Chapter 131 You Cheat (Ii)

• On Maksim’s return to the house, he went straight to their room but the bed was empty. The sheets were rumpled, so she couldn’t have been up long. He went to the bathroom but met it empty. Stepping into the balcony, he relaxed when he found his wife lounging on one of the chairs. She had her book to her face. He watched, only noticing that she didn’t flip the page.
• “Hey,” he called.
• She finally switched to a new page. Her bucket hat was gone, and her hair flowed down her shoulders. “Hey to you too.”