Acid, Betrayal, Rebirth: Hunting the Real Monster

Harvey Green immediately pulled out a stun baton and slammed it against me. Collapsing onto the floor, I let out an agonized howl.

"You beast! Nat has been nothing but good to you!" Harvey hollered. "It's time someone taught you what real pain feels like. A guy like you who sexually assaulted so many women doesn't deserve to be with Nat!"

I snorted and said nothing. I wasn't going to admit to something I'd never done. I clenched my phone tightly, my sweat dripping onto the floor. Gritting my teeth, I raised my head and looked at them.

Forcing down all of my indignation at the injustice, I took a deep breath and climbed back onto my feet.

I turned to Natalie and asked, "Have you forgotten that I didn't even leave the house last night?"

Fortunately, I kept my wits about me this time. In my previous life, I'd been so caught up in the case that I forgot to give my alibi.

Natalie frowned a little. Disbelief flashed across her eyes. Before she said anything, I continued, "It was our wedding anniversary yesterday. You didn't come home at all last night, did you? If you don't believe me, we can check the security footage!"

However, my words were swiftly met with Natalie's palm crashing against my face. It was such a painful blow that my face went numb.

Her words rang sharply in my ears.

"You weren't home at all, Cameron! You were caught on the security cameras at the hotel yesterday. I waited for you at home, but you never came back!"

My eyes widened in shock. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

I clearly remembered staying in the house the entire evening. After getting home from work, I didn't set foot outside again. I'd placed a cake on the living room table and waited for Natalie to come home. It was already midnight when I ended up falling asleep, and I woke up to the news the next morning.

Marching straight to the computer, I checked the security footage—only to see that there was no sign of me anywhere.

I frowned deeply, and my mouth fell open in disbelief.

Harvey grabbed my shoulder from behind and squeezed painfully, bringing his head near mine.

I could hear the taunting provocation in his voice. "Didn't you say you were home, Cameron? Why isn't there a single trace of you in the footage, huh? Meanwhile, check out this footage."

He shoved his phone in my face, showing me a video with a timestamp that indicated it'd been recorded yesterday. Once he tapped the play button, the footage showed me walking into the hotel sometime in the afternoon.

I knew for a fact that I'd been waiting at home for Natalie. Why was I not in any of the footage taken of our house?

My brows furrowed even more.

Natalie's sobs rang out behind me. I turned around just in time to see her taking off her wedding ring and hurling it at my face. It left a gash on my cheek.

"Cameron Stuart!" she shouted through her tears. "How could you do this to me! I could've forgiven you if you'd only cheated on me with one woman, but why did you force every woman in Fenborough to get into bed with you? You're a monster. I want a divorce!"

She sounded adamant.

However, as I recalled everything she'd done in my previous life, I snorted.

I opened one of the drawers nearby and pulled out a divorce agreement. Throwing it down onto the table, I said with an icy sneer, "Sure. Let's get a divorce."

Natalie's eyes stilled. Her brows creased, and she eyed me for a moment before scoffing coldly.

"So you've already been planning for a divorce this whole time. That's why you put on this show for me, didn't you? Fine! Since you're the one who betrayed me first, don't blame me for not going easy on you either!"