Dark Secrets of the Blind Husband

The man shook his head in mild bemusement, a faint smile playing on his lips. “It’s not particularly urgent.”

Cherise’s response was quick and relentless. “Still, let’s give it a listen. What if it’s truly significant?”

“Mr. Whitlock emphasized its importance when he contacted me…”

Unable to dissuade her, Damien closed the bedroom door with a resigned sigh, then proceeded to remove his coat before reclining on the bed, drawing Cherise close into his embrace.

“How about this: we listen together, and afterward, you can get some rest?”

Cherise nodded in agreement, her lips slightly pursed. “Alright.”

As Damien inhaled the scent of her hair, he pressed play on the voice recorder—

The night enveloped them in quietude as they lay intertwined.

Cherise’s expression oscillated between shock and embarrassment, while Damien’s eyes held a hint of amusement.

The room was filled with the voices emanating from the recorder.

“Your husband isn’t aware of our rendezvous, correct?”

“No, he’s oblivious, and he’ll remain so… Does your wife suspect anything?”

“That old hag, ugh!”

closer, my love,

“Embrace me…”

herself

of the recording when

were, listening to the clandestine

and the content

the woman’s voice sound

even beneath the covers, the sounds persisted,

the end, Cherise cautiously peeked out from beneath the blanket. “Um… dear, perhaps you should turn

tease her a bit. “But isn’t this what you

grin, he lifted the blanket. “Shall we listen

voice her frustration about Mr. Whitlock. “I thought… I thought Mr. Whitlock, being my former boss,

said… but I never

he would subject her to

good about

How mortifying!

no harm, Cherise.”

hint of amusement. “Didn’t you mention he specifically instructed you to listen with me?”

silently. “He

“Mm.”