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“Blythe… water… my head hurts so much!“N
The morning after the wedding, Dexter hadn’t even opened his eyes before a wave of splitting pain hit him.”
Out of habit, he reached blindly for the bedside table.
Every time he drank too much, Blythe always left a glass of warm honey water there for him.”
But this time, his fingers found nothing but cold wood.
Still groggy, he called out for her.
Suddenly, a pair of delicate arms wrapped around his waist from behind. Soft fingers traced down his stomach, tightening with bold familiarity.
“You little hussy! My head’s about to split. Get me some water first,” Dexter mumbled, cracking one eye open and leaning in to kiss Blythe, his hand instinctively sliding to her waist.”
Then he froze. The face staring back at him was completely unfamiliar.
Dexter’s body jolted like he’d been electrocuted. He leaped out of bed, stunned.”
“What are you doing here?” He glanced down at his bare body, rubbing his head in frustration.”
“What… what did we do last night? Why are you in my bed with Blythe?“}
“Brother Dexter!” Heidi’s voice was weak and pitiful as she pulled down the blanket, exposing her bare skin. Dexter instinctively turned his face away, unable to meet her eyes.”
“Feeling shy now? You weren’t like this last night! Don’t you remember anything?” Heidi smirked, slipping out of bed and pressing against him again.
“Everyone said this was Sister Blythe’s bed, but you wouldn’t let me go. I was too weak to resist…“”
Dexter struggled to recall. His memory stopped at the wedding–he had drunk the nuptial wine, then faced endless toasts. He downed everyone, eager to finish quickly and find Blythe.
After that, everything was a complete blank.
Blythe? Right. His Blythe was nowhere to be found.
Dexter shoved Heidi back onto the bed, then yanked clothes from the closet, hastily dressing before storming out to search the entire house.”
“Blythe! Blythe, don’t hide! I was wrong. I can explain! Please, just come out!” His voice echoed as he checked every corner.
“Brother Dexter…” Heidi, clad only in his shirt and barefoot, tried to approach him, but he snapped, “Don’t touch me! Was this a deliberate move, sleeping with me right in front of her to scare her away? Didn’t I tell you to return to the Laurence house? Why are you here, in the home I share with Blythe?”
Dexter had completely lost all sense of reason.
“Dexter!” Heidi suddenly broke down in tears. “It was you who insisted I come last night! When we got here, no one else was home!”
Dexter glanced around, a creeping unease settling in.”
The couple’s photo in the living room was gone.”
The rnatching slippers had vanished.”
Everything that belonged to both him and Blythe, even their toothbrush, had disappeared.
“Why did you throw away our things?” Dexter roared. Heidi quickly masked the flicker of pride in her eyes. She had worried Blythe wouldn’t leave so easily, never expecting her to take the money and vanish so completely.
Her tense heart finally eased. Now, it was all up to her cunning.”
“I didn’t! Dexter, I’m already so grateful to you. I wanted to talk to Blythe and clear up this misunderstanding!” Tears spilled from Heidi’s eyes like a broken string of pearls.”
Dexter opened his mouth to respond, but the doorbell rang.”
It was the divorce lawyer he had arranged.”
He laid the divorce agreement in front of Heidi.
“Miss Ambrose, the Laurence Group will grant a ten billion dollar interest–free loan to the Ambrose Group, for three months, as your clean break from this marriage. Sign here. I’ll collect the divorce certificate for both of you in a month.”
The lawyer expected Heidi to hesitate. But to his surprise, she signed without so much as a blink.!!
No sooner had she signed than Dexter burst out in urgency.”
There was still no news of Blythe! He had to find her, every possible place, every hidden corner, begging for forgiveness.N
Before he left, Dexter turned back with a cold edge in his voice.”
Take all your clothes with you. Whatever happened last night, I don’t want a third person knowing.“8
He left in such haste that he never saw Heidi nod obediently behind him.
