Chapter 4


    Chapter 4 Confrontation


    I was so mad that I took a ss from the table and threw it at theputer screen. Smash! Smoke


    billowed out of the brokenputer. I had never felt more alone in my life.


    I must havee across as such a na?ve fool earlier when I dered righteously to Dominic about my


    intent to remain faithful to my spouse and my family when he had been holding on to footage of my


    husband’s phndering ways all along. God, he must have been trying so hard not to burst into


    laughter.


    Shakily, I pulled my phone out to dial my husband. I had to retype the number several times when my


    fingers slipped from anger. At one point, I even had to close my eyes and breathe deeply to subdue my


    fury.


    The line connected quickly, and I heard Julius’ greeting over the phone. “What’s up?” He sounded like


    he always did, indifferent and a bit distant.


    What’s up? Are you for real now?


    I couldn’t believe he still had the audacity to ask me that when I was about to explode from my anger.


    “Oh, I just wanted to know where you were two days ago.”


    The date of the incriminating video was from two days ago.


    I remembered that I had prepared dinner that night. At about seven, Julius had yet to return, so I called


    to check on him.


    The phone rang on and on for a long time. Just when I thought my call would go unanswered, Julius


    picked up.


    He said he had some business engagements and told me to have dinner alone. Before I could even


    mutter a reply, he had hung up.


    ording to the timestamp, the video started at half-past seven. He was with that b*tch when I called!


    Some business engagement, eh? And to think I was that gullible to believe him! They were probably


    about to get down and dirty around that time.


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    “Two days ago? I must’ve been entertaining some clients. Look, I’ve been working overtime or


    entertaining clients every day. Where else could I be?”


    On the other end of the phone, Julius did not sound guilty or worried at all as he parroted his usual


    reply. Right then, I could not help but wonder if he had been cheating on me for every “overtime” and


    “client entertainment” he had imed.


    “Oh, is that so? I didn’t know that a sales director had to sleep with his clients for entertainment. The


    company must’ve saved a lot on entertainment funds if the director could do the deed in his car. Going


    by your willingness to offer your body, I’m sure you must be the darling of yourpany!”


    I had never been an impulsive person, though I was an ugly sight when I lost control.


    If Julius were here, I would’ve thrown that ss to his face and not the monitor!


    My outburst caused Julius to fall radio silent. A few secondster, he spoke calmly. “I have no idea


    what you’re talking about, Liliana. You’re delusional.”


    “Oh, puh-lease! I have the footage of you banging that woman, so you can drop your act right now.”


    I was doubly infuriated because Dominic had been the one who shared the video with me. My clueless


    naivety had been stripped bare as an object for his ridicule.


    Julius paused for a while before replying, “I’m in the office right now, and I don’t want to argue with you.


    We can talk about this at home.”


    Click!


    What the heck? That b*stard actually hung up on me! I stared at my phone in shock, not knowing if his


    nonchnce was proof of his innocence or his utter ignorance of my anger.


    The only thing I knew with certainty was that my marriage was on the precipice of ruin despite my best


    efforts to maintain it.


    It’s been barely six months! What should I tell my parents and friends if I divorce him now? How would I


    appear to them?


    Exhausted, I copsed onto the couch. My eyes roved over the mess in the house, gradually welling


    with tears. No amount of emotional strength could save me from my sorrow.


    After that, I pretty much spent the entire day in a nearatose state on the couch, with no mood to


    eat or drink. My calm appearance was a jarring contrast to the frantic emotions in my heart as I awaited


    Julius’ return.


    Perhaps I had exhausted myst reserves of energy on my tears, and I unknowingly fell asleep on the


    couch.


    Muchter, I jerked awake at a noise in the house. Dazed, I got up and realized that the lights in the


    bedroom were on. Julius is back.


    With that, I hopped off the sofa in a rush and dashed toward the bedroom. I wanted to ask him why he


    ignored me when he got home. Yet when I pushed open the door, the words caught in my throat at the


    scene in the bedroom.