Chapter 6

After Eve seriously began preparing for divorce, Sean was busy indulging in a frenzy of secret affairs with Mandy. Perhaps he believed Mandy did not have long to live. That was why he felt the need to seize every chance he had, afraid that if he did not take her again and again now, there would be no future opportunity.

Whenever he found an opening, he would pin her beneath him, and every single time they slept together, Mandy secretly recorded it. Then, she would send the videos to Eve.

They did not just sneak around in the study. During morning runs, they would have reckless encounters in a nearby park. Sometimes, Sean even brought Mandy to the office while he was at work. In the videos she sent, there were even scenes of her kneeling beneath his desk, servicing him while he sat above her…

Mandy’s stamina was nothing like that of someone who was supposedly dying. No matter how hard Sean pushed her, she could endure it. More than that, she clearly enjoyed it.

Eve had investigated in secret and found out that Mandy never had lymphoma at all. The illness was nothing more than a lie she fabricated so she could openly move into the Baker’s residence, and it was a lie so crude that Eve uncovered the truth with minimal effort. If Sean had wanted to investigate, how could he possibly have missed it?

It showed he simply did not want to know, because as long as he did not look too closely, he could continue fooling around with Mandy without guilt.

“Eve, you really are spineless.”

After sending so many videos and receiving no reaction, Mandy finally lost her patience. She came over to provoke Eve.

“Sean pins me down every night. My legs are so weak from it. I can barely stand anymore. Are you just going to watch all this happen? You’re pathetic. You don’t even have the courage to confront Sean.

“Are you that afraid he’ll leave you? You pretend to be calm, but inside, you’re terrified, aren’t you? You’re scared that if you make a scene, Sean will choose me instead of you.”

Eve lifted her eyes and glanced at Mandy calmly, asking, “Are you that sure that Sean would choose you?”

“Of course.” Mandy smiled smugly. “If you don’t believe it, just wait and see.”

Just then, a car suddenly sped straight toward the direction where Eve and Mandy were standing. Sean, who was standing nearby, noticed something was wrong instantly. Without hesitation, he dropped everything in his hands and lunged toward Mandy.

“Mandy, watch out!” he yelled, wrapping his body tightly around her, shielding her behind him.

Eve did not have time to dodge. The car slammed into her, sending her flying through the air. Before losing consciousness, the last thing she saw was Sean holding Mandy tightly, using his own body to block all harm meant for her. Blood and tears blurred together.

As her awareness faded, a memory suddenly surfaced. Once, when she and Sean went tandem skydiving together, there had been an accident where the parachute malfunctioned and refused to open. As they plummeted toward certain death, Sean suddenly pulled Eve into his arms, placing himself beneath her. That way, no matter how they landed, he would take the impact first.

He had once used his body to protect her, but now, he had abandoned her to protect another woman.

After some time, in the darkness, Eve faintly heard Sean’s voice.

With great effort, she opened her eyes to see Sean holding her phone, looking irritated as he spoke into it, “A divorce lawyer? You’ve got the wrong number. My relationship with Eve is fine. There’s no way we’re getting divorced. Our marriage only ends in widowhood—never in divorce.”