Chapter 23

Meanwhile, on a highway, Theodore sat in his car, his face dark with barely contained anger. "What is the deal between Rebecca and Charlie? Has she been messing around with him this whole time?"

This morning, after a call from Melissa, he’d started watching the reality show’s live stream. The sight of Rebecca and Charlie together, the blatant adoration in Charlie’s eyes, twisted something unpleasant in his gut. Try as he might, he couldn’t quell the rising anger.

“The two kids both have the surname Carter. Is Rebecca trying to make me a cuckold?”

His call to Rebecca went straight to voicemail. “That damn woman! How dare she ignore me?” he thought.

Theodore was fuming, almost considering calling Janet, but his hand stopped midway to the phone. Just thinking about Janet made his brow furrow in disgust.

He didn’t call Janet. Instead, he quickly finished his documents, told Wyatt to reschedule his appointments, grabbed his coat, and headed out. And now, here he was, on his way to the film set. He needed to see Rebecca’s lover for himself and confront her. “Hell, what was she thinking!”

“Damn it!” Theodore cursed under his breath. “Why the hell did they have to set up production in the middle of nowhere? Not a single flight available!”

He had to take the highway to that desolate countryside, wasting a whole bloody day.

With each passing mile, Theodore’s frustration grew. During the day, he could watch the show’s live stream on his phone. Seeing Charlie take care of Rebecca so attentively, with constant tenderness and concern, made him boil with fury.