Chapter 3

I froze, remembering that there was indeed such a thing.

Benjamin laughed dryly.

"She must have gotten jealous at your reunion today and deliberately tried to drive a wedge between us! How did you suddenly become so silly, actually believing your rival's words?"

I felt a bit embarrassed by what he said.

Over all these years, from falling in love in college to six years of marriage, our relationship had been solid.

So many admirers had tried to come between us, but none had ever succeeded.

Among our circle of friends and classmates, there was even a saying.

That Chloe Morgan and Benjamin were the last line of defense for believing in love.

Thinking of all these years of mutual trust and love, I couldn't help rubbing my temples.

Perhaps I really had overthought things.

Lost in thought, Benjamin sighed.

"Honey, since you misunderstood me, I'm going to tell you something, and you can't get angry."

I asked curiously what it was.

He said next Sunday was our sixth wedding anniversary, and he'd already booked flowers and a restaurant.

"But I have to go on a last-minute business trip in a few days to finalize some overseas contracts, so I won't be able to spend it with you."

I smiled understandingly, saying it wasn't a big deal.

When two people love each other, why fixate on a mere anniversary?

Benjamin hugged me emotionally, planting a gentle, deep kiss on my forehead.

"I'll definitely look for some special island souvenirs to bring back as a gift for my wife~"

But I never imagined that this gift would be such a "surprising" shock.

While scrolling through a live stream, a familiar figure caught my eye.

Even wearing an island-style half-face mask, I was so familiar with Benjamin that I recognized him in a second.

In the frame, he was embracing a young woman in a revealing bikini, performing a French kiss.

That person was none other than Chelsea, whom I'd just seen at the hospital a few days ago.

"Wow, wow, if this couple can hold on for one more minute, they'll win the kissing challenge grand prize~"

Amid the enthusiastic cheering of the surrounding spectators, the two kissed as if heaven and earth had ceased to exist.

Finally, the woman's waist went soft and she instinctively hooked her leg around Benjamin.

On her inner thigh, a bite mark tattoo practically blinded me.

After the challenge ended, Chelsea happily accepted the challenge prize—a pair of dolphin plushies.

The next second, I received a photo from Benjamin on my phone.

"Honey, this blue dolphin is the island's mascot, isn't it cute? I specially got it as a gift for you."

I looked at the pink dolphin in Chelsea' hands in the livestream, feeling infinite irony in my heart.

Suddenly, I seemed to remember something and rushed from the study into the bedroom.

On the double bed's headboard, various stuffed animals and cute plushies occupied every inch of space.

But before, those shelves had clearly been filled with literature books we loved reading before bed.

Thinking carefully, this change seemed to have started about six months ago.

Back then, I'd even teased Benjamin.

"How did you suddenly become so girly?"

He turned and hugged me, sighing deeply.

"Who told my dear wife to be so intellectual and elegant? You don't want jewelry, you don't like luxury goods—these plushies aren't worth much money, but I won them all at little events, so they have special meaning~"

At the time, I was deeply moved. Even though I wasn't interested, I carefully cleaned and maintained them all.

Following the social media account Chelsea showed off in the livestream, I immediately logged in to follow and check.

Sure enough, every toy on the headboard had its matching half in photos she'd posted.