Chapter 11 To Let an Outsider Witness Such a Scandal

My countenance shifted as I stared at the door to my bedroom. This is my house! How dare they do this on my bed? It was apparent that Dylan heard that noise too, as there was pity in his gaze while looking at me. I never expected Jolene and Carson to be so shameless as to bring their affair back home, nor did I ever expect to bump into it while with an outsider. Shame, queasiness and embarrassment whirled and cut into my being as I shot up from where I was, then dragged Dylan out of the house with the present I bought in hand. I stumbled my way downstairs without entirely registering it. All of the sh*tty things that Carson and Jolene did, I never wanted anybody, especially Dylan, to know, as I didn’t want someone whom I’d turned down to see me living such a petty life. “Lily...” Dylan called out to me while feeling sorry for me. However, a smile bloomed on my face as I lifted my head. “Dylan, you might have misunderstood something. Carson likes to watch porn, so he might’ve forgotten to turn it off. It was a bit awkward though, having an outsider hear that, so I dragged you out.” I wasn’t sure what expression I wore as I spoke, nor did I care about how crappy my excuse was, as all I wished for was to hide myself along with my shameful existence. “I see, so that’s what’s going on...” Dylan wore a sorry smile as he spoke, “So your husband likes watching porn, which can be awkward...” I knew he didn’t believe in a word I said, but he didn’t expose my lie, so I would also rather deceive myself. After bidding goodbye to him, I walked aimlessly on the streets for a long while before heading to Isabella’s house in a daze. As soon as I saw her, I broke down while shrieking as I held her, but I didn’t shed a single tear. By the next day, I returned once again with the present and my luggage in hand. Keira jumped into my arms as soon as I opened the door. “Mommy, I missed you!” She kept kissing me on my cheeks as she spoke. Warmth coursed through my heart as I held her lithe body. “I missed you, too, my dear baby!” Upon observing her innocence, I began blaming myself for being too ruthless, as I left her out in the cold in order to seek revenge against those b*stards. With that in mind, I glanced at Carson who was standing behind Keira. He was in a casual outfit that was very becoming of him as he stood there with much poise, as well as a bouquet of flowers in hand. While noticing that I was staring at him, he approached me with a smile on his face before handing the flowers to me as he pulled me into an eager embrace. “Darling, I missed you.” His gentle words of love sounded nauseating, but I pushed him away as I suppressed those feelings. “Keira’s still here.” “There’s nothing wrong about me hugging my wife.” Seeing that he tried to hug me again, I shied away while saying I would like to take a nap. Although he stopped in disappointment, he wore a gentle smile nonetheless as he said, “That reminds me, darling, Keira prepared a present for you.” Keira was reminded of it upon him mentioning it, thus handed me a piece of drawing. “Mommy, this is the present I prepared for you.” “I’m happy that you would prepare a present for me.” I gave her a kiss before opening that piece of drawing. It was a childish piece of work which depicted two grown-ups holding the hand of a child as they strolled on a lawn with some grass and an orchard beside them. “This is me and you, while these are some grass, flowers, as well as loads of fruits that we won’t be able to finish. I want to live happily ever after with Mommy and Daddy.” Tears stung my eyes as I listened to Keira’s explanation of the drawing she made, while I could hardly contain my emotions as I held her in my arms. I figured that the gods were still kind to me, as I was gifted with such a lovely angel although I was sterile. For a split second, I considered not seeking revenge against Carson and Jolene. I thought of talking things through with Carson, as I would be willing to maintain our relationship in order to provide Keira with a warm home in which she could grow up carefreely, as long as he agreed to repent and cut ties with Jolene. Unfortunately, those were my wishful thinking. While I was on the verge of tears with Keira in my arms, Carson coughed as he wore a weird look on his face. “Darling, I have something I need to talk to you about.” I wiped my tears away before asking, “What’s the matter?” “My dad isn’t in the best of health, while my mom has a hard time looking after him alone. We have a lot of rooms in our house, so I had them move in with us. That way, it’ll be more convenient to take care of my father.” Does that mean that his parents and sister have moved in already? This wasn’t a discussion at all, but a mere notice after he’d implemented his decision. Besides, they didn’t even show themselves to greet me despite having moved in. Such arrogance! “They’re your parents, so it’s normal that you take care of them,” I said calmly as I mentally scoffed. I was wondering how I should enact revenge, and here you are offering yourselves up on a silver platter. Just wait till I pull everything off! “I knew you would be accomodating.” A gentle smile bloomed on his face upon saying so. “There’s one other thing that I would like to tell you about.” There was a moment’s pause on his side. “It’s about Jolene.” Her name alarmed me, as I already had a premonition that his parents moving in was merely a prelude to something more, which turned out to be true. It was then he said, “Jolene’s boyfriend just passed away.”