One day a week later, I finished my work early at the office and had nothing else to do, so I fell asleep in my office. I slept very deeply, as I had indeed been quite stressed lately.That night, having rested for a long time during the day, I wasn’t sleeping as deeply. I vaguely woke up to find my wife wasn’t in bed.
I initially thought she was in the bathroom and didn’t think much of it, preparing to go back to sleep.But suddenly, I heard hushed whispers coming from outside the door.Could my wife be on the phone with someone?A wave of unease washed over me. It was so late, my wife wasn’t in the room, and she was secretly talking to someone in the living room. Was there something wrong with our marriage?
I rushed to the door, pressing myself against it as if I wanted to merge into it. My wife’s voice drifted in.“Hailey, please just help me out again. Your company hasn’t paid you in months, right? If you help me, I’ll give you an extra thousand, no, how about two thousand?”So, she was talking to Hailey! The knot in my stomach loosened a bit. But then, Hailey’s voice chimed in. It wasn’t a phone call; she was right there in the living room with my wife.“No, no, Chloe. Even if I’m desperate for money, I can’t agree. Your husband almost found out last time…”
I froze. Found out what?My wife continued, “It’s fine, that was an accident. Don’t worry, I promise something like that won’t happen again.”“Look, if you agree, not only will I give you an extra two thousand, I’ll also get my husband to arrange a position for you at his company. The salary will definitely be higher than your old company.”
