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Shile was not actually her lover. Shile was infact a childhood friend of hers but how could she tell Ben that he was a friend? Ben was just too jealous so she thought telling him about Shile would end badly but...

Ben was sure he saw the scene quite clearly. He saw his wife giving a close lasting hug to a man outside a restaurant and he could also see the man, holding her close around her waist. Ben just drove past as if he had not seen them.

Later that day when they were both in bed, Ben could not take his eyes off his wife. His mind had flown away like a bird that he was not even aware that she had rested her gaze on his face.

Feyi tapped him. “What are you thinking about? I've been looking at you for a while yet you didn't even notice.”

“Pardon me. I'm just thinking about random things.”

“You've got to take it easy then.”

That was the time her phone rang. She heaved a sigh and stretched her hand to pick up her phone from the bedside table. Ben could see how uncomfortable his wife became on seeing the caller. She cut the call and hissed.

“Who's phoning you at this hour of the night?”

She shrugged. “Just a colleague at work. I'll just switch this off,” she said and switched off her phone then returned it to where she picked it from.

“Isn’t that rude? What if it's important?”

“I know why she's phoning. She's asking me to help her with some work but my work is enough already, I can't overload myself.”

He sighed, twitching his nose. “Alright, let's...