Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fourteen

Max was extremely annoyed because his wife didn't let him see the design before submitting it to the company's leadership. Max wasn't usually curious, but Pearl always wanted to see Bella's design, and her constant reminders made him curious about it as well.

The climax came when Pearl said, "You're her husband, so Bella should have told you first, shouldn't she? Could it be... she didn't want you to see it? I've noticed she's been distant from you lately, Max."

Max, who had grown accustomed to Bella dedicating everything to him, felt increasingly uncomfortable at the thought of his wife having secrets.

"Do you know where you went wrong?" Max slammed his hand on the table and asked.

Bella was startled by the loud noise and looked at him, asking, "Wrong about what? Why are you so angry?"

"You either intentionally don't know or you truly don't know. I've said it before; you should have told me before submitting it to the company's leadership. But you deliberately didn't