Had I Been Blind

"Shane, did she really lose her baby?"

The woman's excited voice was the same as the pleasured moaning I had heard from the bug I planted.

It sounded quite familiar, but I couldn't remember exactly where I heard it before.

"It's true. You trust me now, don't you?"

Shane's tone was quite gentle, completely different from when he spoke to me earlier

Once more, my tears fell down from my eyes.

I thought of how pathetic and stupid I was. I had already found evidence in the study, but I chose to deceive myself.

But I found my situation quite ridiculous. Was that woman invisible? Or was I just blind?

Perhaps I was indeed blind. If I wasn't, I would've already seen Shane's true colors before today. "You're so annoying! I never doubted you for a second. I just couldn't wait to be with you, okay? I don't like sneaking around like this anymore."

The sweet way she spoke gave me goose bumps.

Just a while ago, Shane had done something unspeakable to me, but now, he was being so intimate with another woman.

The house was filled with sounds of triumphant joy, while I was outside, dragging my wounded body and heart to leave the place I used to think was home. It was as if I was worse than an abused animal.

There were cars coming and going outside the community. Helplessly, I sat at the roadside, feeling like the city had abandoned me.

I connected my phone to the portable charger and turned it on. Very soon, two missed call logs showed up. Shane had called me. He must have called me when he found that I was missing.

In the past, receiving a phone call from him was always a pleasant surprise. But now, seeing his name alone could make my heart tremble.

I had to tell Louise about the truth. After all, she truly cared about me.

While I was waiting for her to pick up the phone, a sense of sadness swept across my heart. When the call connected, I realized that I was already sobbing

"Lulu, I've lost everything; my baby, my home... I'm nothing but a homeless woman now!"

A moment of silence ensued on the other end of the line. Then, I heard a calm male voice.

"Where are you right now?"

I stopped crying to look at my phone, only to find that I had called Derek by mistake.

"Where are you? Are you still where I dropped you off?" he asked again.

I was grateful to this man I met by chance. I didn't want to trouble him any further, but I felt powerless right now. In the end, I told him that I was indeed where he left me.

"Sit tight. I'll be right there." With that, he hung up the phone.

In less than five minutes, Derek's car pulled over in front of me again. Slowly, the window rolled down, revealing his handsome face.

"Get in the car," he said.

Once again, I boarded his car.

It must've been washed already. It was so clean inside that I had no idea where to put my hands and feet.

"Please take me to the East District."

I used to live in an alley there. It was located in a relatively remote location, and the house was a little weathered. I hadn't gone back there since I got married.

When Shane married me, he said that he wasn't going to let me suffer a single day in my life. But still, he was the one who ended up making me suffer. And the suffering he brought was devastating.

At the time, I believed him. I was such a fool

Along the way, Derek smoked in silence, while I was plagued by chaotic thoughts. I lowered my head, swiping at my phone from time to time.

When I saw the bug application on the screen, my hand paused. Once more, my heart was filled with reluctance, sadness, and hatred altogether.

I clicked on the application, seemingly by instinct. When I heard the erotic sounds, I realized that I had forgotten to wear my earphones.

Derek turned his head to glance at my phone. He chuckled knowingly, and took a drag on his cigarette.

I wondered if he thought I did it on purpose.