Chapter 5

At midnight, after finally finishing all the packing, I lay exhausted in bed.

My phone lit up. It was a message from Evan.

[Tanner really loved the LEGO. I spent the whole evening helping him build it. Vivian specifically asked me to thank you.]

At midnight, my husband was thanking me on behalf of another woman.

I pulled at the corner of my mouth, too speechless to even laugh.

But I was too tired to be angry. The outcome was already decided anyway.

I opened the chat and casually replied:

[No need to thank me. I didn't give it to…