Chapter 1 Breadcrumbs of Clues

As night fell, I could finally relax after putting my daughter to bed. I grabbed my phone and mindlessly scrolled through TikTok when a street fashion live broadcast caught my eye.

I straightened up and focused on the screen, but the host had already switched the camera angle. My heart pounded, and my hands started to feel clammy as I held my phone. I checked the time and confirmed it was a live broadcast happening in the same city.

Then I hurriedly exited TikTok and video-called my husband, Matthew Murphy.

He was supposed to be on a three-day business trip in Canta, yet I just saw him on the live broadcast with another woman in his arms. The phone rang for a long while before he finally answered the call.

Matthew’s camera shook slightly, and his handsome face appeared on my phone’s screen. He greeted me warmly, “Hey, honey!”

“Where are you?” I asked urgently as my eyes scanned the footage from his end. He looked like he was in a corridor of a restaurant, and he was wearing a white shirt and tie. However, the figure I saw in the live broadcast wore a gray windbreaker.

“I’m having dinner with a client. I came out to answer your call. What’s up? Is there something wrong? Is Ava asleep?” He asked.

“Are you in Canta?” I sidestepped his question and asked again.

wrong?” He looked at me seriously through the camera, full of

asked, “When are you

me?” Matthew smiled affectionately at me, full of love. “I’ll try to come home as soon as possible. It’s getting late. Go to bed early, okay?

kiss to me and

for being suspicious. Matthew was an extraordinary, handsome, and doting husband, even though he was

from an ordinary family with a sickly younger sister from the city, I

my parents’ house as collateral to start a supply company with him and stayed by his side. Matthew was responsible for sourcing while I tirelessly dealt with clients to the point I almost suffered from gastric bleeding. Fortunately, the company grew

to my husband while I focused on raising

had turned four. We led a comfortable and well-off life

have a wedding ceremony that he promised to provide for me and make

could such a husband

such ridiculous thoughts. When I laid back in bed, I still thought about

much. Also, the windbreaker looked familiar as it was the one I had ironed for him before his

affectionately, creating a heartwarming atmosphere. I rushed to the

a strong smell of oil here. Why don’t

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