Chapter 4

William immediately left the company after learning that Laura was pregnant. If the child was his, perhaps William would not have hesitated to keep Laura and would have forgotten Michelle.

But that was impossible—William didn’t believe he had ever been intimate with Laura.

Meanwhile, Michelle was smiling, satisfied that her actions had made William trust her. Now, she had to continue her plan to make William truly leave Laura. In the end, she would be the one standing beside William at the wedding altar as Mrs. Anderson.

Michelle contacted someone, asking them to find something that would make William hate Laura.

I must get Laura away from William quickly. If necessary, I’ll make my little sister disappear. I hate her! Why does William seem so hesitant to divorce Laura? Michelle thought bitterly.

She had always refused to accept the idea that William might like and choose Laura over her, even through disappointment. Yet the beautiful model was certain William would love her. I don’t believe the child is William’s. From what I’ve heard, he has always been cold to Laura. I know better what William is really like.

“But… who is the man Laura is close to?” Michelle murmured, then contacted someone again to push her plan forward and drive Laura away from William.

Meanwhile, William drove his car fast, desperate to see Laura immediately. The handsome man couldn’t believe that the woman he was living with, the one he thought was decent, had turned out to be nothing but a whore. His grip on the steering wheel was so tight it seemed the CEO was ready to unleash his anger the moment he arrived.

As soon as he got home, William stormed inside to find his wife.

“LAURA!” William’s shout echoed throughout the house.

Startled, Laura rushed to him. “What’s the matter? Did you really need to yell at me like that?”

William ignored her annoyance. He stepped closer and seized her neck with his hand. His eyes were bloodshot, his jaw clenched hard, leaving her stunned and confused. Why was William so furious with her?

“Who is he? Who’s the man you cheated on me with!?”

Laura was speechless. Her breath hitched as William’s grip tightened, as though he wanted to strangle her. He finally released her, and Laura gasped for air, coughing from the pressure.

Her gaze turned sharp, full of cynicism. The beautiful woman was offended by his accusation. “Cheating? Is this even a real marriage? I’m just a replacement wife, aren’t I?”

William was shaken by her words, yet his thoughts remained fixed on her pregnancy. “You’re my legal wife, Mrs. Anderson! Do you think you can go behind my back and carry another man’s child!?”

Laura let out a bitter laugh. She had expected this to happen ever since Michelle left. When she checked her drawer, the pregnancy letter she had kept was missing. Now she understood everything—Michelle had taken it to twist the truth and turn William against her.

“Yes, I’m pregnant! My sister told you, didn’t she? Then fine, believe her! Divorce me!” Laura cried out.

She no longer wanted to fight for their marriage. How could she, when William believed Michelle so blindly without asking for her side of the truth?

William’s fists tightened at her words, her determination cutting deep. “I’ll grant your request, Laura. I never thought you could be such a whore! Get out of my sight—I don’t want to see you or your bastard child!”

Laura staggered, choking back tears at William’s cruel words—calling the baby in her womb illegitimate, not knowing it was his own flesh and blood.

William stormed out, his anger still burning. With no defense from Laura, he was convinced she had betrayed their marriage.

“I hope you won’t regret this!” he shouted before leaving.

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