Chapter 485


    When Natalie thought of the fact that Jeremy had cheated on her with his coworker, she felt her


    heart squeeze painfully. She cried, “How… How many people has he cheated on me with? How


    long has he been keeping me in the dark?


    “He keeps telling me he loves me, but how many women have heard that from him? Skr…


    Skr, have I been living in a lie?”


    Was her happiness nothing more than an illusion?


    Using lies, the man she loved wholeheartedly had built her a perfect marriage before trapping her in


    his cage.


    “I thought I’d encountered a love straight out of a fairy tale. It was sacred and beautiful. We would


    stay loyal to each other until the end of time. No matter what temptations we faced, our hearts would


    always belong to one another. In the end, these were merely my one–sided fantasies.”


    Natalie’s breathingbored as her heart constricted.


    Skr hugged Natalie and said, “That’s just what she’s saying. We can’t confirm the truthfulness of


    her statements.”


    After all, she couldn’t be sure that Annabelle’s “Mr. Hughes” referred to Jeremy. Skr running into


    Annabelle in the hospital couldn’t prove anything either. She hoped Natalie wouldn’t need to face


    such a cruel reality.


    “I know I can’t find him guilty just yet. Yet… Skr,e with me to her house. Even if I’m sure it’s


    Annabelle, I need to see it with my own eyes,” said Natalie. She’de to a difficult conclusion.


    “Alright.”


    An hourter, Natalie called. She said, “Honey, something has happened to my friend. Her husband


    cheated on her and she’s devastated. Skr and I are going to stay with her tonight to help her deal


    with this. I won’t being home tonight.”


    Natalie mustered up all her self–control to ensure she sounded normal.


    Only Natalie knew that she was giving Jeremy a signal. As long as Jeremy came clean before the


    truth came to light, she wouldn’t loathe him. They’d grown up with each other. She didn’t want to


    sever ties with him for this.


    However, Jeremy merely exhaled. After a moment of silence, he asked, “Were you with your friend


    for the past three hours?”


    He’d just received a call informing him that there had been no car idents. For a moment, he was


    terrified that Natalie had been kidnapped. Thankfully, she was alright.


    However, she’d be less obedient recently and had begun ignoring him. Even if it was an


    emergency, she should’ve called him to inform him of her whereabouts.


    Natalie was an extrovert. Skr wasn’t her only friend, so it was normal for her to head over to


    console her friend.


    “I’m sorry, honey. I’ve got to go. I need to console her now,” Natalie said. She was terrified that


    she’d reveal her emotions, so she dared not continue the conversation.


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    Jeremy hummed in acknowledgment and ended the call. He then made another call and said,


    “Stop the


    investigations.”


    He pulled a cigarette out and inhaled slowly. It was almost midnight. Natalie would be sleepy by


    now.


    Jeremy squeezed his cigarette. Her story about her friend being cheated on felt like mockery. He


    couldn’t bear to think about how she would react if she discovered his betrayal.


    His heart sank.


    Jeremy then made a phone call to Joe, who’d just gotten home.


    Originally, Joe had nned to take a shower and get a good night’s sleep with Skr in his arms.


    However, he came home to an empty bed.


    Why would Jeremy be calling him at this hour?


    Joe asked, “What’s up?”