Chapter 176 - Unbelievable

Noah

I shouldn’t have clicked the video. Some instinct had told me not to, that whatever was in that attachment would destroy everything. But I did—I clicked it, and the screen of my phone filled with an image I never wanted to see.

I instantly recognized Clara’s apartment. It was the place Raymond and I had practically paid her to stay out of our lives. There she was, in her lavish bedroom. Draped in red lace lingerie that clung to her body like a snake skin. And then I saw him.

Raymond. My Raymond. His upper body bare, lying on the bed as if he belonged there. As if this was just another day in his twisted world. Clara prowled toward him like a predator closing in on its prey.

He stretched out his arms, inviting her closer. He pulled her to him by the waist. And then, they kissed.

Not a gentle, hesitant kiss. It was hungry and passionate. A kiss that spoke of familiarity, of longing.

The sound of their moans came through the microphone—quiet enough for Raymond not to hear it from wh