"Javier!"Camila shrieked, yanking the quilt up to her chest as if modesty mattered now.Her eyes darted between her husband and her very naked boss.Mateo was reclining against the headboard with a smirk that could make a saint commit a crime."Wow, Everhart, I didn't expect you home this early."Mateo drawled, stretching lazily as if he had just woken from the most satisfying nap of his life, then flashing a grin that reeked of superiority."But hey, since you're here, why don't you take some notes? Might learn a thing or two.""I didn’t realize adultery required an instructional guide."Javier mused, his expression impassive, his voice carrying the weight of patience stretched too thin."But I suppose if there’s anyone qualified to teach shamelessness, it would be you.""Oh, come on, don’t be like that, Javier."Camila scoffed, flipping her hair over her shoulder as if she weren’t sitting in a bed that still carried the heat of her affair."Let’s be honest, you never really provide

"Miss, it seems he's badly hurt," Valeria's driver said after lifting Javier's body and placing him in the passenger seat, where Valeria used her thigh as a pillow for Javier's head."Be careful with him," Valeria murmured.Her gaze fixated on the blood-staining Javier's temple as her fingers unconsciously brushed over his pale face."Who could have done this to him?""It looks like someone hurt him," the driver replied, closing the car door and starting the engine. "Should we take him to the hospital, Miss?""No, not yet," Valeria said, her eyes narrowing as she examined his bruised knuckles and torn shirt. "Something about him feels familiar."Her fingers traced the curve of his wrist, stopping when she noticed a silver bracelet wrapped tightly around it.A bracelet that was eerily similar to the one she had worn since childhood.As soon as her fingers made contact, a sudden warmth spread from her own bracelet, a sensation so intense it made her breath catch."Miss, are you alright?

Valeria was slightly surprised.But she tried to stay calm and assumed there must be a reason for Javier's method of opening her dress."Are you out of your mind?!"The doctor standing beside the bed nearly dropped his instruments after hearing Javier’s request.“Ms. Solano, we must expel him at once! He's too rude. Why is he asking to take off your dress?”"I have no bad intentions. Just helping with the methods I know."Javier defended himself.“Your methods are absurd. It was a big insult!”He pointed at Javier's face, his eyes burning with anger."Calm down, doctor." Valeria raised an eyebrow, gazing at him with a faint smile. "I trust him.""What?!" The doctor almost choked on his own breath. "Miss, you’re seriously—""Leave."Valeria cut him off lazily, waving toward the door casually."All of you, get out."The doctor and the guards exchanged glances before eventually exiting the room, though their faces clearly showed disapproval.Once the door closed, an eerie silence filled

Javier silently looked at them, feeling no anger in his heart but rather amusement.Javier is no longer surprised by Camila's actions because she can be as selfish as she is now, especially regarding money."Unbelievable," Javier muttered.Camila rolled her eyes lazily.She gave Javier a lazy look as if she were fed up with him."Sign the papers already, Javier."Camila scoffed, tapping her manicured nails against the table."Let's not drag this out. Mateo and I have a future to build, and you're just a speck of dust in my past.""I'd hurry if I were you," Mateo added with a smirk.He adjusted the cuffs of his expensive suit."The sooner you sign, the sooner Camila can finally be with a real man.""I see," Javier responded.His voice steady, his expression unreadable."A real man, you say?" Javier said."Is that the one who sneaks around with someone else's wife behind closed doors? If that's the definition, I think I'll pass."Camila rolled her eyes, flipping her hair over her should

"I have nothing to do with you!”Mateo snapped at Camila.“Can you still climb to the top? You're nothing!"Camila stumbled, her hand flying to her cheek as she stared at Mateo in utter shock."Y-You..." Her voice trembled, eyes wide with disbelief.Camila felt like she was standing on a cracked bridge.Mateo smirked, crossing his arms."Oh, did that hurt? Poor thing. I thought you liked playing high and mighty. Guess what? No one cares."His tone dripped with mockery as he towered over her.Javier, who had been standing calmly to the side, exhaled."Is this the kind of man you left me for, Camila?"His voice was level and unreadable, but his eyes held something cold—disappointment, perhaps.Camila turned to Javier, desperate. "Javier, you—""Javier, huh?"Mateo sneered, stepping between them."Don't tell me you think this loser will save you? He’s a relic, Camila. A washed-up, abandoned husband with nothing left."Javier snorted, slow and measured."Nothing left? Interesting choice o