Matthew could no longer keep the smile on his face. "Wifey…”He looked at Lucy pleadingly.Internally, he was thinking, ‘Don’t go in. I beg you, please. I still want to keep my dignity.’Lucy’s face was expressionless when she looked at him…She was wondering if he was hiding something. What was he hiding from her? Was someone else in this house? Lucy was having all sorts of thoughts, but she did not question him just yet. She had to see it to believe it. She would not act like how Matthew did that morning, angering her by wrongly accusing her without any proof. With a gulp, she searched his room.Lucy looked under the bed, in the closet, behind the curtains, and behind the door.The more she searched, the more confused she was. There was nothing!She scanned his room again. Since she had been sleeping in his room, she was familiar with the room's layout. There seemed to be no changes at all.No one was there. She looked at the window again. It was locked shut, so there was
Matthew’s forehead was covered in cold sweat. What should he do now? What other excuse could he use to get out of this mess?He really did not want to tell his wife the real reason. After Lucy forgave him, he thought that he could seal his backup plan in a dark room and never think of it ever again. If it was brought to light, Matthew dared not think of the consequences.He was in a whirlwind of anxiety.Lucy sighed and started shedding tears.“Matt, you’ve changed. You’re starting to hide things from me now.“You know, when Timothy started to grow distant from me, it was because he was hiding things from me too.”A pretty woman’s tears were said to be poignant and beautiful, but to Matthew, they only left him feeling utterly helpless as he watched the tears roll down Lucy's cheeks.What should he do? His wife was never one to cry easily. He had only seen her cry a couple of times, but now…Matthew felt like dealing with his angry wife earlier was much easier.His Adam’s apple
Matthew felt a cold gust of wind, making his hair stand on end.He immediately held his right hand up and put his left hand over his heart. “I swear that from now on, I'll never make my wife angry, nor will I falsely accuse her without proof. I'll always ask my wife first before I jump to conclusions.”Satisfied, Lucy withdrew her gaze and weighed the washboard in her hands. Lucy felt more at ease after Matthew’s oath.However, she suddenly rolled her eyes cunningly and called out, “Matthew!”“Yes?” Matthew quickly answered.“You’re a grown man, and you have your own pride, so I'll never use this kind of thing against you—as long as you don’t do anything to disappoint me.”Lucy said sternly, “I’ll put the washboard in my room. If you ever cheat on me in the future, I’ll smash this washboard on your head.”Huh? Matthew was frozen on the spot.Did she say that she was going to smash the headboard on his head if he ever cheated on her? He thought the washboard was for kneeling, or
"My wife is amazing.” Matthew looked at Lucy dotingly.“I didn’t expect you to achieve so much with your company in such a short time.”Lucy blushed when he praised her, but something sounded off to her.She looked at him without any emotion and asked, “What did you say? You didn’t expect me to achieve so much?”Lucy squinted her eyes in dissatisfaction. Matthew looked at her, reeling he had just said the wrong thing.“No, I was praising you for being so awesome.” Matthew quickly let out a chuckle as a cover-up.Lucy’s suspicions were confirmed, but she did not confront him for it.It turned out that he had set an unattainable goal for her just so she could owe him a favor.How naive of Matthew!Lucy snorted, deciding not to dwell on this matter any longer.Since he did not think she could do it, she would have to prove him wrong. Sooner or later, he would see what she was capable of.Flames of determination surged within Lucy. Matthew could even feel the heat radiating off
Matthew frowned. He did not want his wife to do house chores, so he gently persuaded her, “Wifey, just leave it to the helpers. They’ll wash it carefully and make sure that it’s not damaged.”Lucy was upset. “If I had a choice, I wouldn’t want to wash it myself too, but I made a promise.”She was telling the truth. Lucy did not want to get her hands dirty at all.She hated that feeling!Other than her career, she was lazy in every other aspect. However, since she had made a promise, she could not go back on her word.Matthew still did not quite understand why his wife insisted on washing it herself. His particularly sensitive jealousy receptors seemed to have been knocked down by Lucy.Although he was a bit slow, he had just learned a good habit from Lucy. If he was not sure about something, he should ask.Hence, he did. “Why are you so persistent in wanting to wash this handkerchief?”Lucy sighed. “Matt, did you forget already? I just told you that I made a promise to someone.
What did Lucy say before?He could not get jealous for no reason. If he did, she would get mad.Look at what she was doing now. She went back to her old university, met her former coursemate or whatever…She even praised his looks. Was she even aware of what she was saying? Matthew was her husband. Did she know what the word ‘husband’ meant?It was mind-boggling.Matthew wanted to explode in anger, but when he remembered how his wife acted after he wrongly accused her, he tried to calm himself down.In a nice tone, he said to Lucy, “Wifey, are you listening to yourself?”Lucy turned to look at him seriously. “Of course, I am. I’m telling you about the happy things that happened to me today.”It turned out that meeting her former coursemate was a happy thing worth sharing.Lucy shivered, wondering why her back suddenly felt so cold.“In that case, are you happy to see me?”“Of course, I am. You’re my husband.”That sentence soothed Matthew’s nerves, helping him relax a littl
Noticing Matthew’s expression, Lucy felt like something was wrong.For some strange reason, Matthew looked like those two-faced bitches Chelsea had previously warned her about, but then again, she was sure that she was overthinking it.Matthew was her husband and a man at that. How could he be a two-faced bitch?If Chelsea were here, she would be vigorously shaking Lucy’s shoulders, yelling at her to wise up. ‘Two-faced bitch’ was just a label, and it was not exclusive to any gender.Men could be two-faced bitches too. Lucy should take a good look at the jerk in front of her!Unfortunately, without Chelsea around, Lucy failed to recognize the truth.From the current situation, it was clear that Matthew had a higher emotional intelligence compared to Lucy—the careless and dense woman.Lucy only hesitated for a moment before handing the handkerchief to Matthew. “In that case… I’ll leave it to you. I don’t really want to get my hands dirty either.”Matthew took it from her obedien
Lucy searched her room for a long time before she finally found what she was looking for—a stamp.She finally found it. It was her personal signature stamp.She had been working for such long hours in the company recently that she could feel herself getting dumber. She had been signing documents by hand for so long when she could have just used a stamp to speed things up.Lucy was glad that her hands could be freed now.In her moment of bliss, Matthew entered the room. “Wifey, I just washed your handkerchief.”Lucy looked at him in shock. “Already?”“Of course. It’s just a handkerchief.”Matthew chuckled and walked over to her. “What were you so happy about?”He changed the subject nonchalantly.Sure enough, he managed to divert her attention. She happily waved the stamp in her hand. “Matt, look. I found the stamp I made a long time ago.“With this stamp, I can approve documents much faster at work from now on.”Lucy shared her happiness with Matthew.Matthew looked at her