Chapter 3

Nelson hurriedly explained, "Mr. Tyler, this is Mr. Skyler's son."

That pissed Tyler off. "Shut up, you backstabbing asshole! Where are my parents? Who gave this wench the power to act like she owns the place? Can't you hear how upright she sounds even though she's a cheater?"

"Everyone in the Stone family is aware of this," Nelson protested.

Tyler's parents had felt bad about him leaving me jilted, so they hadn't objected to Skyler marrying me.

Nelson's words thoroughly infuriated Tyler. He looked around sharply and asked, "Who the hell is the jerk she's cheated on me with? He must have had a death wish if he dared to screw around with my woman!"

He couldn't find anyone who looked like they fit the bill, no matter how hard he tried.

I laughed mockingly.

Meanwhile, Ruth spoke up, sounding like she meant well for me, "Aurora, just tell Ty the truth. Even I won't be able to help you if you push him too far."

I rolled my eyes at her. "Drop the act, lady. You're not fooling anyone."

Tyler slapped me as soon as the words were out of my mouth. I wasn't even in time to process it.

"Shut up, tramp! You were shameless enough to cheat on me—how dare you talk to Ruth like that!" he barked.

I was caught off guard by his attack. My cheek immediately started swelling.

Calvin lunged at Tyler to hit him when he saw that I'd been slapped. "I'll kill you for hitting my mommy!"

"Calvin!" I cried.

Tyler grabbed him by the back of his collar and lifted him off his feet. My heart raced at the sight, and I snarled, "Let him go, Tyler!"

The household staff hurried forward to save Calvin. One of them cried, "Please put him down, Mr. Tyler! Mr. Skyler won't let this slide if he hears about this!"

Everyone in the Stone family knew Calvin meant more to Skyler than life itself. He doted on Calvin to no end.

Tyler merely scoffed. "Get out of my way if you don't want to get fired. I have to teach these two fools a lesson today!"

My heart clenched. "What are you going to do?"

His gaze turned frosty, as did the atmosphere. "You had an extramarital affair and even gave birth to a child. Per the law, I can make you leave this marriage without a dime to your name. I can even make you compensate me for my losses!"

We hadn't even gotten married, though.

I was so angry that my hands started trembling. "You and I never got married, Tyler! How could I have had an extramarital affair? Put my son down!"

Calvin kicked his legs as he dangled in the air. He didn't look scared, though.

The household staff surrounded Tyler but didn't dare do anything to him because of his status. All they could do was try to convince him to put Calvin down.

Tyler refused to listen. He shot me a look and said, "I'll deal with you after teaching this bastard a lesson."

With that, he turned and headed outside, still holding Calvin. Everyone exchanged looks at that but didn't dare stop him. Ultimately, Nelson was the one who stood in his way.

Tyler's expression darkened. "What? Are you actually going to stop me?"

Nelson wiped the sweat from his brow, keeping his tone respectful as he said, "Let's talk this out, Mr. Tyler. Don't do anything rash, alright? Please let Mr. Calvin go."

I took the opportunity to dart forward to save Calvin, but Ruth grabbed me. She smiled smugly and asked, "What are you doing, Aurora? Don't get yourself into trouble."

I slapped her. "I'll make you and Tyler regret ever being born if anything happens to Calvin!"

She used the slap as a way to pretend to fall against a nearby vase. She even cut her forehead on it, and blood flowed down her face.

Tyler saw red at that and wanted to take his anger out on Calvin. "How dare you hurt Ruth! I'll kill this bastard!"

He raised Calvin higher and made to throw him onto the ground. My heart stopped for a split second, and I lunged at them instinctively. "Calvin!"

Calvin was still a child. He was frightened by Tyler's actions and burst into tears.

Tyler roared, "Get the hell away from me! I'll settle the score with you later!"

I refused to let go of Calvin, no matter how Tyler tried to yank me off. He finally lost his patience and kicked me in the chest, making me feel like I couldn't breathe.

Nelson and the rest of the household staff tried to stop Tyler, but he shook them all off.

"Mr. Tyler, stop! Madam Aurora is your aunt now!" Nelson cried. He wrapped his arms around Tyler's legs, but the latter still tried to kick me.

Just then, an aloof voice came from outside the door, "What's going on here? There'd better be a proper explanation for this."