Chapter 1 Mistaken

After dinner, their daughter begged to watch cartoons.

Cecilia Nelson was holding the remote control, flipping through TV channels, when she was suddenly drawn to an image that flashed across the screen.

That profile, that coat...

It was clearly her husband, Sebastian Hughes.

He had his arms around a woman.

The woman's face wasn't fully visible, but she was leaning against his chest like she had no bones.

This was a live food show, and Sebastian was supposed to be in a meeting right now. If he appeared on this show, it meant he had lied to her.

Cecilia felt a wave of panic.

Could Sebastian be cheating on her?

"Mom, Mom, I want to watch cartoons. Hurry up and switch to the cartoon channel!"

On the screen was a food review live stream that Cecilia often watched.

In a moment of distraction, the scene had already switched to the kitchen.

But she knew this restaurant—she and Sebastian had just been there on a date a few days ago. It was a very romantic restaurant.

"Molly, be good and watch your cartoons. I have something to do!"

After settling her daughter, Molly Hughes, Cecilia returned to the bedroom. Her expression was grim.

She hoped she had seen it wrong!

She made a video call. The harsh ringtone went on for a long time, and Cecilia's heart kept sinking.

Was Sebastian really on a date with another woman?

Pick up the phone!

Just as she was about to break down, the video connected, and the camera shook.

But it wasn't Sebastian who appeared on the screen.

"Hello, Mrs. Hughes. Are you looking for Mr. Hughes?"

Cecilia was stunned. ""Zachary, why is it you? Where's Sebastian?""

Zachary Evans was Sebastian's assistant.

"Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Hughes is in a meeting and can't take your call right now. When he's done, I'll have him call you back!""

Cecilia nodded. She knew Sebastian had a habit of not bringing his phone to meetings.

She stared at the screen carefully, and after confirming that the background behind Zachary was the company office, she let out a huge sigh of relief. ""Okay, tell him to come home early when he's done!""

At 20:00 o'clock，

When Sebastian arrived home, he kissed them both, took over storytime, and urged Cecilia to bathe.

'You've been tired all day. Go relax. I'll read to Molly.'

Cecilia left the room, watching the warm light illuminate him through the crack in the door.

How could such a family-oriented man cheat?

It must have been a coincidence. Same coat, different person. Zachary had the phone; they were together.

When Cecilia came out after her bath, Molly was already asleep.

"Honey, do you want to wash your coat?"

As she spoke, she picked up the two coats draped over the sofa.

"No need!" Sebastian had just entered the bedroom, but returned to the living room and pulled the coat from Cecilia's hands. "Zachary already sent it to the dry cleaners!"

Cecilia nodded.

"Honey, why do you and your clothes smell like women's perfume? Whose is it?"

Sebastian laughed and teased, "Honey, are you getting jealous over nothing again?"

After saying this, he stepped forward and hugged Cecilia, his hands wandering inappropriately over her body.

"Let go!"Seeing Sebastian still acting calm, she frowned. "Zachary said you didn't have contact with any other women at the company today. Don't you think you should explain where the perfume smell came from?"

Cecilia's beautiful, big eyes scrutinized Sebastian.

He was so handsome that she had once mistaken his face for a guarantee of loyalty.

Probably afraid that continuing the silence would really make her angry, he quickly restrained himself, raised his hand to tap her nose, and said in a doting low voice, "Stop being jealous."

His large hand on Cecilia's waist applied a little force, pulling her soft body close to him, then he quickly kissed her on the lips.

"You're always overthinking. Don't you think this perfume smell is familiar?"

After saying it was Brenda's perfume, Sebastian added,

"She sprayed way too much today. I drove her home and the whole car reeked of it. "

"If you don't like it, I'll tell her to switch to something lighter next time."

Brenda Hughes was Sebastian's sister.

Cecilia nodded, but something flickered in her mind—the direction of Brenda's place wasn't exactly "on the way" from what Sebastian claimed……