Chapter 3

Joshua only came back when midnight rolled by. The lights were on, but Rain was nowhere to be found.

He remembered the message he had received, and he mumbled, “Is she mad?”

In the past, no matter how late he came home, Rain would always wait for him.

He kicked off his shoes and gently opened the door to their bedroom. When he saw Rain sitting against the headboard while reading, he sighed in relief.

He went over to hug her by the waist and began apologizing to her with practiced ease.

“I’m sorry, honey. Faye got here today and asked me to pick her up. Then, we threw a welcoming party for her. That’s why I got delayed and missed the charity dinner. Did you get in trouble for it?”

The smell of alcohol on Joshua made Rain push him away. “No,” she said.

In reality, she was supposed to have the first dance with him. Since Joshua was not around, she had to get another man to dance with her. In the end, the guests criticized her behind her back.

However, she guessed that could not be considered trouble.

“Then, what about that message…?” Joshua was going to say more when his phone suddenly rang. When he saw the caller ID, he lost interest in continuing the conversation and answered the call, “Hello, Faye?”

Faye said something that made Joshua’s expression change. “Hold on. I’ll come over right away.”

He hurried to leave, but Rain frowned and grabbed his wrist. “Where are you going?”

Joshua was really anxious. “There are hidden cameras in Faye’s hotel room. I’m going to take a look.”

No matter how disappointed Rain was in Joshua, she would not let her husband go out to deal with such trouble. Her voice turned cold. “She should be asking the police to handle this, not you.”

“But Faye is Lily’s sister. You’ve met her before. How could I just ignore her?” Joshua retorted.

The excuse he gave sounded so logical that it made Rain seem like the unreasonable one.

Rain was someone who could convince others to sign contracts worth a few hundred million. Yet, when she opened her mouth at this moment, she found herself completely speechless.

In the end, she went with Joshua for the sake of his safety.

On their way there, Rain said, “This is the third time, Joshua.”

However, Joshua was so anxious that he did not register what she said. He just urged her to speed up. “Faster, Rain.”

He was worrying over another woman in front of his own wife, as though it was the right thing to do.

Rain had already accepted that she would always be number two when it came to anything Lily-related. So, she said nothing else and only focused on driving.

When they arrived at the hotel, Rain saw Faye, who resembled Lily. A dark expression adorned her pretty face as she spoke to the police.

Upon seeing them, Faye called out, “Joshua.”

Then, she looked at Rain. “Who’s this?”

“She’s my wife.” Joshua introduced her and looked at a group of people standing near the entrance. “What’s going on?” He gestured at them with his chin.

Faye wore a wry smile. “I’ve called the police, but the hotel staff won’t admit to installing the hidden cameras. They claimed that I brought the cameras to falsely accuse them and blackmail them for money.”

Joshua’s expression sank, and he walked over to argue with those people.

Rain stood away from the crowd and watched coldly as her husband called a lawyer for another woman. Once he started arguing with those people, she silently exhaled.

“I heard that Joshua never moved on from Lily,” Faye softly said out of nowhere. “I look similar to my sister. Will I succeed if I try to steal him from you?”