Five Years of Marriage to Mr. Bradford (by Koi Fish) novel Chapter 189

Chapter 189

So, it was better to let them dance on whatever thin ice they chose.

Rebecca closed two more deals before exhaustion finally pulled her under. She fell asleep thinking about tomorrow’s shipments.

Vance didn’t come home that night.

When she woke up the next morning, a new message waited from an unknown number-sent at 2 a.m.

It was a photo of Vance asleep, asleep, bare-chested. Catherine, wearing silky lingerie, rested her head intimately against his shoulder.

Rebecca immediately checked Catherine’s latest post. The same photograph appeared, with Vance’s face blurred.

The caption read: [Watching you sleep never gets old. My boy, I could look at you like this for a thousand years.]

The Hermès bag, the Hermès table lamp, the Chanel dress… None of those details had been hidden. The

comments overflowed with envy that she had such a rich and loving husband.

Catherine replied in full “wife” persona: [I’m just lucky. We’ve known each other since high school. It’s been over ten years now. He started his own company, and I don’t work. He can’t afford me.]

It was pure, curated fantasy, arousing even more envy.

Rebecca remembered a line she had read: [On the internet, everyone gets to decide who they are.]

Catherine was clearly thriving in the role of perfect, adored wife.

Rebecca quietly screen-recorded the entire post and every comment beneath it. Then she got up, arranged the packages, and marked each one as shipped.

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When Vance walked through the front door, the courier was just arriving to collect the towering stack of

boxes.

He froze in the doorway, staring. “All of this… is the clothing you sold?”

“Yes,” she answered evenly, helping the courier attach the shipping labels with her bandaged fingers.

Vance’s eyes narrowed sharply. “What exactly are you doing?”

“Clearing out unused stuff.” She shrugged, but something didn’t sit right with him.

“I can see that. But… are you emptying the entire wardrobe?”

“Out with the old, in with the new.”

The phrase fit her situation perfectly.

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“You want to buy new clothes?”

“Something like that.”

She finished labeling the last box, thanked the courier, and watched him carry everything away.

“I’ll pay the shipping fee through the app later.”

“Got it.”

The courier hauled the mountain of boxes away.

Vance closed the door behind him. “Even if you want new things, you don’t have to sell everything you own.”

Rebecca looked at him, noting that he was wearing an entirely different outfit from yesterday. A man who changed clothes while he was out? That said everything.

She gave a knowing smile. “You changed into new clothes. Who doesn’t like new things?”

He paused, looking down. “Oh. I got drunk at Cathy’s place last night. My clothes got dirty, so I changed.”

“Alright,” she hummed, heading into the room.

“It wasn’t just me. Aiden and Lucas were there, too.”

“Mm hmm.”

“I couldn’t drive home like that.”

“Uh huh.”

She walked into the closet to change clothes and reached to close the door. Vance caught it before it shut. “What’s with the attitude?”

She exhaled slowly. “What attitude?”

“You keep making these little sounds. What do they mean?”

“They mean I heard you. And I’m keeping my promise. Two words.”

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