My Power Showed Me His Cheating An Hour Earlier Chapter 03

My Power Showed Me His Cheating An Hour Earlier Chapter 03

The next morning, when I came out of the bedroom, breakfast was already set on the table.

Garrett stood in the kitchen doorway, sleeves rolled up, acting like nothing had happened.

“You’re up?”

“Did you sleep okay last night?”

I stared at the glass of warm milk and lost myself for a moment.

I’d always had a weak stomach. Garrett used to take the milk out half an hour early to let it come to room temperature. He said too hot would hurt my stomach, and too cold would too.

Back then, I always thought: if a man remembers something as small as the temperature of your milk, how could he not love you?

But now he still remembered all these little things.

And I could no longer tell the difference.

Was this love?

Or just a habit built over seven years?

Garrett slid a jewelry box across the table toward me.

“I noticed you kept staring at Celine’s necklace last night.”

“My Mia deserves a pretty necklace too.”

His voice was warm. His eyes were full of affection.

I looked at the necklace. It wasn’t the same brand as Celine’s.

Similar style, though.

Just with much smaller diamonds.

Garrett moved behind me and swept my hair aside.

His fingertips grazed the back of my neck, and in that instant, a vision slammed into me.

A brightly lit jewelry store.

Celine sat at the counter. In front of her lay a necklace.

The exact necklace Garrett was about to clasp around my neck.

Celine picked it up and held it against her throat.

She studied her reflection for a few seconds, then frowned.

“Too plain. And it kind of scratches my neck.”

“I don’t want it.”

She set it back on the counter without a second thought.

But Garrett didn’t let the saleswoman take it away. He stared at the necklace for a moment, then said flatly, “Wrap it up.”

Celine blinked, then smiled.

“For Mia?”

Garrett gave a short “Mm.”

“She wasn’t happy last night. I’ll get this to smooth things over.”

Celine immediately put on a little frown, as if she were genuinely upset on my behalf.

“Don’t be so half-hearted with her.”

“Mia is my best friend.”

Garrett smiled.

“She won’t mind.”

“As long as it’s from me, she’ll love it.”

Celine picked the necklace up and dangled it from her fingertip.

“True.”

“Mia’s never been picky.”

“I used to send her dresses I was done wearing, and she’d happily wear them to work.”

In the vision, Garrett didn’t push back.

He just told the saleswoman to ring it up.

My breath caught for just a second.

Because during those first few years after Celine went abroad, her living expenses were never enough. I was afraid she’d struggle alone in a foreign country, so I pinched every penny I had and wired her money.

Back then, I couldn’t afford new clothes for myself. Celine would occasionally ship back designer pieces she’d already worn. I never once complained.

At the time, I thought that’s just how it was between best friends. You don’t keep score.

Now I finally understood.

I’d gotten used to it a long time ago, catching whatever Celine didn’t want anymore.

The vision cut out.

The cold necklace had already settled against my skin.

Like a ring of ice-cold irony.

Garrett leaned closer and spoke softly beside my ear. “Do you like it?”

I took the necklace off and placed it back in the box. My voice was very quiet.

“It scratches.”

Garrett froze.

He probably couldn’t figure out why I’d said the exact same thing Celine had.

But he quickly chalked it up to my mood.

He must have thought I was still sulking, because he reached over and ruffled my hair.

“The wedding’s in two days.”

“Don’t make yourself unhappy.”

I let out a small laugh, head down.

He thought I was upset because I was jealous.

He didn’t know.

I didn’t even have the energy left to be jealous.

My phone lit up.

A message from the wedding planner:

[Ms. Sutton, the ceremony program needs final confirmation tonight.]

[Are there any segments you’d like to add?]

I stared at the words for a long time. Then I typed back.

[Yes.]

[I’d like to add a vow reading before the ceremony begins.]