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I Married Into Old Money

I Married Into Old Money

Short Story · Imagination
By:  Echoes EverywhereCompleted
Language: English
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Tragic Love

Melodramatic

Male POV

Bias

Transmigration

Superpowers

I had always been a little dizzy by nature. My head was often muddled. Three years ago, in that same haze, I picked up a drunk woman and brought her home. She woke up and stared at me for a while before suddenly saying, “Let’s get married.” I did not think much about it. I just nodded and thus became the rich husband of a powerful family. They gave me a credit card that I could use however I liked, and I could live in a luxury house without any limits. We had a son, but alas, he was kidnapped. It took me two years, but I managed to find him again. I was about to tell my wife when she handed me a divorce agreement. “I’m bankrupt. This is my last sum of money. Take it and leave.” At that moment, a few chat messages suddenly appeared in front of me. [Wow! The female lead’s crush, the male lead, has returned to the country!] [She is probably pretending to be bankrupt. She wants to get rid of the male supporting character to go back to the male lead!] [She got drunk back then because the male lead left. The male supporting character was just a stand-in!] What? So I was a replacement? I nodded slowly. “Oh. Then let’s get a divorce.” The light in her eyes went out at once. I looked at her and felt that I had forgotten to say something. Whatever. I would say it when I remembered.

