My Bestie Has My Infertile Husband's Kid

Lilly's POVMy best friend, Naomi Dodson, grabbed my arm with a look of guilt. "Lilly, I know this is hard for you to accept, but you can't have kids. If anyone's going to carry his child, wouldn't you rather it be me?"You said it yourself back then. What's yours is mine. To tell you the truth, Joe and I slept together the night after you said that five years ago."I froze.Five years ago, on my wedding day, Naomi stood beside me as my maid of honor.Joe Walsh and I exchanged our vows by the ocean, promising forever.Back then, Naomi was drowning in debt. I handed over all my wedding gifts to help her out.When she hesitated to accept, I tried to reassure her by telling her that what was mine was hers.I never imagined that she would sleep with the man I loved most that very night.A cold numbness spread through my chest. I couldn't even remember how I walked out of there.Five years of a loving marriage suddenly felt like a sick joke.By the time Joe got back, the house wa

The ravioli filling was packed with shattered glass.Every time I swallowed, it felt like thousands of needles were ripping through my throat.I gagged, spitting out the ravioli, and glared at Naomi. "Is mixing glass into the ravioli your idea of an apology?"Joe looked at my agony in confusion, then turned to Naomi for answers.Right on cue, tears welled up in Naomi's eyes. She collapsed limp against Joe's chest. "I didn't… Joe watched me make the ravioli the entire time. How could there be glass in them?"Lilly, I came here to genuinely apologize. Why are you making up such a flimsy lie to frame me? Do the baby and I really have to die for you to forgive me?"With just a few words from Naomi, Joe had already pronounced me guilty. "Lilly, I am so disappointed in you… You are apologizing to Naomi today whether you like it or not."My mind suddenly drifted back to years ago.Not long after we got married, I visited his office, and his secretary accused me of ruining her document

The entire ride back, Joe rehearsed every word of how he'd confront Lilly. But the second he pushed open the villa doors, he froze.A thick, stifling scent of dust hit him square in the face. The entire house was completely empty, frozen in time on the exact day three months ago. There were even faded bloodstains still visible on the floor.Lilly wasn't here? Then where on earth was she?No wonder Kaiden had given him regular updates on Lilly without ever sending a single photo.Joe felt as if he were wandering lost in a thick fog.He pulled out his phone and dialed Kaiden's number. "Get over to Southia Villa. Now!"Kaiden agreed readily enough on the phone, but Joe waited in the villa from noon until dark, and Kaiden was nowhere to be seen.When he called back, all he got was a busy tone.He immediately had someone check Kaiden's itinerary, only to discover Kaiden had boarded an international flight half an hour ago.It finally hit him that he had been played for a fool. He b

Just three months ago, Joe had dealt me blow after blow, nearly driving me into my grave. How could I ever forgive him so easily?Without a moment's hesitation, I slammed the door right in his face without offering him a single word.Joe stayed pinned outside that door until Uncle Noah returned home from work and spotted him.The instant he made out Joe's face, he lunged forward and planted a hard punch straight into his jaw.Joe crashed onto the ground. Blood bubbled from the corner of his mouth, yet he still maintained his stubborn front."Uncle Noah! If it takes a beatdown for Lilly to forgive me, I'll take every hit! Every single day without Lilly has been a living hell! Please believe me! I truly love Lilly."Uncle Noah didn't bother listening. He simply had the guards drag him away.Over the next few days, Joe turned up at my doorstep constantly, attempting to use our shared past to numb my resolve.Every time I stepped outside, he'd rush up to bring up old times, even ta