Chapter 4

For the third episode, "Witnessing Your Betrayal," I took Lily to the central garden.

Sitting under a tree, we watched a petite young woman with a protruding belly taking a stroll in the distance.

Lily's expression had already changed. She cried,

"Aria, I just started believing in love. Why are all men so fickle?"

"Aria, you're so pitiful. Don't worry, I'll make sure your video goes viral so everyone can see what a scumbag he is."

I forced a smile on my pale face and patted her hand to comfort her,

"He loved me once, maybe he still does. We had sweet moments, isn't that good enough?"

"Love isn't something you beg for. If someone doesn't love you anymore, you should love yourself."

Swallowing my bitterness, I smiled and walked towards the young woman,

"Hello, beautiful. We're doing street interviews. We'd like to test how much your husband loves you. Of course, we have a great gift for you."

The young woman scoffed,

"My husband absolutely adores me. See that house? He bought it for me."

She showed us her phone,

"See this huge children's playground? It's a gift from my husband for me and our son. He says we'll always be his treasures."

I stared at the children's playground with a heavy heart. Lucas once told me that if we had a child, he'd buy the best playground for us, so we could always be his happy treasures.

It turns out he had already given my promises to someone else.

Perhaps my child sensed the falseness of his father's love and didn't want to come into this family.

I immediately took out a bracelet,

"If you can get your husband to come here right now, we'll believe your husband loves you 100%, and we'll give you this bracelet. We'll also promote you as the ultimate couple goals."

The woman's eyes lit up, greedily eyeing the bracelet.

This was a Valentine's Day gift from Lucas, worth over $200,000, with our initials engraved on it.

I seized the opportunity to put the bracelet on her wrist, flattering her,

"Beautiful, our views depend on you now."

The young woman proudly took out her phone and spoke in a sweet voice,

"Honey, I want to eat the lobster mac and cheese from Fifth Avenue. Can you go buy it for me?"

I don't know what the other person said, but the young woman pouted and continued to whine,

"No, I want it now. I want you to go buy it now. Why can't you leave the meeting?"

A chuckle came from the other end, and the young woman put it on speakerphone,

"You clingy little thing, if you miss me, just say so. I'll be there in five minutes."

The young woman blew a kiss into the phone,

"Love you, honey."

She hung up and said proudly,

"See? With just one word from me, my husband will drop everything and come running."

"He even left his meeting. Isn't that proof enough?"

I sneered. So the man who once loved me to death now loves someone else just as much.

The wind blew, making me squint. Tears seemed to well up, and I hurriedly wiped them away, but the more I wiped, the more they came.

This damned wind, always stirring up emotions.

Five minutes later, Lucas came jogging over, carrying a takeout box.

The young woman immediately smiled and threw herself into his arms, tilting her head up for a kiss.

Lucas's Adam's apple bobbed as he lowered his head and captured her luscious lips. They began to kiss passionately, oblivious to their surroundings.

I watched this fiery scene from a distance. Even though I already knew the truth, I couldn't help but imagine for a moment.

But seeing it in person made me realize how much it hurt, like a knife twisting in my heart.

It was as if every nerve was trembling, my chest tight with held breath, tears streaming uncontrollably.

The young woman's arms were around Lucas's neck. If he had glanced away for even a second, he would have seen the bracelet with our initials clearly engraved.

But he was kissing her so earnestly, so passionately, so lost in the moment.

I still remember our wedding night when Lucas excitedly held me, gently kissing my forehead, eyes, and nose.

With tears in his eyes, he whispered in my ear over and over,

"Aria, you're finally mine, and I will always be yours alone."

"I love you, and I will love only you for the rest of my life."

Back then, I truly thanked the heavens for blessing me with such a wonderful person who loved me so much.

But now, he had long forgotten his vows.

He had made new promises to someone else.

After their prolonged kiss, the young woman tugged on Lucas's tie and whispered something in his ear. Lucas immediately scooped her up and headed towards the stairs.

As they entered, the young woman turned back and waved at me, the bracelet dangling from her arm.

Lily silently put away her phone,

"Aria, if you're sad, just cry it out. You'll feel better if you let it out."

I touched my face and realized it was already wet with tears.

No matter how much I had prepared myself not to be sad, the tears still came.