"It wasn't a regular party. The party had a lot of businessmen and we had to perform for them due to some business reasons.The managing director even made us dance with this so-called businessmen and I think that was what caused the misunderstanding you heard over the phone."Nadia explained all that to Derek and it took him back to the day he received the skirt in the box.How he had called Catherine and then Nadia was still fresh in his memory and he remembered the particular detail that got him confused."Are you saying that whoever that man was that made that statement about my wife danced with her before dancing with you?" Derek asks to clarify the situation."Yes, that's what I'm saying," Nadia states. "Even after the party, some of those businessmen tried to book private appointments with me but I declined all of their offers because I couldn't do such."Derek looked at her sarcastically. Like, how was he supposed to believe that she really declined the offers of those who wan

"The problem now is that the description you just gave to me seems to be matching with a lot of male colleagues in the company. So if you could be more specific…"Derek frowned almost instantly. For a moment he thought he was going to uncover the truth about his wife's infidelity but he has just been sent back to another route."You're telling me that you cannot just think about someone that matches that description without me giving you a full explanation?" he quizzes."Well, there's Philip, there's Arnold, Benjamin, Roland and more of them. I just need more details on that," she clarifies.This is no use, he says to himself inwardly."And there's no one else with a similar nickname to my wife, right?""There are similar ones but not the same type with Kathy's.""You can leave now. But I'll be in touch with you. And you had better pick my calls whenever I reach out."Without even waiting for her to say anything, he turns around and then walks up to his car which he got into and drove

He stared at the phone, letting it ring without bothering to pick it up.He couldn't pick it up now when his wife was beside him. He had to find a chance to get alone.And by the time the the call ended, he glanced in the direction of Catherine to see her staring at him weirdly.The phone rings again and without even staring at the screen, he silenced the phone before switching it off. "What's stopping you from picking your call?" Catherine asks from beside him. "It's not important," he says, trying as much as possible to keep his focus on the road ahead. Fortunately, she doesn't say anything else and neither did she bring up the matter of what happened in his office. The ride all through was a silent one and he couldn't be more than grateful for the temporal peace, knowing how complicated he still found himself. Not too long after, they arrived at their destination. Except it wasn't their home. "What are we doing here?" Catherine had to ask upon sighting that they were packed i

The next day, Derek arrived at work early. He hadn't even settled in fully when Gina came into the office with his assistant. At first, he thought she was going to vent on him after yesterday's occurrence but insteead but what she says tells him otherwise. "I would like to be part of the project group," Gina announces to Derek. "Me too, sir," Derek's assistant chips in as well. Derek looks from Gina to his assistant almost at once with the hope of understanding the reason toward their sudden interest in the project assigned to him and his unit. "Why are you both interested in it?" he had to ask. "You both realize it's a marketing deal that could increase our company's potential in the global market?" "After discussing, we both see it as an avenue to contribute immensely toward the growth of the company. What other way than helping to secure the biggest marketing deal?" Gina responds to his query. "Are you sure you both are down for the stress that comes with it?" "A hundred per

"What is it?" Derek asked with a reluctant voice. He knew his day was about to be worse than it was already but he wasn't ready for it."Every day at noon, she leaves the office to go to God knows where. And she spends about roughly two hours out. Each time I ask her, she says she's heading out for an important briefing," Nadia explains."Important briefing? How long has this been going on?""For about a year now, I guess. It's been way long now."He had never heard Catherine mention anything about an important briefing in the afternoon. And knowing it has been going on for a year now made it more suspicious.Due to the limited workload in his job, he spends some time at home whenever he wants to and he has never seen Catherine home in the noons during those times.This meant something. And that means it was something else he had to add to his list of suspicious activities from his wife.He had a way he could get an hint about her afternoon activities and all he had to do was get home