She frowned and took it out to look.
Then, her pupils suddenly shrank.
It was Juliette’s selfie.
In the selfie, Juliette was wearing that pink diamond necklace, and the jade bracelet on her fair wrist looked especially eye–catching.
Juliette: Armando spent the whole afternoon with me, trying to cheer me up, and he spent a ton of money on things for me.”
Juliette: “I just wanna remind someone. Don’t get fooled!”
Juliette: “Where a man puts his money is where his love is. Ms. Atherton, I believe you’re a smart woman.”
Jovana stared at that photo without blinking until her eyes got sore.
She gripped the phone so hard that her knuckles turned pale, but she didn’t feel any pain in her hand at all.
She just felt like her self–esteem was stamped.
Suddenly, she thought of something and threw down her phone, stumbling downstairs.
With every step, a scene in her memories flashed through her mind.
The custom–made, luxurious diamond ring Armando gave her when he proposed to her.
The wedding dress he designed for her when they got married.
The riverside villa he bought for her when they were traveling, just because she said she liked it.
A lot of memories like these flashed in her mind.
She didn’t believe that even those were Armando’s lies!
She wanted to ask him.
But when she went downstairs, she found there was nobody in the kitchen, just a half–opened bag of cocoa powder on the chopping board.
Her eyes trembled, and she turned and went to the study.
When she just pushed open a crack, she heard Armando’s hoarse voice.
“Lift it…
“Going down…
“Yeah… That’s it…”
On the other end of the phone, Juliette’s voice was so sweet and gentle.“Mando…”
The two of them were having phone sex.
Jovana felt a chill to the bone.
She felt so sick.
She ran to the bathroom and retched for a while, almost throwing up the acid from her stomach.
Then, she looked at herself in the mirror with a hazy look in her eyes.
She was so pale and haggard.
She mocked herself inwardly, “What a loser.”
Jovana closed her eyes and leaned weakly against the wall for a while, like a rag doll.
At the same time, in the study, things were really heating up.
Jovana walked out of the bathroom, went to the table, and picked up the pink diamond jewelry with trembling hands to check it.
She studied jewelry design.
So, she kind of knew how to tell if the jewelry was genuine or fake.
But obviously, the jewelry in front of her was fake.
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Jovana swallowed the bitterness in her throat and then picked up that jade bracelet.
It was also a fake!
She laughed and then suddenly started crying.
She went upstairs and dug out the gifts Armando had given her.
The bag was fake.
The diamond bracelet was fake.
The Australian white pearl earrings were fake, too!
Ever since he cheated on her, everything he gave her was fake!
Jovana slumped on the ground in bitterness.
Her trust in him actually all became the blades he used to hurt her.
She said silently, “Armando, you’re so heartless.”
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After finishing the video call with Juliette, Armando felt a lot better.
Jovana was in her period these days, and she refused to let him get close in bed.
But he was still young and full of energy, and he wanted it every night.
Jovana didn’t wanna have sex with him, so he could only go out to have some fun…
Just for fun, he thought.
In his mind, as long as Jovana didn’t know it, it wasn’t him cheating.
Armando straightened his clothes and went to the kitchen to continue making the hot cocoa. But when he brought it to the bedroom, he didn’t see Jovana.
Suddenly, he noticed that there was one more X on the calendar.
The lines of it were really thick.
He suddenly froze, and somehow, that feeling of panic took over his heart again.
But then he thought again that this was Jovana counting down their wedding anniversary, and he felt a lot more relaxed inside.
He thought he had to prepare a surprise for her on their wedding anniversary.
While thinking, he walked out of the bedroom and tried to look for Jovana.
Finally, he found her in the small garden outside.
Jovana was squatting in front of the brazier, staring blankly at the burning flames, adding dry wood to it.
Somehow, Armando felt a bit suffocated and panicked when he saw this scene.
He walked over nervously, his voice tight and a bit flustered.
Vana, what are you burning?”
Jovana was startled by his sudden voice.
