Chapter 3: You cheated on me.

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Translator: Soafp

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Today too.

Maya waits for me to come home, preparing dinner without me even asking. If someone who didn’t know anything saw, they might think she’s such a good wife.

But.

This woman was cheating on me until recently. She hasn’t even made amends for it.

“…”

I silently slip past Maya and try to head to my room.

“…Dear.”

Maya speaks up, causing me to involuntarily stop in my tracks. I don’t want to react, I want to ignore Maya. Why did I stop there?

“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry.”

Even though I haven’t said a word of blame to Maya, she’s kneeling down, repeating her apologies.

“I had no right to selfishly ask to start over as a couple. And yet, you accepted those words from me.”

I didn’t accept them.

I just got fed up. Fed up with both staying with Maya and punishing her.

“For your sake, I’ll do anything. I don’t need money. I won’t go out without your permission. You can do whatever you want with my body. So please, let me stay by your side.”

Without lifting her head from her bow, Maya continues.

However it makes me sick.

“Shut up, you b*tch.”

As I spit out these words, Maya raises her head abruptly, looking pained.

Who the hell do you think has it tough? It’s not you, is it? It’s obviously me.

“Do you really think I can trust you just because you say such noble things?”

“…”

“If those words truly came from your heart, then why did you cheat?”

“…”

“Was it because you liked your ex-boyfriend more than me?”

Just as I thought she was about to lift her head, Maya quickly averts her gaze from me, trembling while biting her lip. But there’s no way she can argue back.

Bam!

I kick the table away, unable to contain my frustration, and start berating her.

“You liked your ex-boyfriend more than me! So you ignored me and went to see your ex-boyfriend, right!? You had s*x with your ex-boyfriend, didn’t you!? You got pregnant with your ex-boyfriend’s child, didn’t you!? You sent a message to your ex-boyfriend saying, ‘You’re the man I love the most,’ didn’t you!!?”

“…”

“Stop bullsh*tting meeeeeee!!”

Bam!

Once again, I kick the table away. The pork soup that was on top spills over, splattering onto Maya who is still kneeling.

“And yet, the moment you got caught, you started panicking! How dare you say, ‘I don’t want to divorce!’ Which mouth are you saying that from!? Why don’t you want to divorce, for appearances’ sake!? Or is it because of my salary!? After fooling around with your ex-boyfriend, now you want to leech off of me!?”

“T-That’s not…”

“I only had eyes for Maya, I couldn’t see anyone else! But you, you didn’t even look at me! You only had your ex-boyfriend on your mind! That’s why you probably forgot about our anniversary and went to screw around with your ex!”

“T-That’s not…”

“You didn’t even like me, so why did you marry me!? That’s the real betrayal! You said at the proposal, ‘From now on, I’ll only love Kazunari,’ but it was all lies! We shouldn’t have gotten married in the first place!”

How many times have I screamed like this already?

It’s just the same old pattern.

“Uu, uuu, uweeee… I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m really sorry… Aaaah…”

There she goes, breaking down in tears.

Does she think everything will be okay if she cries, or has she learned that if she cries, I won’t berate her anymore?

She doesn’t understand my feelings at all, the feelings of being alone in a house while being cheated on, stifling my voice in despair.

Why doesn’t she just leave after being berated like this?

As I look at Maya with contempt, I suddenly notice a kitchen knife on the counter.

—Ah, maybe if I stab Maya with this, I can escape from this irritating farce. Perhaps being behind bars would bring me peace of mind.

Forcing such terrifying thoughts deep down, I leave Maya crying and return to my room.