Suddenly, I Had The Chance To Replace My Husband

2028 - Seattle, USA

Rachel stared blankly at the repulsive scene before her. She had deliberately gone to her husband's office without telling him, intending to surprise him on his birthday, but it was she who ended up hitting the jackpot.

"Oohh... Andrew... aahh..."

"Errrmhh..."

"Faster, please... aahhh... Andrew"

Inside the room-specifically, in the room her husband usually used to rest-the man and a woman she knew to be one of the employees there were passionately making out.

It seemed their lust had completely consumed them, so much so that they didn't notice Rachel, who had been watching that disgusting spectacle for some time.

Calmly, Rachel reached for her phone and began recording the scene, frame by frame. Evidence-that was what she needed right now. Even in such a chaotic situation, Rachel felt almost numb, letting her logic take over.

Amazingly, even when she felt she'd gathered enough evidence and decided to leave, those two immoral creatures were still engrossed in their makeout session-enough to make Rachel shake her head and smile cynically.

She then pressed the intercom button in the room, connected it to the loudspeaker, and left the door open so everyone on that floor could hear the disgusting sounds coming from that crazy couple.

"Crazy bastards," Rachel cursed silently as she calmly stepped into the elevator heading to the parking lot.

"Rachel?" a woman greeted her just as she stepped out of the elevator.

"Oh, Lisa. What are you doing here?" Rachel asked.

"I have a meeting scheduled with your husband. Are you about to leave? How about we have lunch together afterward?" Lisa asked with a friendly smile.

Rachel gave a faint smile, silently praising the acting skills of the woman standing before her-the woman who, ever since she'd married Andrew, had turned against her for marrying the man who had been Lisa's first love.

"I'm afraid I have to turn you down. I'm sorry. I already have other plans. If you want to see Andrew, he's in his office. He's probably finished with his business by now," Rachel said meaningfully.

"Oh, I see. That's too bad. Well then, see you later, Rachel," Lisa said as she stepped into the open elevator.

As the elevator doors closed, a sardonic smile once again played across Rachel's beautiful face. "Have fun, Lisa."

She was certain Lisa would be Andrew's next fling, judging by the skimpy outfit the woman was wearing-it made no sense at all to discuss business in such a provocative outfit.

"Should I go back up and record them?" Rachel muttered, tapping her shoe against the floor.

"Hmm, I don't think so. I might throw up if I keep doing this," she decided, before continuing toward her parked car and leaving the building.

On the way home, Rachel-who had been driving calmly at first-gradually began to feel tears falling and wetting her face. She knew she wasn't that strong; after all, she had once loved Andrew deeply.

She then pulled her car over to the side of the road in a fairly secluded spot and wept uncontrollably there. Her sobs might even have been heard from outside, but she didn't care anymore. Rachel just wanted to let out all the tightness in her chest.

After a while, Rachel began to regulate her breathing to calm herself down. She glanced in the rearview mirror and noticed her makeup was a mess.

"I have to fix my makeup before I go home," she thought.

Murray Mansion – Seattle,

"Mom!" a 5-year-old boy greeted Rachel with a wide smile on his handsome face.

Rachel greeted her son with a wide smile of her own, "Were you waiting for me, mommy?"

"Yes! Didn't mommy promise to take me out with daddy today?" the boy said cheerfully.

"Mommy just came from daddy's office. I'm sorry, Max. It looks like daddy can't come with us. Is it okay if it's just mommy?" Rachel asked, filled with regret-partly because she had to lie, and partly because this might cause her son to drift away from his biological father.

Maximillian Murray-that was the boy's name. A handsome little boy who was so smart and seemed to always understand his mother nodded in understanding at the question Rachel had just asked.

"It's okay, mom. Just with mommy is fine too," he replied cheerfully, making Rachel break into a relieved yet proud smile at her son.

"All right, let's go," Rachel said as she took Max by the hand.