Chapter 2

Emily stormed into our home, shouting angrily:

"You're the only one moping around here! Why do I have to come home in broad daylight to see your miserable face?"

"So your business failed, is it really that bad? If you can't handle this little setback, are you even a man?"

"Mark didn't intentionally put you in a difficult position. Do you have to cut ties with him over this small matter?"

I laughed bitterly, overwhelmed with grief and anger.

Since she came in, she hadn't even glanced at me or offered a single word of comfort. Instead, she was berating me for distancing myself from Mark, as if she felt sorry for him.

He had deliberately manipulated the contract, causing me to fall from the top to rock bottom. Not only that, but he had also left me with nothing.

My entrepreneurial dream could never be realized now!

Seeing my grim expression, she finally approached me, halfheartedly glancing at my haggard face, and softened her tone:

"Honey, if the business failed, just start over. Once you recover, you can keep working hard!"

"Didn't you always want to become a business tycoon? You need to pull yourself together!"

I laughed coldly inside.

This was the woman I had loved and cherished for seven years, yet at this moment, she seemed like a complete stranger!

I coldly observed her.

Emily was wearing an elegant suit and high heels. Apart from her new smartphone, she hadn't brought anything else.

It seemed she had only come to check on me briefly, with no intention of staying to keep me company.

Emily felt uncomfortable under my gaze and realized something.

"Honey, you're just facing a small problem that you can solve on your own. I have a party to attend tomorrow, so I won't be staying here with you tonight."

A small problem?

If she cared about me even a little, she would have noticed my utter despair when my career collapsed. But she didn't. She was too busy entangling with Mark, leaving me to struggle in pain.

While I was running around trying to save the company, she was putting on sexy lingerie to enjoy the thrill of an affair with Mark.

My heart turned cold, and I asked disappointedly:

"So, you just came to check on me? Did you want to see if I was dead yet?"

Emily's face darkened, and she snapped:

"Jack, what are you talking about? What do you mean by checking if you're dead? We've been married for seven years, is this how you see me?"

I smirked sarcastically.

"Since you've seen me, you can go now."

Emily didn't leave. Instead, she raised her phone to my face.

"When you offended all your business friends, Mark's wife happened to get the news and came over. I was at the company working overtime with Mark, discussing the next project plan."

"His wife misunderstood our relationship. You need to quickly record a video to clarify things and explain to her."

She said this with a completely natural expression, as if she and Mark were truly innocent.

"What do you want me to explain?"

Emily looked a bit embarrassed but still had to say it.

"Well, when his wife came late at night, Mark and I were working on a new idea. Anyway, just explain that it was business-related material, that's all!"

As soon as she finished speaking, I suddenly remembered Mark's social media post mentioning his plans to spend a sweet night with a married woman.

I immediately understood. They had been caught in the act of having an affair by Mark's wife.

How dare she ask me to help her clear things up!

Seeing Emily's now unfamiliar face, I could no longer contain my emotions. I let out a hysterical roar and swatted the phone out of her hand.