Chapter 1

On the day my wife was returning from her business trip abroad, I secretly brought our child to the airport to surprise her.

At the arrival gate, my wife emerged, laughing and chatting with a man.

When it came time to part ways, the man suddenly wrapped his arms around my wife's waist.

I expected my wife to be angry, but she didn't even give him a warning glance. Instead, she coyly said to him, "You can't do this at the office."

I picked up our child and left the airport without looking back.

1

Nolan's wife returned home and saw him in the kitchen.

A hint of guilt flashed across her face.

"Nolan, I know you've been working hard at home these past few days. Let's have dinner."

In six years of marriage, it was rare to hear such words from his wife's lips.

She had always emphasized to him that she was the most hardworking, strongest, and greatest person in the world.

Recalling the scene at the airport, Nolan's mind drifted to the phone call two nights ago when his wife, breathless, told him she was out jogging before hastily hanging up.

It seems that was a lie.

The realization made his heart sink, as if a massive boulder had been placed upon it.

"I'm not hungry. You go ahead and eat."

Nolan retreated to their bedroom, but his wife quickly followed, sitting beside him.

She asked, clearly annoyed, "Nolan, we haven't seen each other for a week, and you're giving me the cold shoulder as soon as we meet?"

He laughed sarcastically, "Oh, Ms. Langdon, you jest. I'm just a house husband, how could I dare give you attitude?"

Detecting his sarcasm, she explained that her business trip had been too hectic to call or video chat.

To appease him, she produced a T-shirt she'd bought for him, asking him to try it on.I took a moment from my busy schedule to buy matching outfits for our family of three. You used to be upset when I wouldn't wear couple outfits with you, remember? Are you happy now? Go on, try it on and see if it fits.

I understood she was deliberately bringing this up to deflect from the real issue. I grabbed the T-shirt and threw it, which caused her to lose her last shred of patience.

"Nolan, are you going to keep acting up? Is this all because I brought Kael along on my business trip? He's my junior from school and my employee. He wants to learn from my work experience. What's wrong with someone being ambitious about their career?"

I retorted, "I bet work experience isn't all your junior wants to gain from you, is it?"

"What are you implying? Nolan, your mind is in the gutter, so you think everyone else's is too. This is what happens when people have too much free time on their hands!"

"I work my ass off out there, and for what? Isn't it for our family? All you know how to do is get jealous for no reason. If you had even an ounce of ambition, would I, a woman, need to be out there hustling?"

"Do you have any idea what people are saying about us? They're all saying I'm keeping a toyboy! You might be able to turn a blind eye, but I'm the one who has to face the embarrassment because of you!"For three years, I've been living under this immense pressure.

Every time we argue, she rehashes the same old lines, calling me incompetent, a freeloader, a toyboy.

In the past, at this point, I would always be the first to apologize.

I understand her temperament. Since I chose to be with her, I should be more accommodating.

But not this time. This isn't about temper; it's about character, about betrayal.

It's because I can no longer tolerate the sordid "pure" relationship between her and that junior classmate of hers!

I looked at her calmly and said, "If that's how you feel, then stop embarrassing yourself. Let's get a divorce."