"You said you didn't do it?! Are you fucking kidding me now, Clarke Gaist! Don't you see yourself and these pictures?! You think I'm just an idiot, an old man who will believe all your crap!?"

"Do you think I'm old enough to get dementia, so I will forget everything after what happened right now?"

"Or maybe that's the reason why you cheat on me, huh? Because I'm already too old for the magnificent Superbman's taste. His old male wife is too greasy, too ugly for him. That's why he searches for a better replacement, someone sexier and younger!"

"Is this the reason why you haven't touched me for so long? Because you're already satisfied outside, that's why you don't need me anymore, right?!"

"IF YOU DON'T FIND ME ATTRACTIVE ANYMORE, THEN JUST SAY IT! I WILL LEAVE!"

"YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE!" Clarke snapped. He already heard enough. He felt everything was just a baseless accusation at this point. Because all he wanted was to work and live comfortably with his family, nothing more, nothing less! 

"You… you're never old… you're never ugly. You're still my beloved wife, the... the most beautiful one. My… My beloved wife that will never be replaced with anyone!" Clarke poured everything that had been bottled up inside his heart. 

He wanted to compliment Gaius because he still found Gaius to be the most attractive even after years of marriage. 

He thought Gaius didn't need to hear it, and it might sound cringe or awkward.

But when he said it in this terrible situation, it'd sound insincere and more like a false compliment to coax Gaius and calm the situation down. Both parties knew it, and Gaius was even more furious than before. 

"Oh—now you think that I am your beloved wife after you got caught?" Gaius chuckled mirthlessly. He stared deep into Clarke's eyes and said, "You're insulting me, Clarke. You think I'm that dumb?"

Gaius turned away. He went straight to the bedroom and started throwing out his clothes from the wardrobe to the bed. He took the suitcase and threw everything inside. 

"W—Wife, please calm down—"

"Don't call me wife, you fucking cheater! You're disgusting!" Gaius yelled out loud. 

[Pupa: Didn't you cheat plenty of times before? How about making it even? Since both of you cheated anyway.]

[Hey! I'm in the middle of my drama mode, don't interrupt me, Pupa!]

[And also, what I did is different compared to him! I'm cheating because I can't control what Reed did to me. But he has full control over himself!]

[Pupa: Sounds like you're just cheating with an extra step.]

Seeing his wife already packed his belonging made Clarke anxious. He wanted to talk it out first because he seriously didn't know what happened last night. But he could swear in his life and in the name of Superbman that he didn't touch those girls. 

"Please listen to me first!" Clarke tried to coax Gaius, who kept adding more and more clothes to his suitcase, he was ready to leave. 

"Please, Gaius, Wife, please listen to me just once!" Clarke kept pleading to Gaius to no avail. Blinded by wrath and sadness, Gaius ignored Clarke and continued putting clothes inside the suitcase until he had enough. 

He then picked up his phone and wallet, ready to leave this place. He dragged his suitcase, but Clarke snatched it and threw the suitcase to the corner of the room. 

"W—Wife, please… I'm begging you to listen to me first. I'll explain everything—"

"There is nothing to explain, Clarke," Gaius used his power to grow a big root from a potted plant. The root crawled on the ground, picking up the suitcase at the corner of the room and giving it back to Gaius. 

"Where are you going to leave anyway? This is our home!" Clarke pleaded even more. He remembered that Gaius didn't have parents. He had nowhere to go other than staying in here. 

"Do you think I didn't save enough money before I married you? Oh, Mr. Clarke Gaist, in your mind, I might be a useless housewife that doesn't earn money."

"But before I met you, I had a great life as a hero and working in a company as well. Do you think I can't get another job after I leave?"

"Clarke, you seriously think I'm just a useless housekeeper for you, just because I dedicated my life for my small family, huh? I am great without you! I shouldn't have married you in the first place, you cheating bastard!"

Clarke was astonished by the burning determination in Gaius' eyes. As if he was truly determined to leave him, abandoning everything they built together for a decade. 

It was like thunder on a clear sky for Clarke. The sense of crisis exploded in Clarke's mind. He got worried that Gaius would truly leave him. He couldn't let that happen because he didn't know how to live without Gaius!

Without Gaius, he was an empty shell of a hero, just like what he did before they got married. 

He was strong, popular, an icon, and an inspiration for the generation, but he felt empty despite screwing around with many women. None of those women could fill the void in his heart, and even when he tried it with men, it was the same.

Until he met Gaius. Everything about Gaius was so perfect in his eyes. He always thought that he was the luckiest man on earth. Naturally, he started revolving his life around Gaius and dedicated his love and life to him, and there was no way in hell he would let him leave. 

"Now, if you excuse me, I'll find MY kids and leave permanently. This house is yours in the first place—AH!"

Clarke suddenly grabbed Gaius' wrist, preventing him from leaving. His eyes became unfocused once more, but this time because of this extreme restlessness in his heart. 

"You—You are not allowed to leave, Wife…."

"DON'T CALL ME WIFE!"

"YOU'RE MY WIFE! NO MATTER WHAT, YOU'RE MY BELOVED WIFE!"

Gaius gritted his teeth. He refused to budge and started struggling even harder. He tried to use his plants to attack Gaius, at least to disturb him so he would release his grip.

But all those struggles only made Clarke tighten his grip, even more, making sure that Gaius couldn't escape, to the point that Clarke unknowingly dislocated Gaius' wrist with his strength. 

"ARRGHH!" Gaius wailed in pain. He could feel that his wrist was going to break soon. But he refused to beg. He'd rather have his wrist crushed than begging a cheater like Clarke!

However, he couldn't handle the pain from having his wrist crushed, he whimpered slightly, and tears started rolling down on his cheeks.

Clarke, who was too busy with his own paranoia of losing Gaius, didn't realize that he had hurt his wife. Until his eyes focused when he saw the tears on his beautiful wife's cheeks.

"W—Wife?"

At that moment, a flash suddenly appeared inside the room, the kids popped out right in front of the scene. 

Gaius and Clarke turned their heads at the same time, staring at Hermes and Artemis, staring at their Dad, crushing their Mom's hand, and Mom was crying out of pain. 

"Mom? Dad?"

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