Chapter 4

I couldn't even be bothered to reply. I went to the bathroom to wash my face and then walked straight to the guest bedroom.

She followed me closely. "Did you hear what I just said?"

I slammed the door in her face.

I locked it, threw myself onto the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

It was the best sleep I'd had in years.

The next morning, I woke up to a surprising smell of food.

I opened the door and saw Chloe placing a bowl of noodles and a fried egg on the dining table.

"What are you staring at? Come eat."

I walked over. But before I could say a word, her phone started ringing.

Chloe glanced at the caller ID, and a look of panic flashed across her face.

She immediately declined the call.

But it rang again a second later.

She declined it again.

The caller was persistent. It rang a third time.

I glanced at her. "Just pick up. Whoever it is, they clearly have something urgent to say."

"I-I just got back from my business trip. It must be someone from work. You know how my company is..."

"Right. I understand. Go ahead."

She quickly hurried into the master bedroom. I even heard her lock the door behind her.

But she seemed to have forgotten one crucial thing.

She was the one who had installed a security camera in the bedroom to spy on me.

I calmly pulled out my phone, opened the camera app, and started packing my things to leave.

As I walked out of the apartment, I watched the live feed.

On screen, Chloe was giggling. "Owen, baby, don't worry. It doesn't hurt down there anymore."

"You can't be that rough next time. I couldn't handle it. Don't worry about my husband. Even if he found out, so what? Trust me, I can make him apologize to me."

Her giggles sounded utterly repulsive.

Watching her say those words with that sickening smile made my fists clench tightly.

"Don't worry, I promised I'd buy you that phone, and I will. Do you want the Samsung tri-fold or the latest iPhone? I'll get it for you by next month at the latest."

Hearing their sweet talk, I let out a cold laugh.

"Alright, I gotta go. He's still waiting outside for me."

She hung up and started heading out of the bedroom.

By then, I was already gone.

I closed the app, drove to my lawyer's office, and picked up the printed divorce papers.

Then I spent the rest of the day finalizing other arrangements.

During this time, Chloe spammed my phone with calls.

I didn't answer a single one.