78. CHEATERS

~ETHAN

~SOME HOURS AGO~

Work was relatively boring and monotonous. It took a lot of willpower to stay in the office and listen to Richard drone on and on about some legal discussions.

I let my mind wander, and thought about my sweet, sweet darling. My Ruby. My wife. The one that was now carrying my baby.

Christ.

I was so happy. I was already beginning to imagine how I would spoil the kid rotten, and shower Ruby with love, attention, and every fucking thing she wanted.

I was about to be a father

That one thought kept ringing in my head that I barely paid attention to what was discussed in the conference meeting I held.

Richard had to nudge me whenever the discussion required my input, and I was about to damn it all to hell and leave for home when the meeting, finally ended.

Richard was a darling. If he had been absent, the meeting would have been a flop. I watched as my employees trickled out one after the other, and Richard stayed behind, holding a document.

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