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Chapter 3

Triple Threat
The second video was from the security camera of a shopping mall.

Matthew was holding Claudia’s waist as they went on a spree in luxury stores. Bags of ready-to-wear clothes, accessories, and jewelry piled up around Claudia’s feet, and they acted so sweetly with each other that it made me sick.

When they paid, the plushie keychain the shopping assistant gave them as a gift became the birthday gift Matthew gave our daughter.

With a stony expression, I clicked off the video and opened a document. It showed Matthew’s bank transaction records over the past three years. He had sent large sums of money frequently to a few accounts, and the total made my heart go numb.

All the money ended in a personal account ending with 7761.

Who was the owner? Claudia, of course.

This whole time, he had been quietly transferring money to Claudia in the name of paying her for her services. Did he really think I would not notice him using such cheap tricks? The disappointment in my heart bordered on spilling out when I opened another document.

It was the chat log between Claudia and my daughter’s kindergarten teacher. In the screenshot, Claudia kept asking about Dulcie—my daughter—in the name of being Dulcie’s mother. She asked about whether Dulcie was eating and sleeping properly. She had even made an appointment to attend the next parent-teacher meeting with Matthew as Dulcie’s parents.

I clenched my mouse tightly, not because I was sad, but because nothing could have prepared me for the audacity of Matthew bringing his affair partner to Dulcie.

When Dulcie was born, he had repeatedly gotten up at night to feed her milk and coax her to sleep. He had even promised me that no matter what, she would be our beloved daughter. I still felt some kind of relief when Claudia said that she wanted custody rights over Dulcie. It meant that, at least, Matthew still cared about Dulcie and would not hurt her even if we got divorced.

Still, this had torn a large hole in my chest, and it was filling my heart with cold chills. I almost took out my phone to warn him to stay away from Dulcie, but I received a message from Claudia before I could do it. She had sent a selfie over for me as a reference.

[Ms. Clark, please take a look and see whether my clothes are alright. My boyfriend is bringing his daughter and me to meet his parents, and I’m really nervous.]

At the same time, Matthew sent me a message.

[Honey, my parents miss Dulcie. I’m going to bring her to have dinner with my parents tonight. You’re busy, so I bought you a movie ticket. Watch a movie tonight to relax.]

He then showed me a photo of Dulcie coming out of the kindergarten.

When I saw Dulcie’s naive smile, I laughed.

The movie was nowhere near as interesting as the family dinner.

Since they were going to meet my in-laws, as Matthew’s wife, I needed to see whether Claudia was a good fit. After hanging up, I immediately drove to my in-laws’ place. On the way back, I kept receiving messages from Matthew.

[Have you reached the movie theater? I think there’s an event at the shopping mall where the movie theater is today. Did you see it?]

He was testing me.

But I did not panic. I searched for the shopping mall and sent him a screenshot.

[I saw it. It’s pretty lively.]

I was just humoring him, and Matthew relaxed.

[Alright, honey. Have fun. I love you.]

It was his usual sweet nothings, but I found it disgusting and put my phone away. I did not reply to him anymore.

Once I got out of the car, I put on a cap and mask before approaching my in-laws’ place. The family dinner had not started yet, but Matthew’s family and friends had all arrived. His mother was smiling as she busied herself with socializing. She was so attentive and considerate. Truly, she was a flawlessly good mother-in-law. It reminded me of the time before I married Matthew. She had been like that too.

I was born frail, so she visited farms in the countryside to get chickens to make soup for me every day. Since I could not stand the cold, she knitted scarves and made slippers for me. She treated me like her own daughter. She even remembered the fact that my father had a weak stomach, so she had someone buy herbs from the countryside, made herbal soup, and sent it to my family.
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  • I Was Hired To Break Up My Own Relationship   Chapter 10

    “Even without Claudia, you would have still cheated on me with some other woman. You never ever loved me. You only loved my wealth and my family background.”At these words, I left the visitation room, and I heard Matthew’s loud cries coming from behind me. Perhaps it was only at this moment that he truly regretted his actions, but it was already too late. Once Matthew was captured, the company faced increasing operation difficulties. Since he had embezzled company funds and gambled with them, he was condemned to rot in jail for a long time, but I had invested in that company too, so I could not just watch it fall to ruin because of the mistakes Matthew had made.Fortunately, all of Matthew’s shares returned to my hands. I became the company’s largest shareholder, and after some thinking, I decided to keep it running. When I joined the company, many people did not think I would succeed, not just because I had the public image of a rich heiress who had never been involved in com

