Chapter 2

And that day just happened to be the day I came back with my team after surviving.

That time, I had been attacked by a wild animal in the jungle and was seriously injured.

The team had no choice but to end the livestream early and bring me back to Harbor City.

In the hospital, I used the last bit of consciousness I had to call Lily.

What I got in return was her perfunctory excuse, along with the sound of her breathing that she couldn’t even hide.

“Ethan, I’ve got... something going on here. Wait... I’ll come see you later.”

After saying that, she hung up in a hurry.

That wait lasted a full week. Until I was healed and discharged, Lily still hadn’t shown up at the hospital even once.

During that week, I called Lily nonstop every day.

I needed her. I needed my lover to stand by my side. I needed her comfort.

But all she said was that she was busy, that the company had things going on, and she couldn’t even say what those things were.

Until that day, my assistant came running back in a panic and told me he had seen my wife and Mason walking arm in arm into a hotel with his own eyes.

But even then, I still kept a sliver of ridiculous hope for her.

I hoped she would change her mind. I hoped she would realize she had done something wrong. I hoped she would fall in love with me again.

But even now, Lily was still leaning against Mason’s chest.

She kept getting worse and worse, and in the end she even started showing off like this.

How ridiculous. I had actually hoped for a person who had broken her promise.

What was even more ridiculous was that I had only realized it now.

Lily finally looked up at me and said,

“Are you really going to make us stand here?”

She took Mason’s hand, shut the door, and walked straight toward the sofa.

I blocked the doorway, but Mason shoved me aside in one move.

After surviving two months of hunger, how could I possibly be a match for Mason?

I could only watch as the two of them sat down on my sofa with total ease, just like a real couple.

It seemed like Mason was the real owner of this house, and I was just an outsider.

Looking at the two of them, all sweet and intimate, sadness, anger, and heartbreak surged through me all at once.

A wave of pain started from my waist and both arms and spread across my entire body in an instant.

Those were the wounds the wild animals had left me during my two months in the jungle.

I collapsed straight onto the floor.

Hearing the thud, Lily instantly stood up.

She only stood next to the sofa. It was just a few steps to where I was, but she didn’t come. She just stood there.

Her eyes were cold, and there was even a trace of contempt.

“What exactly are you doing? Are you trying to use self-pity to get my attention now?”

I struggled to say, “A wild animal clawed my waist in the jungle. It still hasn’t fully healed.”

Lily’s eyes carried a hint of amusement.

“You already went to the hospital and got checked. What could possibly be wrong?”

“Stop trying to trick me with such cheap acting, okay?”

My voice was so weak from the pain.

“Lily, I really hurt...”

She seemed to see that I was truly in agony, and she walked toward me.

Just as my wife had just stood up, Mason’s smug, sinister smile was exposed behind her.

“Cough, cough, cough!”

Right as my wife was about to reach me, Mason started coughing.

Lily immediately rushed back to him, leaving me on the floor again.

“Mason, are you okay? Why are you coughing again?”

Mason smiled and waved a hand at her.

“I’m fine, I’m fine. You should still go check on Ethan first.”

“He’s like this all the time. It’s okay, I’ll pour you a glass of hot water first.”

Just like every time before, whenever I needed Lily, Mason would always find some excuse to call her away.

I had never once received any care from her.

Even though she was only two steps away from me, Lily still refused to come to my side.

She still refused to ask me—her husband—what was wrong.

She wouldn’t even call an ambulance for me.

Looking at Lily, who was busy pouring water for Mason and had abandoned me, I finally gave up.

Using the last bit of consciousness I had, I called my lawyer.

“Come to my house right now, and call me an ambulance.”

“Bring the divorce papers.”

After saying that, I completely blacked out.