that the wife who'd loved me for ten years would cheat on me. But only after seeing it with my own eyes did I realize that my ten years of sincere devotion had truly been a complete waste of time.

What was even more ridiculous was that she believed her affair was justified because she was repaying Noah for saving her. However, she had no idea that I was the one who had actually saved her life.

Time passed minute by minute, yet neither of them showed any intention of stopping.

Just as they completely lost themselves in each other, I suddenly spoke. "Abigail, where's that sound of running water coming from?"

My voice startled Abigail so badly that she practically sprang away from Noah.

She answered in a fluster, "Oh, I'm packing things up. You accidentally dropped and broke the emerald pendant just now. I'll buy you another one tomorrow."

Abigail had probably forgotten that there was only one pendant like that in the entire world. There would never be another.

I smiled dryly and said, "Okay."

By the time they finally finished making love, it was already evening. I backed up the recorded evidence and sent a copy to my lawyer.

That night, I came across the livestream of Noah accepting my award on stage in my place. On his wrist was a familiar sapphire bracelet. It was "Eternal Love", the bracelet Abigail had won at auction for me last year. It symbolized that our love would last forever.

But now, it was on another man's wrist.

How ironic.

As one of the presenters, Abigail personally handed the trophy that belonged to me to him. Just like that, she gave away the glory and hard work of my ten years to another man.

When a reporter asked about their relationship, Abigail smiled and replied, "Mr. Jenner is the person I'll protect for the rest of my life."

One reporter teased, "Aren't you worried your husband will get jealous?"

Smiling, Abigail held up a pair of platinum pendants and said confidently, "Lorne has never been the jealous type. Besides, he knows how important Noey is to me. The three of us have always gotten along very well."

The reporters all sighed in amazement. "Ms. Hunley really knows how to manage her husband. How many women can have a loving husband at home and a glamorous work husband at the same time?"

I chuckled coldly and turned off the livestream.

Two hours later, Abigail called me.