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Chapter 5

ผู้เขียน: Bebe
I walked through the crowd toward him, wearing a brilliant smile as if I'd truly come to celebrate.

"Honey, what are you doing standing around down here? Everyone came out to celebrate! Don't just stand there."

I held up my phone, pointed the camera at him, and started a livestream.

"Hey, girls! Today I'm showing you the surprise my husband planned for me.

"He secretly booked an adults-only suite for us. After all these years of marriage, a little romance never hurts."

The comments were flying across the screen.

Derek's face went from red to white to a sickly gray, as if someone had a hand around his throat.

"You... you brought them here?!"

I tilted my head and smiled even sweeter.

"Of course! What's the problem? You booked this room. Isn't it supposed to be a surprise for me?

"I thought the more the merrier, so I invited everyone.

"Don't play dumb. I saw the key card last night! I kept it to myself to play along."

"After all, yesterday was our seventh anniversary, and you didn't even get me a gift. Obviously you were saving it for tonight, right?"

I reached for the plastic bag in his hands.

"Come on, honey, is that my present behind your back? What is it? Why so secretive—"

Derek fumbled, and the black plastic bag slipped from his grip.

Everything inside spilled across the floor.

Condoms. Lubricant. A black leather whip. And a pair of fuzzy handcuffs.

The air went dead silent.

His coworkers stood there slack-jawed, not knowing where to look.

The comments exploded.

"Oh my God, that's wild!"

"This couple's got some serious kinks!"

"Wait... look at his face. That stuff clearly wasn't meant for her..."

Derek's hands were shaking. His voice was shaking too.

"Babe, I'm begging you... can we just go home?"

I looked into those pleading eyes and thought about last night, when he'd held another woman and said, "We've been married long enough."

Something inside me snapped, then pulled itself back together.

It came back stronger than before.

"You came all this way. Why not come upstairs for a while? Besides, walking out now would be awfully rude to Derek."

At that point, his coworkers were stuck. Couldn't leave, couldn't stay.

Derek was herded into the elevator, sweat beading across his forehead.

At the door to Room 520, he stopped dead.

"Oh no, I forgot my key card... hold on, let me get another one from the front desk."

I pressed a hand to his shoulder and pulled the key card from my own pocket.

"No need. I know you're forgetful, so I got an extra key card from the front desk."

I smiled at him and tapped the card against the sensor.
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  • The Hotel Key That Ruined My Husband   Chapter 12

    The next time I heard anything about Lily, it was a video call from Derek.She was tied up in a small room. Gasoline had been poured all around her.And there were Derek and Natalie, huddled together, each holding a lit torch.This deranged pair, backed into a corner with nothing left to lose, had kidnapped Lily and were ready to take her down with them.Derek leered into the camera, his face twisted and inhuman."Audrey, I didn't want it to come to this. You forced my hand!"We're treated like scum out there now. We can't live like this! But you don't get to walk away untouched!"You've got depression, right? Let's see how long you last without your daughter!"Hearing those words, I shook with rage from head to toe.They say even a wild animal won't hurt its own young. I never imagined he could go after his own child.But right now, my only priority was stalling him.So I thought fast and tried to get through to Natalie instead."Natalie! If Derek wants to die, that's his choice. But

  • The Hotel Key That Ruined My Husband   Chapter 11

    By the time he tried to do damage control, viewers had already dug up even more.Anime fans pointed out that the bunny outfit was clearly adult lingerie and had absolutely nothing to do with cosplay.They said Natalie's claim was an insult to the entire cosplay community.Meanwhile, digital-forensics experts identified obvious editing artifacts in the chat screenshots Derek had shown.His account was permanently banned within two hours.On top of the online backlash, the two of them faced massive breach-of-contract penalties.Derek went from riding high to rock bottom overnight, reduced to clinging to his day job for survival.Their jobs and their lives both began to unravel.Derek was suspended pending an internal investigation. He could lose his job at any moment.Natalie was hit with a flood of complaints from parents.Parents refused to let someone of her character near their children, and the school fired her on the spot.Most absurd of all, the online attacks soon proved too much

  • The Hotel Key That Ruined My Husband   Chapter 10

    As public opinion mounted, more and more people piled on, demanding I apologize to Derek and Natalie.The two of them played it perfectly. One the good cop, one the bad.Derek kept defending me, saying he didn't blame me and begging everyone to forgive my behavior.Natalie, meanwhile, rode the wave of indignation and put on a grand performance."Audrey didn't just insult me personally. She insulted my profession!"Even if I could forgive her, this industry can't! I have a duty to stand up for every kindergarten teacher!"With his devoted-husband act and her righteous-crusader act, the two of them raked in followers.During this time, Derek reached out to me repeatedly.He kept pushing me to make a public apology and voluntarily agree to a divorce. If I cooperated, he'd be generous enough to let me off the hook.He'd give me custody, but I had to give up every dollar.When it came to splitting assets, Natalie was practically gloating."Before, Derek was kind enough to offer you half. Yo

  • The Hotel Key That Ruined My Husband   Chapter 9

    Natalie took the opportunity to dab at her tears and trotted out a coworker as a character witness.The coworker confirmed that Natalie was indeed an anime fan who regularly did cosplay.In their version, the entire thing was one big misunderstanding.But the viewers weren't that gullible.Chat histories and props could easily be faked on the spot.A coworker's testimony could just as easily be a lie.[Why should we believe you? We're not idiots!][Exactly. We believe what we saw with our own eyes, and what we saw that night didn't look fake.]In the face of all the skepticism, Derek smiled confidently.To my disbelief, he pulled out a mental-health evaluation."I already told you. My wife is mentally ill."Do you really think you can trust anything a sick person says or does?"That document turned the tide completely.Viewers began to waver. More and more of them started questioning whether everything that had happened was just a delusion brought on by my condition.Derek slipped into

  • The Hotel Key That Ruined My Husband   Chapter 8

    When he realized I wasn't going to budge, Derek finally showed his true colors."Fine. You get custody. We split everything fifty-fifty."And you go online, post a video, and tell everyone it was all a misunderstanding. That you staged the whole thing."This is the biggest concession I'm willing to make. Consider it compensation for you and our daughter."He even had the nerve to look like he was making some noble sacrifice.I couldn't help applauding his performance."Compensation? What exactly are you compensating? Are you a clown? Because you're sure good at putting on an act."I wish I could go back five years and claw my own eyes out! I must've been blind to marry you!"I was trying to keep this quiet and settle it between us."Since you won't sign, forget the negotiations. I'll see you in court."I threw my coffee at both of them, grabbed my bag, and started for the door.Derek completely lost it. He pointed at me through clenched teeth."Audrey, I'm warning you. This is your las

  • The Hotel Key That Ruined My Husband   Chapter 7

    After everyone cleared out, the circus was finally over.I'd expected to feel the rush of revenge, or at least the urge to tear into both of them.But all I felt was sick to my stomach.After all these years of marriage, I never could have imagined he'd stoop this low.He was having an affair with his own daughter's teacher.He didn't care about Lily at all. He'd never cared about my feelings either.Derek's lips moved like he wanted to say something more.But I flung the key card at his face, turned, and walked out.Every second I spent looking at the two of them was an insult to my own eyes.Back home, I moved fast. I packed everything Lily and I would need and sorted out all our assets.Then I printed out a divorce agreement.All I had to do now was wait for the fallout. That would be my leverage.And what arrived before any punishment from Derek's company was the court of public opinion.I'd shut off the livestream, but viewers had already screen-recorded everything.Clips were edi

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