Janet’s face reddened with rage. She wiped the tears on her face and left the hospital.

It was dark outside. The colorful neon lights cast a soft glow on her face.

Hearing the squeak of the door, Ethan stood up and looked outside. He heaved a sigh of relief and put the phone down.

When Ethan returned home, he saw the fridge was open, groceries on the floor and Janet nowhere to be found. He knew Janet wasn’t lethargic, so he sensed something had happened to her.

“Is everything all right? Where have you been?”

Janet lowered her head and shook her head silently.

Ethan quickly walked to her and took her bag. Seeing that she was still silent, he tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear and examined her face. Janet’s eyes were swollen, and the tip of her nose had turned red. It was obvious she had cried.

Ethan frowned; his heart tightened in his chest. “Who bullied you?” he asked tenderly even though his body was tense with anger.

Someone had bullied his beloved wife, and he couldn’t watch her cry.

“No one. I…”

her chin, forcing her to look at him. Although he looked like a towering mountain before her, the tenderness of his gaze revealed how much he

met his, Janet threw herself in

rubbed her back,

sniffed and shook

and secure. She had never met anyone who smelled both aggressive and

lured women like moths to a

the crook of his neck and asked in a muffled voice, “Can you accompany me to the Lind family’s house?” Things had gone out of hand, and she

at her

didn’t know what was going

as she dragged him into the

had made up her mind to

she usually was, mainly

Bernie and Fiona didn’t dare to shut the door on their

asked, pretending to be calm.

to deal with our previous debts!” Janet

break the truth.

sorry. My adoptive parents and I have deceived you. I’m not Jocelyn Lind. I’m Janet Lind, an orphan. The Lind family adopted me when I was a child. I married you as

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