Chapter 485
When Natalie thought of the fact that Jeremy had cheated on her with his coworker, she felt her heart squeeze painfully. She cried, “How… How many people has he cheated on me with? How long has he been keeping me in the dark?
“He keeps telling me he loves me, but how many women have heard that from him? Skylar… Skylar, have I been living in a lie?”
Was her happiness nothing more than an illusion?
Using lies, the man she loved wholeheartedly had built her a perfect marriage before trapping her in his cage.
“I thought I’d encountered a love straight out of a fairy tale. It was sacred and beautiful. We would stay loyal to each other until the end of time. No matter what temptations we faced, our hearts would always belong to one another. In the end, these were merely my one–sided fantasies.”
Natalie’s breathing labored as her heart constricted.
Skylar hugged Natalie and said, “That’s just what she’s saying. We can’t confirm the truthfulness of her statements.”
After all, she couldn’t be sure that Annabelle’s “Mr. Hughes” referred to Jeremy. Skylar running into Annabelle in the hospital couldn’t prove anything either. She hoped Natalie wouldn’t need to face such a cruel reality.
“I know I can’t find him guilty just yet. Yet… Skylar, come with me to her house. Even if I’m sure it’s Annabelle, I need to see it with my own eyes,” said Natalie. She’d come to a difficult conclusion.
“Alright.”
An hour later, Natalie called. She said, “Honey, something has happened to my friend. Her husband cheated on her and she’s devastated. Skylar and I are going to stay with her tonight to help her deal with this. I won’t be coming home tonight.”
Natalie mustered up all her self–control to ensure she sounded normal.
Only Natalie knew that she was giving Jeremy a signal. As long as Jeremy came clean before the truth came to light, she wouldn’t loathe him. They’d grown up with each other. She didn’t want to sever ties with him for this.
However, Jeremy merely exhaled. After a moment of silence, he asked, “Were you with your friend for the past three hours?”
He’d just received a call informing him that there had been no car accidents. For a moment, he was terrified that Natalie had been kidnapped. Thankfully, she was alright.
However, she’d become less obedient recently and had begun ignoring him. Even if it was an emergency, she should’ve called him to inform him of her whereabouts.
Natalie was an extrovert. Skylar wasn’t her only friend, so it was normal for her to head over to console her friend.
“I’m sorry, honey. I’ve got to go. I need to console her now,” Natalie said. She was terrified that she’d reveal her emotions, so she dared not continue the conversation.
Jeremy hummed in acknowledgment and ended the call. He then made another call and said, “Stop the
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investigations.”
He pulled a cigarette out and inhaled slowly. It was almost midnight. Natalie would be sleepy by now.
Jeremy squeezed his cigarette. Her story about her friend being cheated on felt like mockery. He couldn’t bear to think about how she would react if she discovered his betrayal.
His heart sank.
Jeremy then made a phone call to Joe, who’d just gotten home.
Originally, Joe had planned to take a shower and get a good night’s sleep with Skylar in his arms. However, he came home to an empty bed.
Why would Jeremy be calling him at this hour?
Joe asked, “What’s up?”