Chapter 3

I had forgotten how strict security was at places like that.

A guard stopped me outside.

Unable to get in, I decided to wait nearby and see who came out.

I had barely taken two steps when a familiar voice behind me made my entire body go rigid.

“Honey?”

It was Ethan.

I turned slowly. He was still wearing the suit he had left home in yesterday morning.

Beside him stood a woman holding a child.

Was he really standing in front of me with his mistress, without even trying to hide it?

I looked at Ethan. There wasn’t a trace of guilt on his face. He simply looked surprised.

“Honey, what are you doing here?”

Then he turned to the woman beside him with an apologetic nod.

“Ms. Hayes, this is my wife, Olivia Bennett.”

He looked back at me. “Honey, say hello to Ms. Hayes.”

I froze.

Ms. Hayes? Had I misunderstood?

But then I remembered that Ethan had said he was going out of town. Why was he here today?

I asked him outright.

Ethan looked ready to scold me for making a scene.

But Ms. Hayes gave an apologetic smile.

“I did arrange for Ethan to travel with me yesterday. But just before we left, my nanny called to say my child had a fever.”

“I was worried, so I canceled the trip and asked Ethan to help me out.”

“He’s been running around taking care of things. He probably hasn’t had time to update you. Ethan works very hard. I’ve already told my assistant to arrange a promotion and a raise.”

Normally, hearing about Ethan getting a promotion and raise would have had me jumping for joy.

Instead, my frown deepened.

Ethan chimed in. “That stroller I brought home a while ago was a gift from my boss.”

“She didn’t like the color. When she heard we’d recently had a baby, she gave it to me.”

“I knew you’d insist I return it if I told you, so I didn’t tell you the truth. Now you can thank Ms. Hayes yourself.”

Neither of them looked remotely uncomfortable.

Maybe I really was being too suspicious.

But what about the two million dollars spent at Baby Luxe?

I couldn’t help asking.

Ethan stared at me for a few seconds, then laughed and flicked my forehead.

“I was buying things for Ms. Hayes. She’s busy with work, and I used to work in purchasing, so she asked me to handle it.”

“Why else would she give me the stroller when so many employees at the company have children?”

Judging by his expression, he seemed to be telling the truth.

And his explanation accounted for everything.

Still, something felt wrong. I just couldn’t put my finger on it.

On our way home, Ethan asked, “Honey, you don’t think I’m cheating on you, do you?”

Since he had brought it up, I decided to be direct and asked him whether he was.

He immediately raised both hands in surrender.

“Of course not! I wouldn’t want to, and I wouldn’t dare.”

“Besides, Baby Luxe is ridiculously expensive. Unless I was shopping for my boss, how could I afford any of it on forty-five hundred a month?”

I stared at him for a long time before giving a cold snort.

“You’d better not be. If I ever find out you’ve betrayed me, I won’t let you get away with it.”

He immediately clung to me like an overgrown puppy and wrapped his arms around me.

I let out a breath of relief.

But when I went to pick up my baby, my heart leaped into my throat again.

I finally realized what had felt wrong.

The child Ms. Hayes had been holding looked just like my son—less than a year old.

But the Baby Luxe purchase history went back two years.

Ethan was still lying to me!