He Mocked Me In Italian, I Ruined Him

Chapter 1

William noticed that something was wrong with me and frowned.

"Are you feeling unwell? Do you want me to take you out to the terrace for some fresh air?"

I looked at him, the light fading from my eyes. He was still putting on that devoted-husband act. At first glance, there wasn't a single c***k in his disguise.

"I'm fine. What did you tell them?"

William smiled, draped an arm around my shoulders, and raised an eyebrow.

"Guess. If you guess right, how about I give you ten sets of the finest jewelry?"

His friends chimed in, laughing.

"That's right, Susie. Take a guess. What do you think William told us? If you get it right, I'll finish this whole bottle of whiskey. Come on, take a guess."

Everyone crowded around me.

I tightened my grip on my glass, my face gradually turning pale. I felt like a clown being humiliated for everyone's amusement.

William was completely lost in his affair with his secretary.

When we first got together, I had told him about my past.

I was raised by my grandmother, who was a native Italian.

Later, I went to Northvale to study abroad and fell in love with the city.

So I settled there for good.

And after all these years, he had forgotten.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, I gave William a faint smile.

"Were you telling them that you cheated on me?"

My voice was perfectly calm.

The moment the words left my mouth, the entire room fell silent.

His friends exchanged uneasy glances, their faces turning pale.

A deep crease formed between William's brows. Panic flickered across his face as his lips parted.

Before he could say anything, I smiled and cut him off.

"I'm just joking. Don't take it seriously."

William studied me carefully but found nothing unusual. He let out a quiet sigh of relief.

"So you were joking. Don't make jokes like that again. I told them my wife is definitely the most beautiful woman in the world."

"Exactly. That's what William said."

His friends quickly chimed in.

I swallowed down the disgust rising in my stomach and forced a faint smile.

"I'm going out for some fresh air. You guys have fun."

The ballroom was suffocating me.

I stopped listening to whatever they were talking about and walked straight out onto the terrace.

From there, I had a clear view of a white yacht floating on the lake.

My name was painted across its side.

Nearby, two young women pointed at the yacht enviously.

"That must be Susie's birthday present. She's so lucky. Their wedding cost more than a billion, and every year her birthday is this extravagant."

"Susie must be the happiest woman in the world."

I listened without a flicker of emotion in my eyes.

I had heard words like these almost every day.

The servants at home said them. The employees at William's company said them.

Even salespeople said the same thing whenever I went shopping.

I used to believe it.

Whenever I heard people call me the happiest woman in the world, I truly thought I was.

Until yesterday, when I caught him cheating with my own eyes.

That was when I realized just how disgusting his lies were.

When William booked the entire island in advance for my birthday, I was away on a business trip in Southvale.

He had originally told me that we could meet directly on the island.

But I had been planning a surprise for him.

So the day before my birthday, I secretly returned home.

I wanted to give him a ring I had designed myself.

I hid behind the curtains in our bedroom, already imagining the look of surprise on his face when he saw my gift.

Then I heard hurried footsteps approaching.

I smiled and reached for the curtain.

The next second, I heard breathless, intimate sounds coming from outside.