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Receipts of Infidelity
Receipts of Infidelity
작가: Perfect Timing

Chapter 1

작가: Perfect Timing
The updates from Rowena arrived two hours later, consisting of security footage and a location. In the footage, Tristan was dressed in his police uniform as he led a woman in a white dress into the hotel elevator.

The woman sported long hair and a slender waist, and judging from her side profile, she was likely in her early 20s. Her eyes turned into crescents when she smiled, and the red woven bracelet on her wrist looked familiar.

The location Rowena had sent me was for the Starlight Orphanage. My heart tightened to the point where breathing became difficult.

I'd made that red woven bracelet for Tristan three years ago in hopes that it would become his lucky charm. He'd promised never to take it off, save for when he went on assignments.

The Starlight Orphanage? Among the orphans Tristan sponsored was a young lady named Lara Lincoln. She lost her parents at a young age and was withdrawn by nature.

Tristan told me the young lady had it rough and needed a lot of care and attention. I tagged along with him once to visit Lara at the orphanage and saw her from a distance. She'd been thin and quiet and always had her head down, looking nothing like the young woman beaming in the footage.

I changed into a fresh set of clothes and made a beeline for the orphanage. The guard knew me and didn't stop me from entering, only pointed out that Lara was in the back garden.

From a distance, I saw Lara sitting on the bench, her head down as she smiled at her phone screen. The sun hit the ends of her hair, casting a golden glow over them. The red woven bracelet on her wrist hurt my eyes.

Upon hearing my footsteps, Lara looked up. Her smile slipped when she saw me, and she quickly rose to her feet before greeting me timidly, "M-Mrs. Griffin."

She was just as shy and cautious as the last time I saw her.

I stopped before her, my gaze falling on her phone screen, where her conversation with "Tris" was on full display. The latest message was from Tristan: "Same place tonight? I've got a gift for you."

The reply Lara had typed was: "Okay! You're the best, Tris."

The timestamp was 7:30 pm last night. I said nothing and stared only at the red, woven bracelet on her wrist.

"That's a nice bracelet," I said blandly. "Is it a gift from Tristan?"

Lara's face blanched slightly as she instinctively hid her arm behind her back. She answered quietly, "Yes… He gave it to me for my birthday."

"Oh?" I raised my brow. "And when was your birthday? I don't remember Tristan mentioning it."

Lara's gaze flickered, and she struggled to get her words out. I smiled and fished out my phone from my purse, pulling up the security footage and holding the phone at her eye level.

"Last night, 8:00 pm, at the Wisteria. Was this the birthday present Tristan gave you?"

All the blood drained from Lara's face at that moment.
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    Someone went to the orphanage to look into Lara's records and discovered that she'd reached maturity a long time ago. Not only had she been faking her age, she'd also strung several men along simultaneously.When Tristan learned the truth, he hit his head on the wall in a maniacal fit until blood trickled down his forehead.I heard all this from Anna while we were en route to the courthouse to finalize the divorce. She sighed. "I guess no wicked deed goes unpunished."I stared out the car window at the passing scenery, a sudden hollowness gripping me. What I felt was not quite satisfaction, but it wasn't sadness, either. It simply felt like a five-year-long rain had finally stopped.I saw Tristan again at the courthouse entrance. He was dressed in prison attire and handcuffed, with two police officers escorting him to finalize the divorce. His hair had been cropped short, and his face was still covered in bruises that had yet to fade, accentuating his murky eyes.As he signed the

  • Receipts of Infidelity   Chapter 7

    Tristan's eyes widened. He looked like someone had reached into his chest and grabbed his heart in an iron grip. He stared at the empty ring box, the strong column of his throat bobbing several times before he gritted out, "What did you say?""I said, I threw it away." I shoved my stuff into my purse and zipped it up loudly. "Just like what I did to those empty promises you made."Lara suddenly screeched, "She's lying to you, Tris! She's just saying this to spite you!"She tried to grab Tristan's arm, but he shook her off. Frost covered his eyes as he leveled a hard look at me. "Say that again, Genevieve.""How many times do I have to repeat myself?" The corner of my mouth twitched into a smirk. "Are you trying to tell me the loss of that ring hurts you more than when you cheated on me?"Tristan shot to his feet, the chair scraping against the floor with a piercing shriek. The other customers threw curious looks at him, but he was oblivious to them as he clenched his fists tightly

