Chapter 7 Looking for Evidence I had almost finished preparing the food when Matthew returned with our daughter . Ava ran in , exclaiming in her sweet and childish voice , " Mommy , I'm back ! Daddy picked me up ! " Her adorable voice brought tears to my eyes , but I suppressed my emotions . " I got you some pineapples . They're your favorite , right ? " " Oh ! Mommy , you're the best ! I can't wait to eat them " She ran out and headed to Matthew , saying , " Daddy , I want to eat pineapples ! " " You can have a small piece for now . You can have more after dinner , okay ? " Matthew washed his hands and took a small piece to hand to our eager little girl . Then he squeezed into the tiny kitchen and hugged me from behind . " Why did you make so much food ? " 3 I felt terrible because this once - happy family of three was now on the verge of collapsing . " You just came back from a business trip . You must be tired . " I forced a smile and asked , " Were you busy today ? " He hummed a reply , and my heart immediately sank . I playfully nudged him with my elbow . " Set the table and get ready for dinner . " His intimate attempts made me sick . I wondered if he thought of the other woman whenever he held me . When I finished cooking , I smiled and asked , " Do you want a drink ? It's been a while , and I want a glass of wine . " Mathew looked at me questioningly . " Why do you suddenly want to drink ? " 2 " No reason . Are you still going out ? " I asked as I turned to get the wine . " Since I made so many dishes , we need to celebrate . " I felt my heart shattering into a million pieces as I spoke . I knew Matthew couldn't handle alcohol well , so I poured him a little to avoid arousing suspicion . Then I poured myself half a glass and toasted with him . 2 Once we started drinking , we became excited and talkative . I pretended to be in high 1/3 +25 Bonus spirits as I reminisced about our college days , starting the business , and our current life . I seemed so happy . 2 Matthew noticed how cheerful I was and poured himself another glass of wine while reminding me not to drink too much . Ultimately , he drank more than he could handle . He was drunk when I helped him onto the bed . Afterward , I washed up and put Ava to bed before beginning my mission . My heart was pounding as it was my first time looking through his things in so many years . I finally realized how foolish I was to trust him . I searched through his pockets and bag but found nothing valuable . Finally , I found his phone , but it had a fingerprint lock . I quietly approached him , trying to grab his hand , but he suddenly turned and caught me , staring at me with unfocused eyes . My heart was about to jump out of my chest . 2 " I need water , " he slurred at me . I ran out to pour him a glass of water and fed it to him . Then he collapsed back onto the bed , fast asleep . I unlocked and looked through his phone but found no suspicious names in the call history . I recognized most of them , and it seemed like very few were female , so I ruled them out . 2 Then I checked his WhatsApp only to realize he hadn't been messaging many people . I opened the conversation of the first contact and saw the message from the day he returned . " Did she find out ? " It was just those four words with no additional information . It didn't seem like Matthew hadn't deleted anything , either . I clicked on the woman's profile picture and wanted to see her posts , but there were none . I couldn't find any clues about who the sender was . It seemed like this person was cautious . Matthew told me it was Melanie , but I needed to verify it . His photo albums included pictures of Ava and me and two of Melanie . Besides that , his phone was clean . I even scanned the phone with an app , but nothing suspicious was there too . I tossed and turned that night , wondering how there could be no 2/3 Chopher angolymış tari Excidence , +25 Bonus traces . 5 I figured the woman wasn't someone from the company or the building . Otherwise , the receptionist wouldn't have called her " Mrs. Murphy . " I wondered who that other woman was or if I'd ever interacted with her . 4 Comments Support Share