Chapter 5

After that, Roger and Ellis were brazenly affectionate, and I turned a blind eye to it all.

On the surface, I obeyed Ellis in everything and treated Roger exceptionally well too.

Sometimes I even acted quite servile.

Ellis saw it all, and her guilt toward me grew day by day. Now when she looked at me, her eyes were much softer.

Sometimes she would even ignore some of Roger's demands because of me.

Roger gradually realized I was doing it deliberately, so he started acting even more than I did.

Of course, what Roger did most was frame me.

Unfortunately, having been reborn, I already knew all his tactics inside and out.

When he framed me for pushing him, I injured myself instead.

He fell to the ground, while I lay in a pool of blood.

What could Ellis say when she saw me covered in blood?

She would take me to the hospital. Every time this happened, Roger would stomp his feet in anger.

And I took advantage of being alone with Ellis at the hospital to play recordings of Roger provoking me.

Then I gently held her hand.

"Ellis, I know Roger is like this because Atalanta died. I don't blame him.

Please don't trouble him, okay? He's already so pitiful. My son and I are fine. We'll both help him get through this."

My appearance, with reddened eyes, swallowing my grievances, completely pulled Ellis's heart back to my side.

As soon as I was discharged, she pulled me into intimacy.

But I was terrified. I quickly made some noise.

Sure enough, within three seconds Roger rushed in.

"Ellis, I don't feel well. Can you take me to the hospital?"

"Call the driver."

Ellis was displeased at being interrupted at such a passionate moment, and even her expression toward Roger turned sour.

Roger was instantly heartbroken.

As the husband, I expressed understanding.

"It's fine. You should go with Mr. Roger to the hospital first. If Atalanta were watching from heaven and saw us ignoring Mr. Roger, she'd be sad."

When I mentioned Atalanta, Ellis, though displeased, still got out of bed.

A minute later, the car left the villa. I watched them leave from the balcony before going to my son's room.

Elliott had been ready for a while. Seeing the smile on my face, he asked, "Dad, can we leave now?"

I nodded.

After enduring for two weeks, it was time to go.

During these two weeks, I had to endure Roger's provocations while also enduring strange looks from those around me. No one knew how I got through it.

But I knew it was time for blood debts to be repaid.

When Elliott and I arrived at the airport, my mom was already there.

Before boarding, Ellis sent me a message: "Howard, Roger's situation is a bit complicated. Go to sleep first, don't wait for me."

Seeing the message, I couldn't help but laugh.

Such good acting.

She probably didn't know yet that Roger and I communicated quite smoothly in private.

Just now, Roger had also sent me a message: "Your wife is mine tonight."

Attached was a video of the two of them in bed.

I didn't reply to either of their messages, but I did something else.

After completing the operation, I turned off my phone.

In that moment, I felt completely liberated.

The next instant, Ellis, who was in the middle of sex, received a call from her assistant.

"You better have a good reason."

"Miss Ellis, you need to check the company's official website immediately."

After the assistant finished speaking, Ellis impatiently opened the website.

With just one glance, her face turned pale. "No, this can't be."