My Perfect Marriage Was His Perfect Crime novel Chapter 20

As soon as I hung up, a figure appeared behind me.

Andrew's brow furrowed.

"Where are you going? Caroline, who were you on the phone with? Who's coming to pick you up from the airport?" he asked.

He had initially walked by but suddenly seemed interested, closing in on me.

He knew I had no family in this city, not even a friend.

For six years of marriage, I had sacrificed all my personal life for his company.

And now that his company was thriving, I willingly stepped back to help him have a child through IVF.

Living like this for love, I must be pretty pathetic.

I forced a smile. "Oh, nothing. I signed up for a tour group, but it got canceled because of the weather."

Andrew scrutinized me as if trying to find signs of deceit in my expression.

When he didn't see anything, he relaxed and walked closer.

"Caroline, once the baby is born, let's take a month-long trip. How does that sound?"

His tone softened, and he even reached out as if to touch my belly.

I subtly stepped back, heading to the kitchen for a glass of water.

"We'll talk about it later."

Glancing at the time, I noticed he usually left for work around this hour, but today he lingered.

Hearing my indifferent tone, he frowned.

"Aren't you the one who always wanted to take a month-long trip?"

I had wanted to go, to witness romance with my partner.

But now, it felt unnecessary.

Moreover, I could travel wherever I wanted on my own.

Just as I was about to respond, I heard a key turning in the lock outside.

Startled, I turned to see Bonnie, the charming secretary in a short, flirty dress, standing there with a big smile.

"Caroline, sorry to interrupt. I saw Mr. Jefferson was running late, so I came to pick him up. Hope you don't mind?"

My gaze fell on the key in her hand.

It was the only spare key to our home.