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Chapter 3

作者: Past Grain
Ashley noticed I wasn't happy with the gift and asked if something had upset me.

Full of doubt, I asked her, "Babe, do you know Eddie Myer?"

Ashley's smile froze for a second. "How would I know him? What's wrong, honey? Did he say something to you? Or do something?"

Her curiosity only deepened my suspicion, so I went on, "He came to my firm today and accused me of being the other man. He'd even been investigating me behind my back.

"And guess what? His fiancée has the exact same name as you. Talk about a coincidence.

"He showed up with the bills his fiancée had racked up on her lover and demanded I pay him back. Ridiculous, right?"

Ashley kept smiling. "Really? When you put it that way, it does sound pretty ridiculous. Did he say anything else?"

On the surface, she seemed unbothered, but the look in her eyes gave her away.

So she did know Eddie, and she cared about this a lot.

Or maybe what Eddie said was true.

Once suspicion takes root, it only grows bigger.

I gave her a few vague answers, then quickly lowered my head and texted my best friend, Brett McCarthy, asking him to look into Eddie for me.

Brett replied with a question-mark meme.

Brett: [What's the juicy gossip at the firm this time? I'm bored out of my mind, so spill!]

I sent him a crying-without-tears emoji.

Me: [This time, I think the gossip is about me.]

Me: [Eddie accused me of being the other man today. If I'm right, he's actually the other man in my marriage.]

Brett's love of gossip instantly caught fire.

Brett: [What? How? You and Ashley are so solid! She loves you so much!]

Brett: [Hang on! I'll dig up everything on Eddie right now! And I'll check what Ashley's been up to lately while I'm at it!]

I hoped he'd be fast. I also hoped my suspicions wouldn't turn out to be true.

Once we got in the car, I glanced at Ashley beside me. For a moment, she felt like a complete stranger.

She sensed my gaze and looked over. "What's wrong? Hungry? Want something to tide you over? All I have is chocolate."

I looked at the chocolate she held out and shook my head.

The moment we sat down at the restaurant, Ashley's phone rang.

She snatched it up in a panic, terrified I'd see.

But I still saw the contact name clearly: "Darling Ed."

Could it really be such a coincidence?

Ashley wanted to step away to take the call, but I put my hand over hers and smiled. "Babe, who's calling? You never used to hide from me when you took calls."

She hesitated for a long moment, then decided to answer it in front of me.

Throughout the call, she tried hard to act normal. But she couldn't keep it up for long.

Her expression grew grave, and her voice turned frantic. "Okay, I'll be right there. Be careful. Don't hurt yourself again."

After hanging up, she was in such a rush that she left without a word, completely forgetting I was sitting right there watching her.

When she finally remembered, she hurried back to explain. "Jessie was in a car accident. She's in really bad shape, and I have to get over there right now.

"I'm sorry, honey. I can't have dinner with you tonight. I'll make it up to you next time."

If Jessie Allen had been in a car accident, why wouldn't Ashley take me with her?

Was she really going to keep lying?

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