Chapter 541

"We met at a nightclub in Jiverton. It was right after my mom passed away. I was feeling down and went to Jiverton to clear my head. That's where I bumped into him," Cynthia revealed, not feeling the need to hide anything.

There was an undercurrent of heartache in Matthew's eyes, undetectable to anyone but himself. He prompted her to go on. "And then?"

"I had a couple of drinks, and we started talking," she recalled. Cynthia still remembered their conversation that night. "We found that we shared the same values, and he was knowledgeable about so many things. Plus, he was handsome. So, when he proposed, I agreed."

Joshua, at that time, had seemed perfect. He was good-looking, fit, well-educated, and held the same values as hers. Even after their marriage, he had always been extremely patient and gentle with her. He spent most of his time traveling for work or working overtime, but if he made a promise, he would keep it, no matter how busy he was.

Facing such a person, she had