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Chapter 6 (The crack in trust )

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Clara was everything Evelyn wasn’t — bold, lively, effortlessly confident. They had been friends since childhood. Even though Clara came from an average family, Evelyn never once looked down on her. She would go through thick and thin for Clara. Whenever Clara faced financial challenges, Evelyn helped her without waiting to be asked. She trusted Clara like a sister.

With Clara around, the house suddenly felt alive again. She made Evelyn laugh and distracted her from the deafening silence of her marriage.

“You need to loosen him up,” Clara teased one evening, sipping her wine as they sat in the lounge. “Men like him — they hide their feelings. You’ll see, one day he’ll surprise you.”

Evelyn smiled faintly, clinging to her friend’s words.

But sometimes, she noticed Clara watching Adrian with an intensity she couldn’t quite name — a passing glance, a curious smile. Evelyn dismissed it as nothing. After all, Clara was her best friend, and Adrian was her husband, even if only in name. Some
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    “And where is that bastard husband of yours?” Isa demanded, crossing her arms.“Probably out with Clara, having fun,” Evelyn replied flatly, her voice void of emotion.“Butler Chan!” Isa called sharply.The butler rushed in immediately, clearly nervous. The fierce look in Isa’s eyes was enough to make anyone uneasy. She looked like she could tear down walls if pushed further.“Where is that jerk?” she asked coldly.Chan lowered his gaze. “Miss Isa, Mr. John called earlier to inform us that the young master traveled to Country C on a business trip. He didn’t mention when he’ll be returning.”Isa scoffed. “So, he ran off with his mistress, huh?”“M–Mistress?” Chan stammered, eyes wide. “You must be mistaken, ma’am. The young master has no mistress. Those must be rumors meant to ta—”The deadly glare Isa shot him froze his words in his throat. He quickly bowed and retreated inside without another word.“Don’t worry, Evelyn,” Isa said, her tone softening as she turned back to her sister.

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    Adrian let out a quiet sigh after Evelyn left his study. The image of her fighting back tears clung to his mind like a stubborn echo. He felt an ache in his chest — strange, unfamiliar, and uncomfortable. He tried to ignore it, burying himself in work, but it lingered.Frustrated, he picked up his phone and dialed his assistant.“My wife’s birthday was yesterday,” he said flatly. “I forgot. Get something she’d like and have it delivered first thing tomorrow morning.”Without waiting for a response, he hung up and stared at the empty space Evelyn had stood moments ago, the faint scent of her perfume still lingering in the air.---The next morning, Evelyn woke up to the cold, untouched side of the bed. She didn’t flinch — she was long used to it.After a slow shower, she stood before the mirror, her fingers brushing over her reflection as fragments of last night replayed in her mind — the text, the name, the truth she didn’t want to face.She went downstairs, silently praying not to se

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