Chapter 4

I sat in the living room, smoking, watching the clock on the wall.

Taking a deep drag from my cigarette, a bitter taste filled my throat.

It was already nine in the evening, and Ashley still wasn't home.

I scrolled through my phone and saw Ashley had posted an update on Ins.

The photo was of an office desk, piled high with documents.

The caption read: 【Busy, busy, busy. Going to be an all-nighter.】

I called a mutual friend of Ashley and mine.

I asked her if she'd seen Ashley's Ins post.

Her answer was no.

At that moment, I was certain Ashley's post was only visible to me.

Meanwhile, Mark had also posted an update.

A photo of gourmet food, clearly at a restaurant.

The caption was: 【Good food for company.】

Originally, I thought about waiting outside Mark's apartment complex.

But after thinking it over, it didn't feel right.

I had been to his place today; if he and Ashley were really up to something, I'd already tipped them off.

There was no way they'd be brazen enough to do it at his place tonight.

Besides, a shred of trust for Ashley still lingered.

Around one in the morning, I received a call.

“Hello, are you Ashley Shen’s family?”

“Yes, I’m her husband. Who is this?”

“This is the hospital. Ashley Shen is in the emergency room. Please come down to sign some papers.”

After hanging up, I rushed to the hospital.

After signing the papers, I waited outside the emergency room.

In the distance, I thought I saw a familiar figure at the end of the corridor.

I walked over to check, but no one was there.

Not long after, Ashley was wheeled out.

I immediately went forward to ask.

“Doctor, what happened to my wife all of a sudden?”

“The patient suffered a severe allergic reaction to bananas.”

I frowned. Ashley would absolutely never willingly touch anything banana-related.

Unless she had come into contact with someone who had.

Mark had eaten a lot of banana bread today; there must be residues in his mouth and system.

And this time of night was perfect for a certain kind of activity.