Mess Around Behind My Back? I'll Mess With You

I opened my eyes after I was temporarily blinded by a bright, white light.A younger Meredith Snow was criticizing me with a pointed finger in my direction. Right now, she didn't look anything like an educated person."You useless oaf! Why are you causing a scene at my school? I'm Professor Westin's favorite student! How dare you act like a mad dog just because I'm talking to him? "You have no talents of your own, and you're always suspicious of me. Even if I did cheat on you, it would've been your fault for forcing my hand!"I knew that Meredith would become a professor in the future. It was unthinkable that a professor-to-be would try to justify cheating on her partner without any hint of regret or guilt. She was acting as if I were the one in the wrong.Meredith's younger brother, Matthew Snow, said nonchalantly, "If you have the balls for it, go ahead and divorce Meredith. She has a PhD and is about to become a university professor. You're just a nobody who drives cabs. You s

Meredith's face twisted in an instant. She hastily averted her gaze before saying, "It's nothing. I accidentally scratched myself when I was conducting my experiment. I shouldn't have criticized you like that today in school. I hurt your pride."You can sleep here tonight. Get some rest. Elias and I will sleep in the second bedroom. Dad and Matthew can take the basement."Not giving me a chance to ask more questions, she whipped around and left after she said her piece.I was caught off guard by the stark difference in her attitude. Of course, I knew exactly what the red mark on her neck was. It was proof of her infidelity!Peace was restored to the room. I calmly considered the next steps I should take. Meredith had only retreated because I latched onto her weakness. She didn't want to give me more chances to interrogate her, fearing that I would acquire more leverage against her.Liam and Matthew were lazy good-for-nothings. Having them move into the basement was akin to a death

I looked at Jeremy Jones in confusion upon hearing his words. "Are you saying that you can help me take revenge on them?" I asked.Jeremy unlocked his phone and showed me a photo of a woman. "I can't, but someone else can."He pointed at the screen and continued, "I found out about her when I was carrying out my investigation for you. I had no other choice. People in my line of business will have misfortune fall upon them if they look into someone they shouldn't."It's why we usually do background checks on our clients and their targets before taking on the job. This woman here is Penelope Aster. She's Oliver's wife and the eldest daughter of the Aster family. Oliver was able to rise to the top of the academic world thanks to her help."They've been married for many years, but they weren't able to have a child because of Penelope."I cut in before he could continue, "You want me to look for Penelope and expose her husband's true self to her? What if she already knows that Oliver i

My lips curled into a smile as I watched their backs grow smaller until they disappeared from my line of sight. Rainwater had pooled on the windowsill from the night before, reflecting the twisted smile stretched across my face.…It was 3:00 pm when I checked the time next. There were about three hours left before Meredith finished her work shift. Before she returned home, I prepared a feast for her.The moment Meredith stepped through the door, she was greeted with an impressive spread of delicious dishes. She stared at me in disbelief before a familiar glint appeared in her eyes. She looked as if she were looking at me from my past life.Her tone was a little mocking when she said, "Have you learned your lesson? Are you going to continue insisting on wanting a divorce?"I chuckled and replied, "I admit that I misunderstood you. You and Professor Westin simply share a teacher-student relationship. I apologize."Since I was being so diligent, Meredith lost the desire to make t

After some time had passed, I spoke to Penelope over the phone, and she told me about what was happening.Oliver was swiftly fired from the school after the fiasco at the academic conference. He was eventually imprisoned after many of his illegal activities during his tenure were brought to light, per the Aster family's wishes.Penelope even paid a small fortune to the prison doctors to silently perform chemical castration on him.Meredith had also been fired from the school. She ended up being caught up in the massive debts that Liam and Matthew racked up during their time in Austona. She was later captured by loan sharks and forced to become a prostitute."What about the child?" I didn't say Elias' name aloud.Penelope remained mute.Later on, I received an international parcel from Praman. The envelope still had Praman's unique scent clinging to it when I held it in my hands. There was a single photograph in the parcel. In the photo, a pale, young boy was lying in a freezer.