  • I Was Hired To Break Up My Own Relationship   Chapter 9

    “Alright. Whatever you say.”Right after I listened to the last sentence, I lost all my patience and sent all the evidence to the police. I absolutely had to make these two pay. News about the police investigating the company spread like wildfire. Matthew’s company was already hanging by a thread and only avoided bankruptcy thanks to my family’s help. Aside from the fact that it was under investigation, its stocks also plummeted. The bank called multiple times to demand payment. Meanwhile, he was stuck in jail and knew nothing about this. At the same time, word about Matthew cheating on me spread to every living person. As his affair partner, some attentive folks online soon doxxed Claudia. They noticed that three years ago, she had suddenly turned into an influencer, even though she had just graduated back then. She was even one of those influencers who flaunted her wealth. She had deceived multiple people by posing as a rich woman. She was presently being called out for owni

  • I Was Hired To Break Up My Own Relationship   Chapter 8

    The police officers only cast her a quick glance. They remained unmoved. They brought out handcuffs and put them on Matthew’s, his uncle’s, and his cousin’s hands. “We can’t just accept your testimony as sole proof that this is just a misunderstanding. We’ll know once we go back to the police station and investigate this thoroughly.”Then, the police officers left with these three.The sudden turn of events made Claudia faint. She could hardly bear this sight, since she had thought that she could marry into a rich family with her illegitimate baby. But everyone else was worried about Matthew being captured, so no one cared about her. Soon after I left the house, Skye, my childhood friend, sent me another document.[These are all Matthew’s assets. We’ve applied to freeze all of his bank accounts.]After a minute, he sent another text. [Take a good look, Tina.]His hesitation made me instantly know that there was some dirty secret in the documents. But I no longer cared. No

  • I Was Hired To Break Up My Own Relationship   Chapter 7

    “I don’t believe this! T-These are all fake! You made them up to compromise me!”He suddenly shoved Claudia away to charge at me and grab the remote. Then, as if he had gone mad, he yanked off the pen drive from the projector before throwing both devices on the floor and stomping on them. “These are all fake. Don’t believe in it.”As I stared at the crushed pieces on the floor, I said coldly, “You can destroy the remote and pen drive all you want. I have plenty of copies. Besides, do you really think that these are the only things I found?”“W-What else did you find?” Matthew asked with a quivering voice.When I remembered how he had let Claudia attend various events as Dulcie’s mother and involved my daughter, I seethed in rage. At this point, there was no need for me to hide anything from him anymore. I sneered and said, “You, your uncle, and cousin owe me a lot of money over the years, and it’s not just to do business, is it?”“What? What on earth are you saying? Of course

  • I Was Hired To Break Up My Own Relationship   Chapter 6

    When Matthew saw that I was not showing him any respect, his face turned red, then pale. He did not dare refute his relatives’ words, nor did he have the courage to refute mine. That was why he could only stew in anger and not say anything. He could only stand with his hands hanging by his sides, like a child who had done wrong. A long time passed, and no one said a thing. In the end, it was Olivia who spoke up. She cast aside her protective, loving attitude toward Claudia and came over to hold my hand as she said apologetically, “Tina, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have asked Matthew to hide this from you. But Claudia is already pregnant with Matthew’s child, and we can’t just not accept her… Matthew’s child is also Dulcie’s brother. So, for Dulcie’s sake, can’t you accept Claudia and forgive Matthew?”As I listened to Olivia trying to guilt-trip me and remembered all the fake kindness she had shown to me, I found my stomach could only churn in disgust. Before I could tear her hyp

  • I Was Hired To Break Up My Own Relationship   Chapter 5

    Matthew appeared dumbfounded as soon as he saw me.He could not understand why I was here instead of watching a movie at the shopping mall. Instinctively, he let go of Claudia’s hand. Then, with a quivering voice, he asked, “W-Why are you here, Tina?”This was the first time over the years that I heard such panic in his voice. He was looking everywhere but into my eyes. He had been lying to me for years, and I wondered whether he even held a shred of guilt in him. When Claudia saw me, her face turned very pale, and she could not say a single word. She had not expected to be happily bragging about her life as a mistress to her boyfriend’s actual wife.I walked into my in-laws’ place.The entire family lost their composure. They ducked their heads and did not dare look me in the eye either. Meanwhile, Olivia stood in a corner and looked troubled, even though she was usually on good terms with me and took great care of me. The relatives and friends who kept badmouthing me and pr

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