เข้าสู่ระบบThe first thing he did after getting out was come find me and drop to his knees, begging for my forgiveness.I understood exactly why.He didn’t have a job.After we got together, he had been living off me the whole time. The reason he ended up with Dulcie was because she was gentle and soft-spoken.At least gentler than me.Every month, I gave Shane money to make up for the salary he had given up after quitting his job to stay home and take care of me.I never imagined that in his mouth, it would somehow become me treating him like a beggar living off handouts.“Haley, I was wrong.”Luckily, I had already moved, so the only place he could find me was at my office.Even then, he had no sense of shame. Right there in the lobby, he wrapped his arms around my legs and cried his heart out.“Can you forgive me?”I looked helplessly at the people gathering around us. “You cheated on me. How am I supposed to forgive that?”He wiped his tears. “You can’t let this one mistake erase
“Do you think she’ll figure it out if we keep this up?”“No. She trusts us more than anyone.”“Mmm. Be gentle. I’m pregnant right now.”“You’re really going to have that scumbag’s baby?”On the screen, Dulcie went quiet for a long time. Then she let out a cold laugh.“Of course not.“Like he’s even worth it.”As she said that, she wrapped her arms tightly around Shane.“You’re the only one who is.”A moment later, the two of them were tangled up together.Heartbreak, anger, confusion, and disgust all churned inside me.I copied the video and sent it straight to Sarah.The moment she received it, she called me.“Sweetheart, what is this?”“I found it on my home security footage.”After that, we both fell silent for a long time.In the end, Sarah hung up.“That little bitch. I swear I’m going to beat her to death.”After that, I threw myself completely into work.The only difference was that I started getting a flood of texts from Dulcie.“Haley, I was wrong. You’re m
The second she walked in, she started apologizing nonstop.“Haley, I’m sorry. I really lost my mind that day.“I wasn’t thinking straight. I blamed you for something that wasn’t your fault.“I know you’re a good person. You’re not going to hold it against me, right?”She kept her head down the whole time, but I still saw the slap marks on her face and the split at the corner of her mouth.Wallace had hit her again.After she got married, I couldn’t even count how many times Dulcie had come to me complaining that Wallace hit her.I told her more than once that she should call the police. That she should get a divorce.But every single time, she brushed it off.And I knew there was only so much I could say about someone else’s marriage, so eventually, I stopped bringing it up.Later, I met Shane. After we made things official, I brought him to meet Dulcie.I never imagined I was letting a wolf into my home.After years of being abused at home, Dulcie saw Shane, gentle and dep
Dulcie looked upset, but Wallace was too overbearing for her to argue with. In the end, she apologized.At that point, the whole thing should have had nothing to do with me anymore.Sarah spoke up too. “Your wife lost the baby because of her own actions. So why are you still keeping this poor girl here at the hospital?”Then she turned to me with a warm smile. “Sweetheart, I’m sorry you had to see our family make such a scene.“It’s getting late. You should head home.”I had just nodded and was about to leave when Shane called out to stop me.“Who says this has nothing to do with her?”As he spoke, he pulled a wrinkled sheet of paper out of his pocket.“I found this a few days ago while I was cleaning your apartment.“It’s Dulcie’s prenatal exam report.“And you still want to say you had no idea she was pregnant?”The moment he said that, everyone’s eyes turned to me.Even Sarah who had been defending me frowned.I took a deep breath. “Where did you find that?”Shane answ
I stared at her in shock. “What?”At that point, it wasn’t just me who was stunned. Dulcie, lying in the hospital bed, looked just as thrown.“Aunt Sarah?”I had only asked the older woman to come with me as a witness, but now it was obvious she was going to be far more useful than I had expected.The moment Dulcie spoke, Sarah Lambert shot her an irritated look.Then she turned to Wallace. “This is the great wife you picked?”The sarcasm in her voice was impossible to miss.Wallace scratched his head awkwardly. “Yeah. I even sent you her picture back then.”To my surprise, Sarah didn’t hold back at all.“Yeah, and the girl in that picture didn’t look much like this one either.”She gave a cold snort and went on.“I heard every word she said just now. She made the whole thing up.”Then she tugged on my arm. “Come here, sweetheart. Stand over here by me.”Wallace’s eyes widened. “Aunt Sarah, what are you talking about?“She’s the one who made my wife miscarry!“Why are yo
We sat outside a little longer. When I spotted Wallace coming from a distance, I nudged the older woman beside me.“Ma’am, I’m getting a little hungry. Could you please grab me a hot dog?“Check your phone. I just sent you the money.”As I said that, I sent her twenty dollars.She grinned from ear to ear. “Sure. I’ll go get it for you. Just wait here.”The moment she turned around, Wallace arrived, with Shane right behind him.“Where’s Dulcie? How is she?”I pointed toward the hospital room, and Wallace shoved the door open without another word.A second later, Dulcie’s sobs rang out from inside.“Honey, our baby’s gone. What are we going to do?”Just as Shane was about to follow him in, I grabbed his arm.“Why are you here?”Caught off guard, he instantly looked uneasy.He swallowed hard. “I...”But before he could finish, Wallace came storming back toward me.Without saying a word, he shoved me straight into the room.“Haley Walker, you bitch!“Do you have any idea y







