Chapter 3

The dash cam in Mark's car had been broken for half a month.

When he told me, I urged him to get a new one right away, but he said he was an experienced driver and didn't need it.

Looking back, that must have been when things started to go wrong.

I uninstalled my car's dash cam and put it in his.

I'd bought a very small dash cam back then to save money, and now it was coming in handy.

After doing all this, I quietly waited for Mark to slip up.

And slip up he did, the very next day.

During his lunch break, Mark drove to the hospital.

Everything started to make sense. Because that woman was sick, he had been subtly asking me to cook light and nutritious things.

On the way to the hospital, I was still thinking that after I caught him in the act, I'd divorce him later. Liam's college entrance exams were next semester, and he was under a lot of pressure.

As a mother, I couldn't ignore my son's future just for immediate gratification.

I also thought that no matter what, I should keep this from Liam for now.

What I didn't expect was to run into Liam directly when I arrived at the hospital.

Liam was talking to a girl next to him and didn't see me.

The girl was quite pretty, with big eyes and fair skin, very much like a face I remembered.

My heart skipped a beat. I quickly asked the nurse nearby, "Do you have a patient named Michelle Smith here? I'm her friend, and I'd like to see her."

The nurse said, "Michelle Smith is on the fourth floor of the inpatient department, room 402."