INICIAR SESIÓNGeorge softened his tone. "Rach, I never knew that boat would sink. But I don't have evidence, and no one believes me…"As I looked at him, something in my heart stirred. The truth was, I believed him. At his core, he'd always been a carefree rich kid. His life plan was simple—to enjoy himself under William's protection. Running a huge corporation was never what he wanted.As the person who had been by his side, I could tell that he had never been comfortable in that role. Sometimes, I even had to step in and shield him from certain things."You never told me you had a brother.""You never asked." He sounded a little aggrieved. "You only ever cared about your career. There was never room for me in your heart."The sheer audacity of that statement almost made me laugh. He caught the slight curve of my lips, and he smiled, too. "So, can we not get divorced?"I pretended to think it over. "I'll have to think about it."He gripped my hand firmly. "Please. I'm begging you, my dea
I froze.The host reacted instantly, snatching the marriage certificate and taking a closer look at it.Every detail on it was identical, from the date to the official stamp. There was only one difference. The groom's name was William Pearce."William Pearce was my twin brother."George and I fell in love at first sight. We married quickly and had a child soon after.I had always valued my independence and never liked being controlled. Because of that, aside from meeting his parents once, I never asked much about his family. I never knew he had a twin brother. After looking it up, I found out that his brother had died in a boating accident five years ago, along with his in-laws.Myra's smile turned bitter as a tear slid down her cheek. She suddenly lunged forward, trying to grab George by the throat. But the host and crew rushed in and restrained her.She glared at George through clenched teeth. The once gentle, elegant Myra had now completely lost her composure as she yelled,
I let out a quiet sigh and endured it anyway. As soon as I ended the call, I turned and crashed straight into George's chest. "When did you get here?" I rubbed my forehead and stepped back.He reached out, as if to take my hand, before his hands froze in midair and he awkwardly pulled back. "I wanted to check on you. And I wanted you to know that what's going on between Myra and me will be settled soon. Just give me a little more time."I laughed bitterly. "And when it's settled, will that change the fact that you lied to me? Will it change the fact that you two grew up together, were childhood sweethearts, and had a child together?""Rach, it's true that we grew up together. But I'm not the person in her photos, and that child really isn't mine. I've only ever had a child with you…""Enough!" I cut him off. "Even now, you're still lying to me? George, once we're divorced, I'll sue you for bigamy."I then turned to leave. Panicked, he reached out to grab me."Don't touch me!"
"We've already contacted Mr. Pearce. Remember to call him personally and apologize. We've written the apology for you. Say it word for word," Nancy said.After the call ended, I received a long paragraph of text on my phone. It was a painfully heartfelt apology script. Looking at the cheesy words made my skin crawl. Those were the kinds of things George usually said to me.But I had no leverage to be proud. I sighed.After memorizing the script all day, I finally unblocked George and called him. "Mr. Pearce, this is Rachel. I'm calling regarding how I had behaved…""To apologize?" George's tone carried a hint of amusement.I paused."You don't have to do that. I've already taken care of the news. You unblocking me is already enough."The call ended, and I was left stunned.Nancy called immediately, her excitement barely contained. "Well, I'll be damned! I thought you'd blow things up again. PR already had ten backup plans ready!"I checked the trending news. No matter how I lo
Noelle sobbed uncontrollably in my arms, barely able to catch her breath.I turned my head to see George staring straight at Myra.Myra said with a smile, "Long time no see, Mr. Pearce."George's face darkened. "I already gave you a job that lets you live comfortably. What more do you want? If you're unhappy, I can introduce you to something with better pay. Why drag them into this?""That's not enough." Myra's voice was icy. "You owe me more than you could ever repay in this lifetime."My arms tightened around Noelle. Gritting my teeth, I looked at George and forced a smile. "So, you really do know each other."He reached out to me. "Rach, it's not what you think.""Then, throw her out! Don't forget that this is our home. Face everyone right now and tell them that I'm your wife. Do you dare?""Of course," he said, turning around immediately.But Myra cut in sharply, "George, don't forget what you owe me. Believe it or not, I'll take our son and die right in front of you!""M
Sitting in the car, Noelle screamed at the top of her lungs, piercing and hysterical."Damn! Even the bitch's kid is a little bitch! What are you crying for? Cry again, and I'll drag you out and beat you!""Noelle!" I screamed and lunged toward the car, but a high heel shot out and tripped me. I slammed hard onto the ground.Myra stood there with her arms crossed, looking down at me with a cold, mocking smile.Someone immediately grabbed me and yanked me upright, then slapped me across the face. "Our goddess already gave you a chance to leave, but you just had to stick around to get beaten, huh?""Stupid bitch! Watch me beat you to death today!"My mouth filled with the metallic taste of blood. I fiercely bit into that person's hand. He howled and jerked back in pain.Clenching my jaw, I ripped the wedding ring off my finger and hurled it at his face. "I am George Pearce's wife. You all will pay for this!"Someone caught the ring. The moment they saw it, their expressions chang







