Chapter 3

But I forgot that security at places like villa districts is extremely tight.

I was stopped by the guard outside.

Unable to get in, I decided to wait nearby and see what happened.

I had barely taken two steps when a familiar voice behind me made my whole body stiffen.

"Aria?"

It was Marcus.

I slowly turned around and saw him still wearing the same suit he'd worn leaving the house yesterday morning.

And next to him was a woman holding a child.

He was standing brazenly in front of me with his affair partner?

I looked at Marcus. There wasn't a trace of guilt on his face. Instead, he looked surprised to see me.

"Aria, what are you doing here?"

Then he turned apologetically to the woman beside him and gave a slight bow:

"Ms. Jensen, this is my wife, Aria Miller."

Then he looked at me. "Aria, say hello to Ms. Jensen."

I was completely stunned.

Ms. Jensen—had I misunderstood?

But then I remembered Marcus had said he was going on a business trip. Why was he here today?

I directly asked about the doubt in my mind.

Marcus was about to scold me for being rude.

But Ms. Jensen smiled apologetically instead:

"I did arrange for Marcus to go on a business trip with me yesterday, but just as we were about to leave, I got a call from the nanny saying my child had a fever."

"I was too worried, so I canceled the trip and asked Marcus to help me with something."

"He's been running around helping me, so he probably didn't have time to call you back.

Marcus works very hard. I've already notified my assistant to give him a promotion and raise."

Normally, I would have been jumping with joy at hearing about Marcus's promotion and raise.

But right now, my brows only furrowed tighter.

Marcus chimed in. "That stroller I brought home a while ago was actually from my boss."

"She didn't like the color, and when she heard our child was just born, she gave it to me."

"I knew with your personality you'd make me return it if you found out the truth, so I didn't tell you.

Since we're here now, it's a good chance to thank Ms. Jensen properly."

Both of their faces looked completely open and honest.

It seemed like I really had been too suspicious.

But what about the two million dollars spent at BabyLux?

I couldn't help but ask directly.

Marcus froze for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed. He flicked my forehead from behind.

"I was making those purchases for Ms. Jensen.

She's too busy with work, and I used to work in the purchasing department, so she assigned this task to me."

"Otherwise, why do you think the company has so many employees with kids, but she gave the stroller to me?"

Looking at his expression, everything he said seemed to be true.

And all the questions could be explained.

But I still felt something was off, though I couldn't put my finger on what.

On the way back, Marcus asked me, "Aria, you weren't actually suspecting I was having an affair, were you?"

Since he asked, I might as well lay it out and ask him directly if he was.

He immediately raised his hands in surrender:

"How could that be, Aria? I don't have the heart or the guts for that."

"Besides, BabyLux is so expensive. If I weren't purchasing for my boss, how could I possibly afford it on my forty-five-hundred-dollar monthly salary?"

I stared at him motionless for a long time, then finally snorted coldly:

"You'd better not be. If I find out you've done anything to betray me, I definitely won't let you off!"

He immediately stuck to me like a puppy and hugged me.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

But my heart rose to my throat again when I went to pick up the baby.

I finally realized what had been bothering me.

The child Ms. Jensen was holding earlier clearly looked about the same age as my son—less than a year old.

But the BabyLux purchase records started two years ago.

Marcus was still lying to me!