I looked into her eyes. "The cologne is a gift for Peter, right? You forgot to give it to him."
"Don't talk nonsense. The cologne is for you."
"Ha, in all these years of marriage, when have you ever seen me use cologne?" I sneered. "Kate, let me ask you, where was your meeting tonight?"
Kate's eyes flickered. "Of course, at the office!"
"The office? I think it was at a hotel. Your body reeks of alcohol and Peter's smoke. No amount of cologne can cover it."
I stood up, speaking clearly and firmly. "Kate, let's get a divorce."
These words hit Kate like a bolt from the blue.
"Tobias, what are you saying?"
"You want a divorce from me?"
I calmly replied, "Since your heart is no longer with me, the sooner the better. Peter and you are a perfect match. I wish you both happiness."
"Tobias, I've told you so many times, Peter grew up in the same neighborhood as me. I've treated him like my own little brother since we were kids!"
Kate raised her voice.
"Yes, I admit I lied to you. There was no meeting tonight. I went out to dinner with Peter to celebrate his promotion. What's the big deal?"
"And the bracelet?"
"Peter gave it to me. I'm his sister. Can't I accept a gift?"
"Ha, it looks like couple bracelets between siblings. That's something new."
Kate was stunned. "How... how did you know it was a couple's bracelet?"
As soon as she said this, I understood.
Peter Watson's previous post on his social media was most likely hidden from Kate.
He had intentionally made sure I saw it.
"How I found out doesn't matter anymore."
I stood up and went back to the bedroom, slamming the door, leaving Kate alone in the living room.
...
Kate and I first met on a rainy night.
After working late, I walked through a dark alley and heard a faint woman's cry.
My kind nature ultimately triumphed over fear, and when I rushed in, I found Kate being assaulted by two thugs, her white legs exposed to the rain.
The thugs warned me not to interfere, while Kate looked at me with pleading eyes.
Fresh out of school, in a moment of rashness, I picked up a brick and charged at them.
In the end, the two thugs ran away, but not before I got stabbed in the waist, blood flowing everywhere.
Fortunately, the ambulance arrived in time, or else my life would have ended there.
During my recovery in the hospital, Kate visited me every day.
Over time, we developed feelings for each other.