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- ACE -

I haven’t been able to do anything all day. Eat. Work. Get out of my room. My mind has been a constant haywire reminder of my encounter with Lorelei in the garden and what transpired between us. Although it was nothing much of significance, I couldn’t help but think about it. Constantly. It was etched in my brain. The one sided conversation I heard that I do not wish to remember and the cheer in her voice which buzzed with anticipation.

I let out a sigh, recalling the morning again. For what seems like the umpteenth time.

‘Leonardo’, I say in my mind. Reminds me of the same name on her phone that called her the night of our wedding. The same night she ran away. The same one who texted her. I do not think she wants to meet with the same man. I feel my nose flare up. She’s not that stupid, is she?

. . .

My fist clench and I let out an exhale. Anyway, she’s going out tonight, alone, again. And it seems to be that it is a date. Again. And right now, right here in this
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  • MY ARRANGED HUSBAND IS THE MAN I CHEAT ON HIM WITH    104

    - LORELEI - It’s funny how fast the day goes when you’re anticipating something. When you’ve got no hope for the day, it becomes painfully slow and it gets you thinking so hard about how hard life has hit you, but when you least expect it, the day just swoops away and in one blink, it’s night. I let out a sigh, doing my jewelry. My hand reaches for the back of my neck, trying to get it buckled. I am putting on the same one I wore the last time I saw him. Surely, a man would never remember a woman’s jewelry, unless he’s gay and Leonardo is not gay. I let out a sigh as my eyes line my figure reflection in the mirror. I look nice, clothed in a plain red dinner dress. I do not feel like putting on anything too extra. While my objective is to have a nice time to forget my life and escape from my head temporarily, I am not trying to appeal the male gaze. Anything looks good on me anyway. A body hug dress is all I need to look decent. Decently nice. I let out a sigh and walk to my be

  • MY ARRANGED HUSBAND IS THE MAN I CHEAT ON HIM WITH    103

    - ACE - I haven’t been able to do anything all day. Eat. Work. Get out of my room. My mind has been a constant haywire reminder of my encounter with Lorelei in the garden and what transpired between us. Although it was nothing much of significance, I couldn’t help but think about it. Constantly. It was etched in my brain. The one sided conversation I heard that I do not wish to remember and the cheer in her voice which buzzed with anticipation. I let out a sigh, recalling the morning again. For what seems like the umpteenth time. ‘Leonardo’, I say in my mind. Reminds me of the same name on her phone that called her the night of our wedding. The same night she ran away. The same one who texted her. I do not think she wants to meet with the same man. I feel my nose flare up. She’s not that stupid, is she? . . . My fist clench and I let out an exhale. Anyway, she’s going out tonight, alone, again. And it seems to be that it is a date. Again. And right now, right here in this

  • MY ARRANGED HUSBAND IS THE MAN I CHEAT ON HIM WITH    102

    - LORELEI - That was strange. Meeting him out there out of the blue. I’ve never been outside the confinement of my room walls much to know that he sky gazes and at this time of the morning. I would normally expect him to be at his home gym or doing some work but far away from me. I look back to get a view of the garden. Ace is still there. His head is tilted up to face the sky as the wind aids his aesthetic posture. What a weirdo. I shrug, turning my head back to continue my journey. While I came outside for some fresh air, desperation to communicate with someone hit me and I contacted the one person I didn’t think I would be reaching out to any time soon. Well, I would’ve reached out sooner if not for my ‘husband’ but that’s outside the point. In a moment where I could call my best friends to be my safe space, I chose to reach out to a stranger. I let out a sigh, wrapping my arms with my hands, each hand reaching for the opposite arm. The cold air is prickly on my skin. Mayb

  • MY ARRANGED HUSBAND IS THE MAN I CHEAT ON HIM WITH    101

    - ACE - At this very moment, I want to make my presence known. I want to walk up to her and take that phone away but everything in me fights against me doing that. I have no right to seize her property then forbid her from meeting whoever she wants to meet. Even though it sucks to even admit it. I swallow, maintaining the distance so I could hear them speak. At this moment, it feels like I am giving myself my own bitter pill when I am not sick. What am I even doing here following my own wife and eavesdropping on her conversation? Surely if this was reversed and I knew, I would definitely not be pleased yet here I am doing something I won’t want her to do to me. My jaw tightens as I trail my eyes lower to sight the ground. Suddenly, the beauty of the surroundings is overshadowed by my present mood. I let out a sigh, trying to clear my head what this rage. “Don’t pick me up, I’ll make my way to you on my own.” Diverts my attention back to her. Lorelei pauses for a moment like

  • MY ARRANGED HUSBAND IS THE MAN I CHEAT ON HIM WITH    100

    - ACE - I walk down the stairs following after her vanished presence. Lorelei is not at the dining, I notice when I get to the last step. I trace my gaze around my living room. She’s not in the living room either. Sighing out my nostrils to keep myself calm and head levelled, I stroll to my front door. There is nowhere she can really go to inside this house. I may have many rooms but even she knows she doesn’t have the free will to explore them all. A sudden feeling chokes me by the neck. I should rectify that. I don’t want her to feel caged in the place she lives in. The cool morning breeze brushes my body as I step outside. The sight before me is beautiful. For someone who has a nicely trimmed yard, I don’t come out often to gaze at it. I don’t do grills and nor do I host those solo backyard summer lunches. Not that I have people I’d want to invite to such gatherings. Not that I even want to host one in the first place. I take a deep breath, filling my lungs then slowly

  • MY ARRANGED HUSBAND IS THE MAN I CHEAT ON HIM WITH    NINETY NINE

    - ACE - There is something about the way she looks in the morning that is captivating. Chaotic and new. It took me one second to know that I wanted to savour that look because I would never get to see that sight again. Because I would never have her in my bed till the morning comes. And was that sadness I felt in that moment? I cannot tell. I just knew right then and there that I did not want that sight to be forgotten. I loved watching her small form back away from me and retreat towards the stairs. She has no idea how much the little things she doesn’t do gets to me and she still won’t. I won’t give her the pleasure of knowing me this way. Not when I haven’t fully discovered and understood the sudden change in my feelings. Not when there is a possibility of me switching back to the me I was before I married her. The me she knows. I clear my throat. I am still standing by her room door. This distance between us suddenly feels daunting. Why the heck is her room so far from mine

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