My Con Romance Husband

The phone's vibration made Sophie jump in shock. She quickly sat up and glanced at her husband, who was still asleep.

Oh God. What kind of dream was that? It felt like she had just woken from a nightmare, only to be startled by the sound of her husband’s phone.

She hurriedly got out of bed and stood beside it. He didn’t hear the phone at all. He only shifted slightly and continued sleeping. Curious, Sophie picked up his phone and checked it. There was a message on the screen from someone named Honey, but it seemed out of place. A frown formed as her heart began to pound.

Trying to unlock it, she pressed several number combinations, starting with his birthday, but it didn’t work. A sigh slipped out as her gaze flicked toward him. This was the first time she had ever secretly looked through her husband’s phone.

“What is the number?” she muttered quietly.

For some reason, another combination came to mind, and when she tried it, it worked. Her eyes widened in shock. The phone’s password was the date of their first meeting.

Without wasting time, she quickly opened the message and read it. Her breath almost stopped.

[Baby, we need to talk]

She froze. Who was this? Who would send such an intimate message to her husband?

With a pounding heart, she gathered her courage and called the number. After a few seconds, a woman answered. It definitely wasn’t her sister-in-law.

“Hello? Cassidy, baby?”

Her chest tightened, and her tongue froze. No words came out. So it’s true? Did her husband have an affair? Who was this woman?

“I’m so sorry, Baby. I know I’ve been too harsh on you lately. Please don’t leave me. I promise I’ll divorce Collin as soon as possible. I promise…”

One hand quickly covered her mouth, afraid to make any sound. It felt like something heavy had struck her head as she listened to a woman confess that she was her husband’s lover. It wasn’t only that. Collin was her ex, who betrayed her and married his pregnant mistress. How could her husband now be involved with his wife?

“I love you. We love each other, right? This time I’ll keep my promise. Please stick to our plan. Don’t leave me.”

She stood there, frozen, not knowing what to do. So this was how betrayal by her own husband felt. Numbness spread through her, yet she kept listening while the woman continued talking, unaware that her husband wasn’t the one hearing her.

“Right now, I’m finishing the process of transferring the house I live in to my baby and me. Once that’s done, and after the company shares become mine, I’ll divorce him.”

She didn’t understand everything, but continued listening to the confession and conspiracy from a woman she had never met.

“I admit I was wrong. I don’t think we need to get rid of Sophie… you can divorce her. Yeah, do it that way, as you’ve planned.”

Her hand pressed tighter over her mouth, afraid she would be heard. Now she knew that her husband had planned to get rid of her. All this time, he and his mistress were having a despicable affair and planning to kill her. Maybe he thought she was just a stupid girl, easy to deceive.

“Baby, why don’t you say anything? I promise I’ll divorce my husband soon. But please help me. You promised you’d carry out our plan, right? After we’re done, we can get married.”

She couldn’t stand it anymore. Ending the call, she felt her heart shattered. Breathing became difficult as the phone slipped from her hand and fell onto the carpet near her feet. Forcing herself to move, she went to the dressing room and hid there. After closing the door, she collapsed onto the floor and cried.

“Oh my God… why is this happening to me?”

Her love had turned into poison when Collin left and married his mistress. Then, in desperation, she threw herself at someone she barely knew and got pregnant. He came to her and, by marrying her, proved himself to be a responsible man. Months later, here she was—curled up on the floor, discovering that the man who was now her husband had also stabbed her in the back.

Her trembling fingers curled as sobs escaped uncontrollably. There were no words to describe what she was feeling. Only one thought lingered: that she had been stupid enough to let two men ruin her life in less than a year. Then something crossed her mind. A sharp gasp left her lips.

Her gaze dropped to her flat belly, her hand instinctively resting on it. A frown formed as she felt nothing moving inside.

“My baby,” she whispered.

A strange feeling crept into her mind. If Cassidy could lie by having an affair, what was the worst thing he could do?

“Oh, my God. What should she do?”

Her hand pressed against her mouth again. It was too much.

After crying for a while, she slowly stood up. Her reflection stared back from the mirror while tears still fell, but she forced herself to stop sobbing.

“You will pay for this,” she whispered to her reflection.

“Sweetpea?”

Cassidy’s hoarse voice came from the bedroom, eyes half-open, still sleepy as he looked for her. She heard him but remained silent.

“Love? Sophie?”

Taking a deep breath, she calmed herself. Her expression had to look normal. Starting today, everything would look normal.

She quickly washed her face, dried it with a towel, fixed her hair, and then took another deep breath before walking out.

“Hi, Boo! You’re awake?” she greeted him with a sweet smile as he looked around the room for her.

Relief washed over Cassidy’s face when he saw her, and he walked closer.

“When did you get up? Why didn’t you wake me?”

Her smile widened, jaw clenched beneath it. Putting on her sweetest expression, she stepped closer, gently brushing his arm as she guided him toward the bathroom.

“Go take a shower first. I’ll prepare your breakfast downstairs.”

Cassidy grinned wider and nodded. “Thanks, Babe. Wait for me, alright? Don’t start breakfast without me.”

She didn’t nod, only offered a bigger, sweeter smile. As soon as he walked into the bathroom, she closed the door. Her expression immediately turned cold.

Slowly, her hand moved to lock it. Then she walked away.