When Ethan stepped back into their new home, every familiar object he saw only made the irritation clawing at his chest grow stronger.
His thoughts drifted uncontrollably to the day Claire returned from overseas.
Back then, he had lied to her without hesitation, claiming that he had personally decorated every inch of this house for her alone.
And she had trusted him so completely that she had never once questioned a single word he said.
Not long ago, Ethan had believed he was an exceptionally clever man. He truly thought he could balance two women at the same time without everything falling apart.
He thought he could keep Sophie satisfied and obedient, persuade her to divorce him peacefully, and still marry Claire, the woman who had stayed beside him through years of ha
