Chapter 332
The time switched to the time when I boarded the plane, because I remember the takeoff time most clearly. At this moment, the house was empty in the surveillance footage, and Katniss hadn't returned after seeing me off to the plane.
I slowly fast-forwarded the video, and after waiting for about half an hour, Katniss's figure finally walked into the house. At this point, her emotions seemed very sad, as if she was reluctant to see me leave.
After she entered the house and changed into clothes to prepare dinner, she hesitated for a moment after picking up the kitchen utensils. She sighed, put down the utensils, walked back to the living room, glanced at the family portrait hanging on the wall, her emotions seemed very sad. Finally, she sat on the sofa, lost in thought, not knowing what she was thinking.
In the following days, Katniss would stay quietly at home, cooking simple meals when I wasn't home. She rarely went out, and even when she did, she would return home shortly after, often bringing back some groceries. It seemed like she went shopping.
Every time Katniss went out, I would remember the time, afraid that she might be doing something behind my back, or going to Nathan's island.
During this time, when Katniss slept at night, she repeatedly reached down to pleasure herself, even using a vibrator a few times while lying in bed. In the past, when I was at home, Katniss would always go to the bathroom to use the vibrator. But now that I wasn't home, she could comfortably lie in bed, spreading her legs and satisfying her desires with the vibrator.
I calculated that since I wasn't home, Katniss used the vibrator almost every night. In the past, Katniss couldn't reach climax with the vibrator, but now, without Nathan's comfort, she only had the vibrator as a method. Through her relentless efforts, Katniss managed to reach climax a few times with the vibrator, but compared to being with Nathan, these climaxes seemed weak and almost negligible. However, this was the only method that could comfort Katniss.
Watching Katniss lie on the bed with her legs spread, pleasuring herself, I couldn't help but feel a bit excited and even get aroused. When Katniss pleasured herself, her eyes were tightly closed, and sometimes her brows would furrow, as if she was recalling something. Perhaps, or rather, certainly, when Katniss reached climax, her mind must be thinking of Nathan.
After all, the man who could give her climax now wasn't me, but only Nathan.
Seeing Katniss pleasuring herself, and thinking about what she was imagining in her mind, I couldn't help but feel jealous.
After a few days, Katniss got up and dressed nicely before leaving the house.
Seeing Katniss looking so beautiful, I couldn't help but have a bad feeling. Usually, Katniss would wear light makeup at home and when going out for shopping. But this time, Katniss was meticulously dressed, as if she was going to meet someone.
After Katniss left the house, it fell silent, but I was starting to feel anxious because I could only monitor the house. I had no way of knowing where Katniss went after leaving.
Normally, after Katniss went out, she would definitely return home within an hour at most. But this time, Katniss had been out for a long time and hadn't returned.
She left at eight o'clock in the morning, and as I fast-forwarded with the mouse, by noon Katniss still hadn't returned. I started to feel anxious - did she go to the island to find Nathan? The reason for my nervousness was because that day was the day I discovered something unusual about Katniss.
When I fast-forwarded to around two o'clock in the afternoon, the house's door finally opened. But it wasn't just Katniss who entered, there was a man behind her, or rather, a boy - my son, Simon.
Seeing the mother and son enter, I breathed a sigh of relief. It was Friday, Simon's day off, and the fact that Katniss brought Simon back meant she had gone to Michael and Sophia's place.
As long as she didn't go to Nathan's place, I felt extremely relieved.
After Simon entered, he ran to the sofa to turn on the TV. We had internet TV installed at home, so he could watch his favorite cartoons to his heart's content.
Katniss changed her clothes and was in a good mood. After all, it was rare for her to visit her parents.
It was still early for dinner, so after changing her clothes, Katniss opened the computer.
During this time, Katniss had been using the internet to pass the time. Due to her busy work schedule before, she rarely played on the computer. Now that she had time and opportunity, she started to play on the computer, and seemed to be getting more and more addicted.
After opening the computer, Katniss started browsing.
Meanwhile, Simon sat quietly in the living room watching cartoons. There were plenty of snacks on the coffee table, all brought back by Katniss. Although Michael and Sophia spoiled the child, they were strict about his studies and never let him eat snacks indiscriminately. It was only when Katniss brought him back that he had the chance to enjoy them.
After browsing online for a while, Katniss seemed to be studying something. When she finished downloading some things, she seemed to want to save them on a USB drive. Due to the limited storage space on the computer, as I often updated the system or downloaded things, she couldn't save much. Katniss seemed anxious to save something, so she opened a cabinet to look for something.
When she opened my bag, she finally found a "USB drive". Actually, it wasn't a USB drive, but my encrypted external device. However, it looked exactly like a USB drive. Seeing Katniss take out the USB drive, my heart suddenly tightened.
After Katniss inserted the encrypted external device into the computer, she opened it, but then a password input program appeared. This caught her off guard, as she didn't expect this "USB drive" to have a password. However, she soon had a look of realization on her face. She knew this "USB drive" was mine, as I often stored company data on it and encrypting it was normal. But Katniss seemed very anxious, ready to try entering the password.
Seeing Katniss about to enter the password, I couldn't help but feel a bit hopeful. My encrypted external device was set up so that if the password was entered incorrectly three times, it would lock and require a specific program to unlock it, a program only I knew about, as told by the seller of the surveillance system.
Katniss entered two consecutive wrong passwords - the first one was 12345678, and the second one was 00000000. As she prepared to enter the third time, she had to stop.
"Mom, I'm so hungry." At that moment, Simon's voice came from the living room, momentarily startling Katniss. Checking the time, it was almost five in the evening. Katniss left the computer and went to the living room.
"Sorry, son, Mom will make you something to eat now."
The coffee table in the living room still had many products on it. It seemed that Katniss and Simon had left Michael and Sophia's house after lunch. The reason they returned so late in the afternoon was probably because they went shopping, maybe even to an amusement park with Simon.
Katniss prepared a hearty dinner for Simon in the kitchen. The mother and son had a meal without the presence of me and Nathan, ending the dinner with joy and care.
After dinner, Katniss cleaned up the house, while Simon continued to sit on the sofa watching TV. After finishing tidying up, Katniss returned to the computer. The webpage was still open, along with the input interface of the encrypted external device.
At this point, I was somewhat eager for Katniss to enter the password quickly. There were many possibilities for the password - my birthday, Katniss's birthday, Simon's birthday, etc. Katniss would definitely try them one by one, but she only had three chances. The password I set wasn't any of our birthdays, but our wedding anniversary.
However, what happened next made my heart sink to the bottom. Perhaps it was fate, or perhaps Katniss and I truly had a strong connection in this aspect. On the third attempt, Katniss didn't randomly enter a password, but directly input our wedding anniversary. The encrypted external device opened successfully, revealing the secrets that were about to be exposed to Katniss.