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After completing their mission, I overheard the secret agent team playfully teasing Scarlett Grey, "Hey Scarlett, try not to break the bed this time when you're with the captain."
"Tell Carter to be more careful, not me," Scarlett replied with a mischievous grin. "And don't spread rumors in front of my spouse tomorrow."
As she reached for her phone, the team exchanged knowing looks. "You save your love for your husband, but your passion is for Captain Brooks. Scarlett, you're quite the diplomat."
A moment later, my phone vibrated.
As I listened to Scarlett express how much she missed me, my heart felt heavy.
She was unaware that I had covertly joined the team as their intelligence expert, accompanying her on every assignment.
I had remained awake all night when she and Carter Brooks first spent the night together.
After ending my call with Scarlett, I dialed another number. "I accept your proposition. I'll depart from the squad and embrace a peaceful life."
A composed voice answered, "Excellent. Following the success of the decapitation mission, we'll leave the country together. Just three days from now."

Undercover Heartbreak, A Spy's Silent Revenge

A spectral whisper echoed in the darkness, eerie yet faint. "It's me, Honey."


I fumbled for the lamp switch, and brightness flooded the room. There stood Scarlett at my bedside. Her eyes met mine, filled with an unsettling mix of hope and despair, as if she'd discovered a long-lost treasure.


"Hubby," she murmured, her voice quavering, "I knew you were alive. Can we go home now? I realize my mistake…". She extended her hand, but I recoiled, my indifference palpable in the face of her fragile plea.


"Scarlett," I replied coldly, "our marriage ended when you chose Carter."


Panic flashed across her face as she hurriedly explained. "Husband, I was tricked! Carter was an undercover operative, and his actions were calculated! It was all an act!"


"And?" I cut in, my tone harsh and unforgiving. "Does that excuse your unfaithfulness? Is that your justification for your infidelity?"


Chapter 11