Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System

Chapter 5: Confirmation

At least Jacqueline was still willing to help him out. Billy really needed to repay her for everything, but first he needed to return home and confirm for himself that his wife was really cheating on him. He also needed to figure out what had happened before he died. After thinking about it, he had some idea of what it could be. However, he had to see for himself to confirm his thoughts.

"Thank you so much. I'll definitely repay you," Billy said.

His answer seemed to startle her as she stared at him with a confused expression before she said, "I'm glad to help. Let's grab the coffee before you go."

The events that followed after were just as he remembered, though there were some slight differences. It couldn't be helped considering how he had changed some things already. The fact that things were working out so closely, according to his memories, was actually quite frightening. Was it telling him there was no escaping his fate of being kiled?

Billy now stood in front of the house, staring holes into the door. Once he opened the door, he would know for sure if what he had seen was real. However, he was afraid to open it. He wanted to believe it was all a bad dream and that his insecurities were getting to him, but he feared that this wasn't the case. After taking a deep breath, he opened the door.

The sight of his wife in another man's arms again was a huge blow. However, he was softened by the fact that she wasn't in the middle of making out with the man. Billy didn't think he could bear going through it a second time. The first time had already been rough as it was.

Neither of them noticed his presence, which he assumed was because he hadn't reacted so violently this time. Last time, he had dropped all the gifts on the floor, making it impossible for anyone not to notice his presence. After several moments, his wife seemed to realize that they had an audience and looked in his direction. Her eyes widened as her jaw dropped at the sight of him.

This was a different reaction. The thought that maybe she felt something for him crossed his mind, but he knew he had to be logical about it. She was probably just shocked to see him show up when he should still be at work. If it weren't for Jacqueline, he might not have found out until it was too late. Well, it actually was.

His wife and her family had already drafted the divorce papers, so it couldn't be said to be a win. There was no way for him to know when they had them prepared. He would suspect it should have been recent since they didn't slap it in his face earlier. It might have been their plan to humiliate him before giving it to him when he returned to celebrate their anniversary.

Noticing her reaction, the man followed her gaze as he demanded, "What are you looking at?"

Dropping the gifts he brought, Billy did the one thing he had wanted to do if he proved his dreams were real. He threw a punch and socked the man in the face. The man stumbled back as he held a hand to his bleeding nose. His wife screamed as she ran to help the man. It stung watching her support another man who wasn't her husband.

Looking away from the injured man, she glared at Billy as she demanded, "What are you doing here? How dare you hit him?"

"I should be demanding who this man is and what he's doing here. Not just anyone can waltz inside and lay his hands on my wife," he calmly said as he set the gifts down on one of the nearby tables.

It was a pity, but he no longer had a use for them. Now that he was certain that his wife had been cheating on him, he felt bitter staring at the items he bought. Thinking about his intentions for the anniversary was painful to think about. It was supposed to be a happy occasion, and now he would always remember how his wife cheated on him on their wedding anniversary.

However, this wasn't the time to be worrying about them. If only he had been sent back farther. He would at least have more options to work with. Unfortunately, he couldn't waste any time on the crazy duo. While he would love to teach them a lesson for crossing him, he needed to prepare for what happened next. He was currently weaponless.

Ignoring his wife and her lover, he rushed to grab something to defend himself. As he was doing this, his wife stared at his back, wondering what he was doing. He wasn't reacting the way she had expected him to, which unnerved him. None of the servants dared to step in after what they had seen him do earlier. Watching him punch another guy was enough to shake them.

When they saw him pull out one of the kitchen knives from the kitchen, they froze with several thoughts crossing their minds. Billy knew what they were thinking as their expressions gave it away. They must think that he intended to attack and kill them. Fortunately for them, he had no interest in killing them. His current priority was to save himself.

From the corner of his eye, he swore he saw a blue flash. However, when he looked in the direction he had seen it, there was nothing there. Was he going crazy because of everything that was happening? Slapping his face with one hand, he used the pain to focus his attention and study the knife.

The weapon itself wasn't impressive, but it served its purpose. Looking back at everyone else, he could see that they wanted to know what he was up to. Unfortunately for them, they would just have to stay in the dark until he chose to reveal anything. He was still debating what was going on when they heard a commotion outside.

Billy sucked in a deep breath as his heart raced. It was time for the final check. He just needed to see if he was really going to be attacked by zombies. While he wanted to send another person to check for him, he still had his morals. He couldn't send it anyway when he knew the truth. Approaching the door, he braced himself and opened it.