Chapter 2

With everything in mind, I immediately called my bestie, Carrie Green. She was a lawyer, and divorce cases were her bread and butter.

Carrie said, "Charles that live-in son-in-law actually dared to cheat? He's risking everything just for lust.

"Girl, don't worry. I'll make sure he walks away empty-handed."

I nodded with satisfaction. That was exactly what I wanted. I didn't want a man who was tainted, and I'd make sure he paid for what he did.

As soon as I hung up with Carrie, Charles's call came through.

He said, "Honey, why didn't you let me know you were back? I could've picked you up. There's a water outage around the airport, and it's not exactly comfortable to stay there overnight.

"And you met Nina, right? She's from the same hometown as me, and our parents know each other. She's a young girl trying to make it on her own here, so I promised to look out for her."

He brought it up himself, trying to put my mind at ease, but little did he know, their little secret was already out in the open.

I put on a casual tone. "Yeah, I saw her. I've been swamped lately, and I've got an early flight tomorrow, so I'll just crash here for the night. You should get some rest, too."

As I spoke, I was watching the live feed from the penthouse in the city center on my tablet.

I couldn't believe how bold Nina was. She'd just been exposed, and the next thing I knew, she was at the penthouse cozying up to Charles.

Charles was sitting on the couch, holding her close, and absentmindedly playing with her hair, acting like they were madly in love.

I could hear Charles breathe a sigh of relief on the other end. "Alright, it's getting late. You should get some rest.

"Next time you come back from a business trip, let me know ahead of time. No matter how late it is, I'll drive over to pick you up. Nothing matters more to me than you."

If I were still clueless, maybe his words would've touched me. But now, seeing what was happening right in front of me, all I could do was scoff at the irony.

As soon as the call ended, Nina gave Charles a quick kiss on the cheek. "I was so scared today, honey. I thought we were about to get busted."

Charles pinched her cheek with a doting smile. "What are you worried about? I've got you. Even if she finds out, so what? I'll always protect you.

"There's an auction in a couple of days. I'll take you there to unwind. Anything you like, it's yours."

Nina's eyes lit up. "Thanks, honey. You're amazing."

I called my assistant and had Charles's supplementary card canceled, so he wouldn't be able to spend a dime.

I'd like to see how he was going to splurge now.

Carrie worked fast. Before dawn, I already had the timeline she sent me.

Charles wasn't lying about Nina being from his hometown. They even grew up together.

Ever since Nina moved to this city a year ago, the two of them had been hooking up.

Charles had been spoiling her rotten, making sure she had the best of everything. The spending records alone took up fifty slides in a PowerPoint.

I did the math in my head and realized all this stuff was worth over ten million dollars.

There were quite a few things I recognized.

On our wedding anniversary, Charles gave me a sapphire necklace, claiming he'd bought it at an auction.

It was way too flashy for my taste, so I mostly just kept it in a cabinet and rarely wore it.

But now I finally saw the truth. Everything he gave me was a fake, and the real ones were all hanging around Nina's neck.

As I scrolled through page after page of spending records, I could only let out an angry laugh.

Thinking back to how genuinely touched I was when I first received those gifts, now it just made me nauseous.

Meanwhile, Nina, with all the genuine goods, had reinvented herself as a luxury lifestyle influencer online, posting daily about her jewelry, designer outfits, and fancy bags.

Just by flaunting all that stuff, she'd managed to rack up hundreds of thousands of followers in no time.

I checked her account and saw her latest post. She was holding up her phone, filming the penthouse Charles and I lived in downtown.

Not only that, but she also even strolled right into my walk-in closet, just grabbed some of my clothes, and said to the camera, "I've got way too many clothes at home. Let's do a giveaway for a few lucky followers.

"Don't worry, I haven't worn any of these. Some still have the tags on. It's a free giveaway, so don't worry if you don't win. I'll be doing giveaways like this all the time."

The comments section was full of fans raving about how gorgeous and generous she was, and some even asked how she got so rich.

She replied: [All this is thanks to my husband. We grew up together, and he always treats me like a princess.

[He is taking me to a luxury auction in a couple of days. When we get back, I'll do an unboxing video for you guys.]

I switched to my alt account and commented: [Can you livestream the auction tomorrow? Honestly, we poor folks have never seen what those fancy auctions are like.]

My comment got a ton of likes, with people pushing Nina to stream so everyone could finally see what the high-end world was really like.

Nina replied right away: [Alright, I'll go live tomorrow and let you guys experience the auction up close and personal.]

Now I could sit back and watch the show unfold.

Letting her go wild with my card when I was not even there? That was a bit much, wasn't it?