After She Cheated, I Took Her from Lab to Cell Chapter 2

It took less than thirty minutes for Miller to find Evan, and to discover that Sarah had borne him an illegitimate daughter.

Miller returned with a file and sat down across from me again. “Mr. Zhang, how much do you know about your wife’s affair? Are you reporting her as an act of revenge?”

His eyes were sharp, probing. I tightened my grip on my teacup, but my expression remained calm, my voice even. “I did know about the affair. But I would never jeopardize my career for revenge.”

“I discovered something was wrong while I was gathering evidence of her infidelity.”

“What was wrong?”

“Her lover is a foreign national, with deep overseas connections.”

Of course, I hadn’t discovered this myself. Evan, in a fit of arrogant provocation, had told me himself. His sudden appearance in my life had shattered all my illusions about love and family.

Miller’s brow furrowed. “And based on that alone, you concluded she was colluding with foreign agents and selling state secrets?”

My eyes reddened, and a tremor entered my voice, a carefully crafted mix of grief and pain. “Agent Miller, I didn’t want to air my dirty laundry, but with national security at stake, I couldn’t keep silent.”

“Everyone thinks Sarah had a miscarriage. But the truth is, I saw their chat logs. She intentionally aborted my child for her lover. Then, while I was away on assignment, she went abroad to be with him and gave birth to their daughter.”

My story was a mix of truth and lies. I had seen their chat logs, but by then, she had already miscarried. I said what I said to focus their attention on those messages.

As I expected, Miller immediately asked, “What was in the chat logs?”

“Besides the usual lover’s talk, he was constantly asking her about her work.” I paused for effect. “My maternal grandfather was the first director of the NSA, and my paternal grandfather also worked for the agency. Growing up around them, I’ve become sensitive to certain things.”

Miller looked at me with surprise. This was my trump card. With my family’s legacy backing me up, who would dare question my motives?

When Miller spoke again, his tone was much more respectful. “Mr. Zhang, rest assured, we will investigate this thoroughly. We will not wrongly accuse an innocent person, but we will not let a guilty one go free, especially not one who threatens the security of our nation.”

I nodded and added a subtle hint. “Sarah has probably deleted the chat logs, but she has an encrypted folder that even I can’t access. You might find what you’re looking for in there.”

Not long after Miller left, there was another commotion outside the conference room. Evan had been “invited” to the embassy for a little chat.

His eyes were wide with terror. When he saw me, he lunged, a wild look on his face. The tactical officers restrained him, but he kept screaming at me.

“Alex, you bastard! What have you done to us?”

A smirk played on my lips. “Nothing. I’m just returning the favor. For what you and Sarah did to me. And to my child.”

“Oh, and by the way, didn’t she say that home is wherever you are? I’m just helping to make that a reality for you.”

The color drained from Evan’s face. It took him a moment to find his voice, and when he did, it was a shriek. “You monster!”

“No wonder no one loves you!”

“No wonder Sarah couldn’t even stand to have you touch her!”

A month ago, his words would have cut me to the quick. But now, the more they raged, the more pleased I was.

It meant they were scared.