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11 Chapters
Chapter 1
Ruby Xander pressed her lips together tightly. She pushed both the agreement and the pen toward me.Her eyes turned slightly teary. Her fingers tapped lightly on the edge of the table twice.It was her small habit when she felt nervous.I looked at the agreement. I did not rush to take the pen. I reached out and touched the back of her hand on the table instead.“Your hand is cold.”Ruby flinched a little, but she did not pull her hand away.I did not read the agreement. I simply picked up the pen and raised it to sign.Ruby grabbed my hand. “Wait! Read it carefully before you sign.”She then explained the agreement to me line by line. She was leaving the villa to me and giving me all her savings. Every debt under her name would have nothing to do with me. She had even set up a trust fund for me with a good amount of money. It would ensure that I could live well in the future.The chat appeared in front of my eyes again.[What the hell? This divorce agreement only benefits th
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Chapter 2
On the nightstand, her business magazine was still there. She read it every night.In the bathroom, her toothbrush stood next to mine.I lay on the bed and thought about the past three years.She stayed up late to fix the music box I had broken. When I woke up from a hangover, there was always warm water and hangover medicine by the bed. Every time she came back from social events, no matter how late it was, she went to the guest room first to wash up. She was afraid that the smell of alcohol would bother me.My thinking was suddenly interrupted by the buzz of my phone.It was the private investigator. He had sent encrypted photos and a location.In the photo, a little boy looked at the camera with a blank, innocent expression. His features looked very much like mine.[Mr. Wilson, your son, Casper Wilson, has been found at Sunshine Welfare Home in the neighboring city. We’ll bring him back so you can reunite.]Only then did I remember.Ah. I forgot to tell her that our son had
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Chapter 3
[I can’t explain it either. I want to know too!][Yarden called her and asked for the address. He is driving to the construction site now.]I stared at the chat and forgot what I was about to do. Something in my chest felt a little empty. I walked to the wine cabinet. I wanted to take a bottle.The chat floated across my vision again.[Stephen drinks too much. Now that his son is back, what if he gets drunk and hits the kid?][Right. Ruby still doesn’t know that the child has been found. In the later story, she has no child. This kid must have been killed by Stephen.]I paused and quietly put the bottle back in the cabinet before locking it. My phone suddenly buzzed.Ruby sent a message.[Remember to eat dinner. Don’t drink on an empty stomach. Don’t sit in the dark and use your phone. Don’t stay up too late.]I looked at the message for a while.All of a sudden, I did not want to divorce her anymore.…A week later, I received a bank notification.Ruby had transferred me
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Chapter 4
After that, she said in a low voice, “I’ll take you back.”She completely ignored Yarden, who was still frozen in place.In the cab, we both stayed silent.I looked at the bandage on her hand and said suddenly, “There is dust on your wound. It might get infected.”Ruby pulled her hand back slightly.“It’s fine.”I said slowly, “Yarden said you two are going to live together.”Ruby turned her head sharply.“He’s lying!”Her voice was quick and carried a rare anger.Then, she realized that she had lost her composure. She lowered her voice and said, “I have nothing to do with him. I’m staying in the construction site dorm.”I gave a soft “oh” and said nothing more.The chat floated across my vision.[Wait, why is it still a mystery how Ruby becomes so rich later?][No one has it worse than Ms. Xander. I’m speechless.]The car arrived at the villa.Before I got out, Ruby suddenly said, “Don’t worry about the money. If it’s not enough, tell me.”Her eyes were slightly blood
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Chapter 5
I froze.An illegitimate child? I lowered my head and looked at Cas in my arms. Then, I looked up at her pale face.Her left hand bandage had started to bleed again. It had split open when she had broken away from Yarden earlier. The scrape on her forehead was still seeping small drops of blood. Her eyes were so red that she looked like she had just come out of a disaster scene.The chat instantly blew up.[Stephen, say something!][Ms. Xander looks like she is about to break.][Yarden is probably laughing behind them. What a bad guy.][I’m going crazy. The child is clearly his and Ruby’s!]I wanted to explain. I opened my mouth, but I yawned instead. I had been too excited last night and did not sleep well. My head felt foggy. My reactions were slow.“This is my—”Before I could finish, Yarden’s voice came from behind.“Ruby, don’t get worked up. Your wound will reopen.”He walked over. His tone was gentle.“Mr. Wilson… probably has his reasons. You’re already divorced. H
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Chapter 6
But in the end, her eyes still slowly closed.The chat floated across my vision again.[Did she hear it?][She must have heard it. Stephen said it so loudly.][Ms. Xander looked like she had heard it before she fainted.][The doctor is here! The doctor is here!]Emergency staff rushed over and lifted Ruby onto a stretcher.I followed behind. I held Cas in one hand and the report folder in the other.Yarden tried to follow, but a nurse stopped him.“Are you family?”“I’m her—”“Ex-husband,” I said without turning back. “I’m her ex-husband. The child in my arms is her biological son.”The nurse froze for a second. She did not stop Yarden anymore, but she did not let him into the ambulance either.The doors closed. The ambulance sped toward the hospital.I sat next to Ruby. I looked at her unconscious face, and my eyes suddenly felt a little wet.It was not sadness. It felt more like frustration. I had tried to tell her many times, but I never got the chance.The chat floa
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Chapter 7
In three years of marriage, this was the first time I saw her cry.Even the chat fell silent for a moment.[Ms. Xander is crying…][She really loved Stephen that much, didn’t she?][She didn’t cry when she thought the child was illegitimate. Now she knows the child is hers, and she’s finally crying.][That’s the fear hitting her after everything.]I reached out and wiped her tears with my sleeve.“Don’t cry.”Ruby opened her eyes and grabbed my hand.She held it tightly, as if she were afraid I would leave.“I’m sorry,” she said. Her voice was hoarse. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have jumped to conclusions without asking…”“You really didn’t ask.” I nodded. “You said I had an illegitimate child right away. I didn’t even get a chance to speak. You coughed up blood before I could say anything.”Ruby froze.“I coughed up blood?”“Yeah. A lot. You scared me.”The chat floated across my vision again.[Stephen sounds like he’s talking about the weather.][His reaction time is slo
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Chapter 8
A nurse came in to change Ruby’s dressing. She saw the three of us leaning close together and smiled.“Ms. Xander, you really scared your husband this time. When he brought you in, his face was even paler than yours.”Ruby turned to look at me.I said seriously, “I have anemia. I wasn’t scared.”The chat burst into laughter.[Stephen, this is not the time to correct that!][Ms. Xander be like, “I’ll never understand what’s going on in my husband’s mind.”][But why is that kind of cute?]After the dressing change, Ruby said she wanted to change hospitals.“The conditions here are average. I contacted a private hospital. I’ll be transferred there tomorrow.”I felt confused. “Didn’t you say you ran out of money? Private hospitals are expensive.”Ruby paused.“I have enough money,” she said. Her voice sounded a little unclear.The chat floated again.[Ruby is definitely hiding something.][She is definitely more than just a bankrupt CEO.][The Xander family… I bet it is tha
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Chapter 9
“Once I’m done handling everything, I’ll bring you and Cas back.”[The divorce was actually meant to protect Stephen and Casper!][Wait, she said it was to protect Stephen from the Xander family. She never even mentioned Yarden.]I thought about it and asked, “What about Yarden?”Ruby’s eyes widened.“I have nothing to do with him.”“But three years ago at the bar, you were drunk because of—”“It wasn’t because of Yarden.”She cut me off. Her voice suddenly lowered.“It was because of you.”I froze.Ruby looked at me. Her eyes slowly turned teary.“I didn’t get drunk at the bar three years ago because Yarden went overseas. It was because… I let you find me on purpose.”The chat blew up.[Massive twist!][So Stephen didn’t randomly pick her up. She planned it?][What kind of long game is this?]“Three years ago, I already knew you. Even earlier than that. Once, you helped an old man who fell on the street. I just happened to pass by. You knelt and wiped the dirt off his
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Chapter 10
[The atmosphere in this family feels so oppressive.][Will Stephen be able to adapt?][Ms. Xander, please protect him!]I did not pay much attention to the chat because Cas was hungry.Cas tugged at my sleeve and said in a soft voice, “Daddy, hungry.”His voice was not loud, but the hall was quiet. Everyone heard it clearly.The atmosphere immediately turned strange.[Hahaha, Stephen, are you here to make us laugh?][Calling out “hungry” at a rich family reunion is wild.][But kids do get hungry.]Ruby’s lips curved slightly.“All right.” She turned to the butler. “Bring out the snacks we prepared.”Then, she held my hand and led me past everyone’s judging eyes toward the backyard.“I prepared a separate courtyard for you. It’s quiet and close to the kitchen,” she said softly. “You can ask for food anytime. Cas also has a playroom ready.”The courtyard Ruby prepared was even better than I expected.The small garden was full of flowers, and there was also a glass greenhou
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