Chapter 2
On Stella’s birthday, I left early. I sat in the library all day and didn’t go home until it closed. The dim light shone through the apartment window and I guessed that Stella’s birthday party was over. Since I forgot to bring my keys, I rang the doorbell. Stella opened the door and found me. Her face suddenly changed. She lowered her voice and said unhappily, “Didn’t I send you a message to come back later?” My phone ran out of power in the afternoon and turned off automatically. At this time, a man’s voice came from the bathroom, “Stella, who is it?” “David…” Stella responded in a panic, “It’s okay, it’s just a rag collector.” After that, she winked at me and slammed the door. It instantly closed my last bit of attachment to Stella. I sat on the stone bench in the park for a long time. It was so long that my legs were numb. I then saw David wrapped tightly and came out of the apartment building. He got into a BMW. I sneered and thought, “Wow, what birthday party! They really had fun tonight, hadn’t they?” When Stella found me, I was dozing on the stone table. She then guilty said, “Hubby, I’m sorry. I have to lie to you before. You know I have to do it, right? Please, understand me.” I ignored her and went upstairs. Stella was still chattering behind me, “Fortunately, I was quick-witted just now. You also know that I am in the rising period of my career now. If it is revealed that I am married, it will be over.” I suddenly remembered that we were almost photographed by paparazzi on the way home together not long after we got married. At that time, I was still in shock. “Yeah, so fortunate that we were not discovered. Otherwise, your star journey would be ruined.” Stella looked indifferent, “It will be exposed one day, hubby. I wish the whole world knew that you are my husband.” She was so good to play someone’s heart that she could think she could change my mood so quickly. The room was a mess. Garbage was everywhere, cake cream was smeared everywhere and there were even two leftover steaks on the table. It was obvious that the two of them had a great time. In the bathroom, the shower gel mixed with adults’ liquid lingered in the humid air. I subconsciously looked at the trash can. Sure enough, there was a used condom lying in the paper ball. However, Stella never noticed my sight. She even asked in a coquettish tone. “Hubby, where is my birthday present?” Birthday present? Well, I did prepare a good birthday present for her some time ago. It was the contract for the new album she had dreamed of. The entertainment company only planned to focus on training one artist in the second half of the year and this contract was the key to success. However, I have torn up that birthday present when I was at the backstage at her concert that night. Seeing that I didn’t respond, Stella looked disappointed. “Hubby, did you forget to buy me? You haven’t paid enough attention to me these past two days.” Looking at her sad expression, my mind flashed back to our past happiness and joy. My heart was shaken a little. “Whom did you invite to come to our house today?” “If she took the initiative to admit it…” “I invited all my best friends…” She read out a long list of artists’ names without blushing or beating her heart, but David was not one of them. At this moment, my last fantasy about her was shattered. I took out a document from the bedside table and handed it to her. Stella’s eyes lit up, “Woah, you said you didn’t prepare a gift, but now you wanted to surprise me?” I chuckled. If she thought that it was a birthday gift, then it was okay. Sure enough, when Stella saw the words on the document clearly, her smile froze on her face. “Nick, what do you mean?”