Chapter 5

My friend Jimmy Andrade was a travel livestreamer with millions of fans, and Patricia's parents happen to be among his most loyal followers.

I asked him to bring Patricia's parents to Ganlria as part of a special event for his fans.

After arranging everything, I sat down in the airport lounge.

To avoid raising Patricia's suspicions, I put my phone on airplane mode.

Then, I connected to the surveillance cameras in Patricia's apartment.

I had seen her chat history with Brian before. Today was Brian's birthday, and Patricia had already planned to celebrate it at her apartment.

But my arrival disrupted her plans.

Now, I was helping her fulfill them!

As expected, Patricia left work early. She came home carrying a large cake along with bags of groceries.

She once said cooking would hurt her skin, so I had taken the time to learn and cook for her, always trying new recipes to surprise her.

The person I had cared for so much was now happily cooking for someone else.

I felt women were truly shameless.

Patricia had just set the dishes on the table when Brian entered the apartment.

He acted like it was his own home, effortlessly punching in the door code and even slipping into my slippers.

He hugged Patricia from behind. "With a lover like you, what more could I want?"

"Stop sweet-talking me!" Patricia teased, tilting her head with a playful pout. "Wash your hands and eat."

"No, I want to taste you first!"

"Stop it. Leopold left in such a rush today that I still feel uneasy. Let me make a quick call first."

Brian looked annoyed, but Patricia tiptoed and kissed him to calm him down.

After that, she picked up her phone and stepped onto the balcony to call me.

When she heard the out-of-service message, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

I checked the time, turned off airplane mode, and called her.

"Hey, honey, have you landed?" she asked.

"Yeah."

"Alright, then, when you get to the office, could you... Ah!"

I watched through the camera as Brian suddenly wrapped his arms around Patricia from behind, his hands wandering all over her.

My throat tightened, but I feigned ignorance and asked in a hoarse voice, "What happened?"

Through the phone, I heard Patricia's shaky moan. "Nothing... I just spilled water on my hand. I'll call you back... Ah!"

I called again on purpose, but Brian snatched her phone and turned it off.

"What are you doing?" Patricia grabbed his misbehaving hand.

"Humph. You care so much about him. It's making me jealous."

"I've already given you my heart and body. Isn't that enough?"

"No, I want you to have my child," he declared arrogantly.

"A child? That depends on whether you're up to the task."

"How dare you question me? Fine, I'll make you beg for mercy tonight!"

When he mentioned having a child, I thought she would refuse.

She once told me she disliked kids and wanted to be child-free with me.

I respected her wishes and never pushed her.

Now, she wanted to have a child with that scumbag.

Listening to their vulgar words, I thought I had grown numb.

But why could I still feel the sound of my heart tearing apart?

She was blatantly cheating with another man, yet still acted like she loved me deeply.

I thought, "How shameless!

Since you've decided to throw away your dignity, why should I bother preserving it for you?"

Jimmy texted me to confirm the plan.

Without hesitation, I packaged the footage I had just recorded and sent it to Patricia's family group chat.

Then, I turned off my phone.