Chapter 1The Power Outage

The power suddenly went out on our wedding night. My wife, claiming she was drunk and disoriented, accidentally wandered into my cousin's bedroom.

When we woke up the next morning, we heard a scream coming from his room.

Still half-asleep, we rushed over. What we saw was my wife and my cousin, completely naked, hiding under his duvet.

Everyone was shocked. It was painfully obvious what had happened between them.

My mother, terrified of a public scandal, pulled me aside and begged me to swallow my pride and endure it.

"Liam, since the damage is already done, the only thing you can do now is accept it and face reality."

I couldn't forget it. I couldn't accept it. I started avoiding both of them, hiding from the situation.

Chloe tried everything she could to make it up to me, but I rejected her every time.

It wasn't until she got into a car accident that I finally panicked and rushed to the hospital.

But as I stood outside her hospital room door, I heard voices.

"Chloe, you're a genius," a female voice said.

"You intentionally got Liam drunk that night, then flipped the breaker box so you'd have an excuse to play with David until sunrise."

"Even this car accident is completely fake."

"If I didn't do this, Liam would never forgive me," Chloe's voice replied smoothly.

"Besides, Liam's mother was the one who actually flipped the breaker."

"She wanted to help her older brother's bloodline continue, and I wanted a taste of David's six-pack, so we came to a mutual agreement."

...

"Holy shit! I almost feel bad for Liam."

"It's bad enough that his best friend and his wife betrayed him, but his own mother was in on it?!"

"But what I really want to know is... why?"

Chloe's friends looked at her, their eyes burning with morbid curiosity.

Sitting in her hospital bed, Chloe's cheeks were flushed, her skin glowing like a perfectly ripe rose.

Was the guilt-ridden, anxious expression she constantly wore in front of me entirely an act?

If she hadn't been thoroughly 'satisfied' by another man, she wouldn't be glowing like that right now.

"Didn't I already tell you guys?" Chloe laughed lightly.

"David is the son of Liam's mother's oldest brother. Her brother passed away recently, and his dying wish was for David to carry on the family bloodline."

"Liam's mother loves her brother more than anything, so she was more than happy to help David and me out."

"You guys know I used to have a massive crush on David. Even though things didn't work out between us before, getting to experience his incredible body... I can die with zero regrets."

Standing outside the door, it felt like someone had violently hollowed out my soul. My mind went completely blank.

So that night... she intentionally got me drunk. And because the power was out and I couldn't see clearly, I had just safely passed out in our bed.

I never imagined the entire thing was a meticulously choreographed setup.

A sharp, stabbing pain ripped through my chest. Breathing became incredibly difficult.

I reached out and grabbed the doorframe just to keep myself from collapsing.

"Hearing you say all that... I honestly don't even know what to say."

"This is insane. It's like something out of a soap opera."

"Before we got here... did your precious David come for round two?"

Chloe let out a coquettish giggle, choosing not to answer. Her silence was an admission.

No wonder her face was glowing so beautifully.

I felt like I had just been slapped across the face, yet I had no idea how to hit back.

"Chloe!"

One of her friends finally felt compelled to give her a reality check.

"What?"

"Your situation right now is a complete mess."

"You are Liam's legal wife, but you're doing this with his cousin. If this gets out..."

"Do you care about your reputation at all?"

"Furthermore, if you are actually pregnant with David's child, there is no way Liam is going to accept that."

"So your best option right now is to divorce Liam, and go marry David so everything is legal and above board."

Her friend's words made Chloe pause and think.

Then, she looked up, her tone more resolute than I had ever heard it.

"I am not giving up Liam. Because the only person who will ever love me that unconditionally is him."

"I can divorce him temporarily. And then, once I have the baby, I'll just win him back and we can reconcile."