CEO Wife Schedules Our Intimacy by the Minute Chapter 08
Joseph’s POV
For a long time, Cheryl didn’t speak. We stayed in the silent car for a while. Just as I thought we would be at a standstill, she unlocked the car door.
I opened the door. “Thanks again for today. I’ll buy you a meal someday.”
I grabbed my suitcase and calmly headed upstairs. Once inside, I took a quick shower and dried my hair. When looked down from the balcony, Cheryl was still there.
She had rolled down her window, her fingers clutching a cigarette as they rested outside. She didn’t leave for a long time. I turned around and pulled the curtains shut.
The next day, I slept until noon. When I went outside to throw away the trash in the afternoon, I saw Cheryl/ standing there. She looked a little haggard, with a bag of groceries in her hand.
She probably had been waiting there since early morning.
When she noticed the surprise in my eyes, she spoke first. “I bought some groceries. I can cook for you… Whatever you wanted me to do with you in the past, I’ll do them with you now.”
I stayed still. “Aren’t you busy?”
She lowered her head, dodging my eyes. “Work is…. secondary. So, no, I’m not busy.”
I smiled faintly.
In the past, I often begged Cheryl to make time for me. She would always say I acted petulant. Now that I was gone, she magically realized work could be secondary when it came to me.
Unfortunately, I didn’t need her anymore.
I looked up and calmly met her eyes. “No. Work is important. You should head back soon.”
Her eyes darted around as she pursed her lips. “No, I… I thought I could spend some time with you.”
Back when I still loved her, she never once considered prioritizing me. Everything just screamed irony now.
Whatever Cheryl did, I paid her no attention.
She started taking care of me on her own. Just like I used to do for her, she learned how to cook and spent her time in the kitchen. Unfortunately, she was terrible at it.
As she fumbled around with the pots and pans, she asked, “Didn’t you always say you wanted to travel abroad? I’ve been putting together an itinerary. Whenever you’re ready, we’ll go.”
I folded my arms and leaned against the doorframe, my eyes resting on her. “Forget it. It doesn’t mean anything anymore.”
I walked away.
Cheryl immediately wiped her hands on her apron and hurried after me, standing in my path. “Don’t go. I admit Henry was a lapse. I cheated on you, but I swear I’ll change. I never thought you’d leave. I never wanted you to.”
She lowered her head, her voice quiet. “As for our sex life… I learned everything online back then. They said you shouldn’t satisfy a man too much, or else… he’d stop loving you.”
She grabbed my hand anxiously, her palm warm against mine. “Honey, I promise I’ll send Henry away. I swear I’ll never.contact him again. From now on, you can do whatever you want. I swear it was just a lapse.”
Listening to Cheryl, I couldn’t help but laugh. “So, that day, when you chose to save him over me, it was a lapse. When you showed him our private video to entertain him and used my dad’s tragedy to reopen my wound, what were you thinking?”
My throat still felt tight as I lifted my eyes to look at her. Only then did I realize her face had become blurred through my tears.
“For a long time after Dad died, you were my whole world. I never thought…”
I turned my head and looked out the window. “What you’re doing is pointless now.”
Cheryl staggered back, her breathing uneven, her eyes bloodshot.
In a low voice, she explained, “Henry was standing closer to me at that time. That’s why I instinctively pulled him away. That bookshelf wasn’t very heavy, so I thought… your life wouldn’t be in danger.
“As for the video and your dad, I’m really sorry. You can do whatever you want to me. Just don’t push me away, okay? I really, really missed you while you were gone.”
I simply smiled and put a distance between us. Finally, I turned around. “Cheryl, let’s just end this with what’s left of our dignity.”
