My Best Friend Stole My Husband

I looked at the little charm Hudson kept on his desk, a stuffed bear that was not particularly well-made. I had laughingly asked him when he had started liking cutesy stuff like that.Hudson had replied that it was a freebie he got with his coffee. I had not thought much of it at the time and even found the contrast kind of adorable.Thinking back, the day Mia moved into our house, she had a stuffed bunny in the same style hanging from her suitcase. They were a matching set, and I had been too blind to see it.Then there was last month's company team-building dinner. I had brought Mia along as my plus-one because I did not want her to feel lonely at home. During the meal, they served Cajun crawfish, which was my absolute favorite. Hudson put on gloves and peeled a whole bowl of them.I was thrilled and ready to take the bowl when he casually pushed it in front of Mia instead."Mia hasn't had much of an appetite lately, and it's rare for her to want something spicy. Let her have th

Before I knew it, the day of Mia's delivery arrived. Hudson had even calculated the timing and taken time off work in advance to stay home and wait, then rushed her to the hospital at the first sign of labor.When I got there, Hudson was pacing back and forth outside the delivery room, hands clasped together as he prayed nonstop. The moment he saw me, he immediately tried to hide how anxious he had been acting."Honey, Mia's inside. The doctor said she's having some complications with the delivery. She's your best friend, so I was really worried…"I walked up to him with a smile. "It's fine. After all, this is kind of a big moment for us too."Hudson wiped the sweat from his forehead, avoiding my eyes. "Yeah… The more support she has, the better."Just then, the delivery room door opened. A loud baby's cry cut through the awkward atmosphere.A nurse came out carrying a bundle and said, "Congratulations, the mother and baby are both safe. It's a boy, six pounds eight ounces."Hud

The moment I walked through the company doors, I could tell something was off. Colleagues who usually greeted me warmly were now avoiding eye contact and huddling together, whispering. When I looked their way, they immediately scattered and pretended nothing was happening.I frowned and walked into my office, where my assistant, Angel Ross, came in looking uncomfortable and hesitant to speak."Ms. Collins… You should check the company intranet forum and a few social media platforms…"My heart sank as I opened my computer. Several bolded exposé posts jumped out at me with shocking headlines.[Well-Known Female Executive's Messy Private Life, Will Do Anything to Get Ahead][Proof! She Falsely Accused Her Husband of Cheating When She's Been Having an Affair All Along!]The posts included several photos of me having dinner with male clients. They were clearly business meetings to discuss contracts, but in the photos, they looked intimate. There was even one misleading angle shot that m

I said, "Hudson, open your damn eyes for once and look carefully. This is the official police case filing receipt, along with the bank transfer records uncovered by the private investigator. Every single payment was transferred from Mia's account to these two."Hudson picked up the document. As he read the evidence, his face turned ashen. He rushed over to Mia and grabbed her shoulders, shaking her violently."Didn't you say you were kind? Then why did you try to ruin Charlotte's reputation?!"Mia was dizzy from being shaken. Seeing that everything was exposed, she stopped pretending altogether. "So what if I did it?!"She shoved Hudson away and pointed at me, screaming. "Charlotte had you all to herself for seven years. Why does she deserve that? I gave you a son! I'm the one who's done the most for the Darby family! A useless woman like her who can't even have a child should've been kicked out long ago. I did all this for you!"She turned and grabbed Hudson's sleeve desperately,