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I Ruined My Husband's Reputation Chapter 10
The writing was vile, full of excuses and deflection. There was no trace of remorse. It was the frantic begging of a man at the end of his rope.He even had the nerve to mention the child whose death he had caused knowingly.After reading it impassively, I tore the paper and fed it into the shredder.I learned of Tessa’s fate by chance while out shopping one day.She had suffered a mental breakdown and lost the child.Traumatized in both body and mind, she never recovered after returning to her hometown.As her hometown was conservative in its values, she was met with harsh judgment once word spread that she had been pregnant out of wedlock and abandoned by a wealthy man. Even her family treated her as a disgrace.She later married a local widower with a violent temper. Their life was turbulent, and she was often seen with bruises.The once bright and lively woman was gone. Though still in her twenties, she looked a decade older. She was worn down by hardship.It was said she
I Ruined My Husband's Reputation Chapter 9
I did not seek out news of Julian.It was at a charity gala three months later that one of Dad’s acquaintances approached me.After a few polite exchanges, the conversation somehow shifted to Julian.The man lowered his voice. “Annie, I heard… Julian isn’t doing well. Something’s wrong with his liver, and it sounds quite serious. He’s now in a modest public hospital on the west side of the city, and I heard he can’t even come up with the deposit.”He observed me. His tone was cautious and probing.“Do you want to visit him? Or maybe, out of goodwill, help him a little? It would at least bring closure to whatever is left between you.”Several friends who knew the situation frowned in disapproval. They clearly wanted to speak but were hesitating.I looked at the amber liquid gently swirling in my glass. Outside the window, the city unfolded in a brilliant nightscape, neon lights flashing as traffic flowed like woven threads.I smiled faintly. The smile did not reach my eyes.“Th
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I scanned the faces of the Holt family’s relatives. All of them were utterly silent. My gaze landed on Owen and Nancy, whose faces had gone ashen.“I’m only here to announce two things. First, I’ve initiated divorce proceedings against Julian. My lawyer will be in touch soon. Everything that belongs to the Quinnell family, I’ll reclaim in full. This includes, but is not limited to, the properties, vehicles, and jewelry you bought for Miss Zander using marital assets, as well as shares and resources in your company that originally belonged to my family.”Julian’s pupils shrank. He tried to speak, but my icy stare stopped him short.“Second, it concerns the child Miss Zander is carrying.”I paused, looking at Tessa and the hand she pressed protectively over her stomach.“Julian’s infidelity during marriage is backed by undeniable evidence. This child is illegitimate. Of course, the child is innocent and has every right to be born. But in the future, what he will inherit will likely
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Tessa staggered back under my intense gaze. Her complexion shifted between pale and flushed. She instinctively shielded her stomach. Her gaze drifted toward Julian in alarm and suspicion.A murmur spread among the relatives. Their expressions turned complicated as they looked at him.Julian finally snapped. He seized my arm. His grip was so tight that it sent a jolt of pain through me. His voice took on a hard edge. “That’s enough, Annabeth Quinnell! Whatever this is about, we’ll settle it at home. Stop making a scene! Tessa’s pregnant. She can’t take this kind of stress!”“Home?”I wrenched my arm free. My breathing grew unsteady from the effort.“Which home? The one you bought with my family’s money and now plan to leave to Tessa and your son? Julian, the moment you orchestrated my child’s death and had my uterus removed, we stopped having a home!”“What are you talking about?”Julian’s eyes flashed with panic, and he shouted to drown me out.“What do you mean, I orchestr
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The air in the private room stilled.Laughter and conversation ceased, and left an uneasy silence.Smiles of satisfaction lingered on every face for a moment before turning into shock, panic, and disbelief.The color drained from Julian’s face at once, and his arm around Tessa stiffened.Meanwhile, Tessa looked like she had seen a ghost.“W-What are you doing here? Aren’t you the owner of the jewelry store?”“Enough!” Julian pulled Tessa back, and she looked at me in sheer panic.Then, realization hit her, and she instinctively covered her still-flat stomach.“A-Annie?”Julian snapped back to his senses first.He let go of Tessa and tried to approach me. He forced out a smile that looked more like a grimace.“What are you doing here? Weren’t you at your dad’s—”I cut him off calmly. “You expect me to be at my dad’s so you can continue your little celebration of the Holt family’s ‘future hope,’ in peace?”My eyes swept over the diamond ring on the table and the gold brace
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Amid the noise of celebration, I heard Julian’s uncle—the same man who had borrowed more than two million dollars from us over time—raise his glass and laugh loudly.“Jule is truly reliable. That’s what a real Holt family man looks like.”His third aunt, whom I had once gone to great lengths and used my connections to help send her daughter overseas, clapped while wiping away her tears.“This is wonderful! I’ve always liked Tessa. She’s such a reliable girl.”Meanwhile, Julian’s younger brother, whose repeated business failures I had helped smooth over each time through my family’s resources, stood up excitedly to toast them.“Jule, and Tessa, my soon-to-be sister-in-law, I wish you a long and happy marriage and a safe delivery for the baby.”Each of them had once benefited from my help, received my kindness, and taken what I had offered.Yet, at this moment, none of them remembered I existed. Not one of them mentioned my name.Just then, a five-year-old cousin of Julian’s sudd
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