Chapter 5
I had no idea that when Derek pulled Nora close, he caught me looking away.
That evening when I got home, he was standing by the window lost in thought.
My brain was stuffed with information and I felt exhausted as hell.
I ignored him and headed straight for the bathroom.
But Derek squeezed in after me.
He was only wearing underwear but still managed to look intimidating as fuck.
His handsome, intense face was filled with probing curiosity.
You saw me today, didn’t you?”
Yeah.”
Don’t you have anything you want to ask me?”
shook my head.
Derek took a deep breath, seeming kind of pissed.
Why aren’t you asking?”
looked at him like he was crazy. “Why would I ask?”
What was there to ask about?
Whether I asked or not, she was still his first love.
Derek suddenly exploded with rage, rushing over to pin me against the wall as his kisses rained down on me.
His hands kept moving lower, mixing with soap bubbles to ignite sparks all over my body.
was trembling from the intensity but felt kind of annoyed.
Today’s Sunday.”
Not a fucking conjugal duty day!
Derek was so mad he picked me up and carried me out.
I don’t give a damn what day it is-I want to fuck you!”
ife’s a bitch and then you die.
That bastard Derek tortured me all night long.
woke up the next day feeling like I’d been run over by a truck, but the asshole had already left for work.
On my phone was a new friend request.
The profile picture showed Nora in a business suit.
Her message read, [Are you free? I’d like to talk to you about something.]’
Nora was dreaming if she thought she could mess with my game plan.
I blocked her ass immediately, then went to the mall to buy a decent laptop and GoPro.
With Mia’s guidance, I shot my first life vlog.
1 had a pretty clear sense of who I was-couldn’t pull off being some genius, and definitely couldn’t act like a proper rich girl.
So I went with “beautiful disaster’s self-rescue plan,” letting viewers feel like, oh wow, rich people aren’t all the same either.
Thanks to precise positioning and ruthless self roasting, I gained 3,000 followers in one shot.
Seeing those 99+ notifications in my backend made me ridiculously happy. Turns out I actually could do something right.
I was just sharing the good news with Mia when Derek came home with someone trailing behind him.
He’d brought Nora to our house.
Derek looked completely calm as he told me, “Nora accidentally spilled soup on herself at dinner. Her place is far away, so she was wondering if you could lend her some clothes.”
Refusing would definitely make me look petty, so I went to get her one of the casual outfits Derek had bought me when we got married.
Don’t know if it was coincidence or what, but Nora looked absolutely stunning in it.
She smiled softly. “I never expected Isadora and I would have such similar taste. I loved this brand before I went abroad.”
That was laying it on pretty thick. I said honestly, “Derek bought this. I’ve never worn it once.”
If you like it, you can have it.”
Nora’s smile became more genuine, and even her glances at me lost their edge.
That’s so sweet of you… I do really like it.”
gave her a perfect eight-tooth smile, which somehow made Derek’s face darken.
He frowned, losing control of his expression for the first time.
Sorry, my wife was joking. You can’t have these clothes-let me find you something else.”
hen he actually went and grabbed another outfit for Nora to change into.
Jora stared at him tensely for a while before stomping off to the bathroom looking pissed.
‘d been expecting that with both of them playing games like this, tonight would definitely turn into some kind of dramatic showdown.
ven though it was earlier than planned and my career hadn’t taken off yet, at least my family wasn’t in debt and I wouldn’t starve.
f Nora stayed over tonight and they hooked up, I could use that as leverage to grab more assets in the divorce.
d definitely want this villa, plus the cars for transportation.
he savings… how much did we have in savings again?
ost in thought, I opened my banking app and started counting our balance.
didn’t notice Derek had already sent Nora away and changed clothes.
le stood in front of me with a stormy expression, looking ready to explode.
What are you doing?”
Figuring out how much money I can get.”
quietly looked away.
Derek yanked me up and swept his hand across the desk, destroying my new laptop.
Before I could feel sorry about it, he lifted me onto the desk and started roughly kissing and biting my lips.
His right hand tore at my collar while his left hand fumbled in the drawer.
This guy’s moods were getting impossible to read.
trapter
It hurt like hell.
I thought he was going to go further.
But Derek suddenly stopped.
He buried his head in my neck, his burning breath making me shiver.
He couldn’t stop the frustration in his voice.
“Why aren’t you angry?”
“Isadora, do you not love me anymore?”
