The funeral rites lasted for three days. Other than his daily check–ins, Patrick didn’t send me a single other message.
After three days, I returned home alone, to the house that once belonged to both me and
Patrick
The lights in the living room were brightly on, and the sounds of laughter and playful bickering echoed from within.
Snow was curled up in Patrick’s arms, wearing my pajamas.
They were watching a movie together, clearly enjoying themselves.
Snow’s hand lingered under the man’s shirt as she softly spoke, “Honey, do you think the blind woman would be so angry if she knew I’ve been staying in her room these past three days, wearing her clothes, and sleeping with her man? Would she be so upset that she might regain her sight?”
She then pretended to be righteous, adding, “Her grandfather just passed away, and here you are sneaking around having fun. Are you even a man?”
Patrick chuckled and rubbed her nose, “You’re such a little troublemaker.*
Then he pretended to be annoyed and said, “Since you’re so worried about her, maybe I should go check on her.”
With that, he stood up as though to leave.
Snow playfully pulled him back, and their eyes locked with a sticky, passionate gaze.
Like maggots, their embrace was uncontrollable.
I felt disgusted, as if I might throw up.
To use someone else’s pain as the fuel for their flirtations.
At their most heated moment, I walked in.
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“Patrick, are you home?”
My voice, like that of a ghost, startled both Patrick and Show.
The two of them scrambled apart like startled birds.
1 casually asked, “Who were you just talking to? I could’ve sworn I heard a woman’s voice.”
Patrick froze. Sweat immediately broke out on his face, and he stumbled over his words.
“N no one.”
“Did you mishear, darling?”
Seeing I didn’t react, he tentatively waved his hand in front of my eyes.
My pitch–black eyes remained motionless, unfocused.
He let out a small sigh of relief.
Seeing his guilty look, I didn’t press further. Instead, I leaned on my cane and slowly made my way to the sofa.
Snow was still sitting on the sofa, but now she was flustered, quickly shifting to one side.
Wherever she moved, I followed, teasing her until she was so angry she left the sofa.
I deliberately avoided the spot where they had just been sitting.
Patrick made a gesture with his mouth, signaling Snow to leave first.
Snow boldly refused.
“I’m not going.”
Patrick had no choice but to smile awkwardly, his expression betraying his nervousness. He came over and lightly pressed his hand on my shoulder. “Honey, what’s with the sudden return today?”
“You should’ve told me you were coming back so I could’ve picked you up.”
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If you listened closely, you could hear a hint of grievance in his voice.
So, he wanted me to notify him in advance so he wouldn’t ruin his plans, right?
“I called you.”
Patrick opened his phone to find several missed calls from me.
But why hadn’t he answered?
He knew the answer to that himself.
I claimed I was in a bad mood and moved into the guest room alone.
Meanwhile, Patrick took Snow into our master bedroom.
I didn’t understand why they found such excitement in sneaking around behind my back.
Snow, for that thrill, was willing to be invisible.
Patrick could have simply brought her home and done everything openly.
In the past, to keep a constant eye on my safety, Patrick had installed cameras everywhere in the house, leaving no blind spots.
And now, in this very moment, the camera was perfectly placed to my advantage.
I reluctantly watched the live footage from the master bedroom for a while, then uploaded the disturbing video to the cloud.
I didn’t sleep all night.
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