The sound of her dry humorless laugh made his skin crawl. The situation they were in was by no means funny. In fact, he had been in tears nearly every night behind his actions. So, hearing Eden laugh didn’t sit well with him. If he didn’t want to speak to her so badly, he would’ve ended the call.

“Is that a real question? What do you mean how have I been?” Eden asked though she really didn’t want an answer.

Jermaine recoiled. He could practically hear the fury seeping through his wife’s teeth. Explaining himself was the only thing he could think of doing.

“I was just-”

“Let’s dissect that question,” Eden interrupted. “I caught the man I’ve dated since college having sex with my sister. A person that has done everything to ruin my family. A person that he knew firsthand was more of my enemy. But whether she was an enemy or not, she is still my sister. But you couldn’t care less.

On top of that, the heartbreak and stress caused me to miscarry a baby I didn’t even know I was carrying. After that, how do you think I’ve been? If you caught me having sex with someone in your family, would you be ok?” Eden asked.

Jermaine remained silent. He knew there was nothing he could say to justify his actions. No matter how much Envy had come on to him, he knew he should’ve never crossed the line. He knew that Eden’s question was hypothetical, but he thought it best to answer her anyway.

“Edy, I was wrong. I can’t even come up with a lie to make sense to justify why I did what I did. You have been a perfect wife. You’re the type of woman that my mother prayed her sons would find. She would’ve loved you so much Edy. She would say, “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord,” Jermaine admitted.

Tears filled his eyes as his mother’s favorite scripture came to mind. It had been years since he even thought of Proverbs 18:22. It was painful, but now as he spoke to the woman he gave his last name, it was as if his mother were speaking for him.

Eden’s face twisted in disgust. She could hear what may have been true emotion. At one point in time, she would have believed that the sound of pity coming from his mouth was genuine, but now she just didn’t know. But even if he was genuine, some people should be off limits, but Jermaine had obviously not received that memo.