It was an accident.
Ethan had played that game with other students. The rule was, whoever lost the game had to say who they admired.
Whenever Ethan lost the game, he would always say "Nancy".
This way, everyone in the school knew that Ethan had a crush on Nancy.
Kathy, on the other hand, was once married. She didn't tell anyone in the school. And so one knew—no one except for Nancy.
Little did Kathy knew, Ethan also had knowledge of her previous marriage.
But at that time, Ethan didn't know Kathy personally.
If Kathy hadn't been drunk and met Ethan, she wouldn't have tried to transfer to the same class with Ethan!
Nancy had never wanted to keep a tab on Kathy's past relationships.
Naturally, Kathy had always despised the fact that Nancy knew about her relationships.
After all, her marriage with Steven Xiao was supposed to be a secret.
Kathy was forced into that marriage. Her father thought that it would be best for the company's interests. Steven Xiao was truly gorgeous. That led Kathy to believe that he was her true love.
But after a month of marriage, they still slept in separate rooms. Steven Xiao always said that he was sick, and Kathy foolishly believed it.
Until that day when she was finally awaken from her foolishness. That day, she walked towards her car and was ready to drive home. All of a sudden, she received a weird message. Kathy stopped and opened it.
The message was a sent by a stranger.
It contained several pictures... Kathy stood still—totally shocked by what she was seeing.
Her husband, Steven Xiao, was naked with another man. Kathy did not see any problems with two men hanging out naked, but those two were undeniably intimate.
Kathy felt the blood rush from her body to her head.
"Honey, I'm sorry. I still haven't recovered yet..."
"Honey, I'm very tired today..."
Those were Steven Xiao's usual excuses.
She was too naive to see that those were mere alibis. She had always thought that Steven Xiao was preserving his self-esteem as he as sexually dysfunctional.
In order to make Steven Xiao recover faster, Kathy proposed to temporarily sleep in separate rooms.
She had never imagined that her man didn't like women at all.
She felt stupid. 'How could I not see this coming?' Kathy asked herself.
She received several more pictures, but Kathy didn't dare to look at them. Her fingers trembled as she closed her phone. She continued to slowly walk towards her car.
Kathy made several stops on her way home. She wanted to jump off the bridge. She imagined herself being reborn into a heroine after she died, just like in that novel she had read.
But her life was not a novel, and Kathy was fully aware of that. She knew that she had to face her reality, inevitably.
When she got home, she went straight to her room. Kathy lay in bed and dazed off for a long time.
She was so bewildered that she lost track of time. Then suddenly, her door swung open. Steven Xiao entered her room and turned the wall lamp on.
"Honey, why do you sleep so early? Look, I bought something for you..."
Steven Xiao's voice had always been gentle. He sat on the edge of the bed and took out a diamond ring from a red brocade box.
The ring sparkled as light hit it.
Everything felt ironic to Kathy.
Her stomach churned violently, to the point that Kathy felt like she would throw up.
She quickly withdrew her hand and said, "I'm a little tired. You can go back to your room and have a rest."
Kathy grew more annoyed as she thought more about it. She pushed Steven away and said, "I can't!"
"What do you mean?" Steven Xiao's voice finally cooled down.
"I meant what I said!"
"What do you mean? Kathy, I know you had wanted to be intimate... Are you cheating on me?" Steven Xiao gritted his teeth.
Kathy could no longer hold back. In a low voice, she hostilely said, "If I were to cheat on you, I would do it with a man. Unlike you, I am not..."
Before Kathy could finished her words, Steven Xiao slapped her on the face. "Kathy, you indecent woman. Is this because I didn’t touch you since we got married?"
Kathy's face was burning, but still she gritted her teeth and sneered.
This was the man she married. She was so blind!
The man only acted to be gentle. Now that he had now trapped her into a marriage, Kathy was nothing but a cover up for his scandals.
Even though Kathy was naive, she wouldn't expect this man to turn over a new leaf.
Kathy kicked Steven Xiao in the abdomen.
She was filled with adrenaline. As she kicked Steven, the man took two steps back and fell on the bookshelf.
"Ouch! You bitch! How dare you hit me!"
Kathy grabbed her bag and rushed out of the bedroom.
She couldn't stay in the same room with Steven Xiao.
It was raining heavily outside.
Soaked by the rain, Kathy wandered the streets like a ghost. She didn't know where else to go.
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