As Seren walked to check the books on the shelf, she heard the hushed conversation between the pair of customers huddled on the corner.
"...so your husband is still into that mistress of his?"
"Nowadays, he visits her even more often, spending days on his alleged 'business trips'. Before, he used to return after a single night…"
"Tsk. That swine. How dare he treat a pearl such as you this way? If I were you—"
"…He used to be so sweet when we wedded but seven years have passed so I think he wanted someone young…"
"That is why I brought you here. Didn't our friend say we can find a useful book here on how to keep your husband with you?"
"What kind of book?"
The woman scanned the rows of books and showed a particular one to her friend, flipping the pages in front of the other woman. "This kind of book."
Her friend gasped. "W-What is this?! What kind of—"
