Chapter 1

Before I married my childhood friend Ethan, I had been married once before.

My ex-husband Victor was my first love.

Three years into our marriage, I came home early from a business trip. When I opened the door, I caught him kissing another woman right there in our living room. It was my father's illegitimate daughter.

The shock caused me to miscarry. Ethan was the one who took me to the hospital for the procedure and personally handled my divorce case. The day I got my divorce papers, Ethan gave me a solemn confession. He said:

"Leah, I've had a crush on you for years. I would never do this to you."

The year after my divorce, I married him.

This year marks our third anniversary.

On this business trip, I managed to wrap things up with the client ahead of schedule and came home early, planning to surprise him.

However, when I opened the door, I found him having sex with my father's illegitimate daughter on the couch.

The moment Ethan saw me, he frowned and moved to shield her behind him. His muscular upper body was covered in red marks.

"Leah, don't blame her. I started it."

Looking at him, I suddenly remembered when Ethan sat with me in the hospital corridor that day. I was trembling from crying so hard. He draped his jacket over my shoulders and said:

"I'll always be on your side. I'll always love you."

Always.

Turns out his "always" was the same as Victor's.