  • Receipts of Infidelity   Chapter 6

    Three days later, Tristan reached out to me on his own accord and asked that we meet up at a cafe. His eyes were bloodshot, and his jaw and chin were gray with stubble. He looked drained."Let's talk, Gen." Tristan slid a card across the table toward me. "There's 500 thousand dollars in this card. It's yours for now. Can we circle back on the divorce at a later time?"I didn't touch the card. "How's Lara?"Tristan's eyes flickered. "She's fine, just a little emotional…""I think you mean pregnant." I raised the cup of coffee to my lips, my fingertips running cold for some reason. "Rowena found her prenatal check-up record from last week."Tristan's expression froze. He looked like he'd been punched hard in the face. A long pause later, he finally gritted out, "I know I hurt and betrayed you, Gen, but the child is innocent—""The child?" I laughed, tears nearly spilled down my cheeks. "And what about me? What about the last five years I spent married to you? "Tell me, Tristan. D

  • Receipts of Infidelity   Chapter 5

    Tristan was summoned to the courthouse. When he got my phone call, he sounded annoyed as usual, but it wasn't until he saw Anna standing beside me that his expression darkened."Are you serious, Genevieve?" He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white. The top two buttons of his police uniform were undone as if to allow him to breathe through his rage. "You're going to destroy me over something this trivial?"Before I could speak, a staccato of frantic footsteps rang out from behind me.Lara had tagged along without any of us noticing her. In her hand was a lunch box, and tears sprang to her eyes when she spotted us having a stand-off. "Tris, maybe I shouldn't be here…"Tristan immediately turned to wrap an arm around her shoulder, his tone softening. "This has nothing to do with you. Go stand by the side."His protective, loving gesture branded my heart like a third-degree burn. I pulled out the printed divorce papers from my purse and threw them on the marble

  • Receipts of Infidelity   Chapter 4

    "Test you?" I watched as Tristan spun and left with another woman in his arms, my voice shaking with anger. "You were the one who tested me first! I never made you do anything, did I? Did I hold a gun to your head and force you to cheat on me or lie to me?"You should have known that I, Genevieve Hartman, was no pushover when you decided to crush my trust, love, and our five-year marriage under your boot! You're a police officer, Tristan, but that didn't seem to have stopped you from breaking the law you claim to uphold!"I grabbed him by the wrist. His wrist was bare; the red woven bracelet I had made for him was already gone. I demanded, "Where's my bracelet?"Tristan paused, and he squeezed out the words, "I lost it while I was on duty.""You lost it?" I stared into his eyes, enunciating, "Then what's that on Lara's wrist?"A grave look crossed Tristan's face. He opened his mouth to argue and explain, but in the end, words eluded him. He shook off my grip and walked away with

  • Receipts of Infidelity   Chapter 3

    The compound at the precinct entrance was jam-packed with cars. I'd only just parked the car when I saw Tristan leaving through the doors, his tall and straight silhouette clad in the standard-issue police uniform. However, he looked grim. It was obvious he'd seen me, for his brows furrowed as he hurried over to my car. He opened the door and slid into the passenger seat. Rage colored his hushed tones as he hissed at me, "What the hell are you thinking, Genevieve? Must you make a big deal out of this?""Excuse me?" I leveled an icy look at him. "I simply want to know the truth, Tristan. What is going on between you and Lara?"He turned his face away, avoiding my gaze. "I told you, she's just an orphan I'm sponsoring.""And you've been sponsoring her hotel stays, too?" I sneered, "Do you take me for an idiot, Tristan?""Why are you so intent on making things hard for me, Genevieve?" He whipped his head around to glower at me viciously.At that moment, a slender figure appeared

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