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My Husband and Cousin Stole My Design
My Husband and Cousin Stole My Design
Author: Oh So Easy

Chapter 1

Author: Oh So Easy
I clenched my fists. My nails dug into my palms.

“I was planning to email the design competition organizers and tell them we made a mistake with the name on the submission. It wasn’t Joyce who sent it in. It was Mindy.

“Anyway, the organizers are in Central City. They won’t come to our small town to check who actually sent the design,” Julien added.

His tone of voice was calculating.

After we got married, Julien would massage my temples while I worked on my design sketches.

He would gently say, “You’re working and taking care of the child. It must be so tough. All you need to do is design. I’ll handle the submissions and responses for you.”

At that time, I trusted him completely and gave him all my design sketches. He would send them from his email and take care of the responses.

Even though he told me over the years that my designs were rejected, I never doubted him.

But I never imagined he would heartlessly send all my designs to Mindy Stanley to copy and publish as her own!

My aunt’s voice turned anxious. “Julien, don’t do this. Mindy has already used enough of Joyce’s work. We all see how hard Joyce has worked.

“When Mindy took Joyce’s compensation money after her parents’ car accident, I felt so guilty. That money was supposed to be for Joyce to open her own design studio.

“I want to help Joyce start her studio. I don’t want her to work odd jobs and waste her talent. Otherwise, I’ll feel like I wronged her parents and never be able to face them again,” my aunt said with a quiver.

“That’s Mindy’s hard-earned money! How can you give it to Joyce?! Don’t you care about Mindy?!” Julien said angrily.

“But… without the compensation money from her parents’ death and her designs, Mindy wouldn’t have made so much money.”

Julien raised his voice. He sounded frustrated and annoyed. “Back then, I helped Mindy take the compensation money, and I’ve been sending Joyce’s designs to Mindy for years. I know I’ve wronged her.

“But to make up for it, I sacrificed my own happiness and married her!

“I’ll take good care of Joyce. Don’t worry.”

Marrying me was a sacrifice?

My heart felt like it was being torn apart. The pain I felt was so intense I could barely breathe.

Julien said he would take care of me. Did he not feel guilty?

For the past ten years, I felt sorry for him because he was running an orphanage that was failing. I worked three jobs during the day to help him, and at night, I took care of our child while also working on my design sketches.

My family and the person I loved turned out to be a complete lie!

“Joyce Stanley? Go pay your son’s overdue bills. If you don’t, the hospital will stop his medication!” A nurse’s voice echoed down the hallway.

The door to the stairwell suddenly opened, and Julien appeared. He looked shocked and panicked.

“When did you get here? What did you hear?”

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  • My Husband and Cousin Stole My Design   Chapter 8

    Mindy screamed, “Officer, you’re mistaken! I didn’t do anything wrong! I didn’t do anything!” Julien also panicked. “Officer, there must be some misunderstanding. I…” I turned to him and said calmly but firmly, “I’ve already given the security footage of you throwing and kicking Jay to the police. “You hurt a child, and it led to his death. The law will punish you.” As soon as I said Jay’s name, Julien collapsed to the floor. His face turned even paler. Guilt overwhelmed him. He raised his hands. That was a sign that he was admitting his guilt. “I failed Joyce and Jay…” he said in a broken voice. “I deserve this. I’ll spend the rest of my life making up for what I did.” Seeing that, Mindy lost control and tried to fight the officers. She pointed at Julien, and her face twisted in anger. “He gave me those sketches! I didn’t know they were Joyce’s! “I didn’t know he was married! He lied to me!” Julien suddenly looked up at her. His eyes were bloodshot and filled wit

  • My Husband and Cousin Stole My Design   Chapter 7

    I laughed, but tears streamed down my face. “Julien, you’re a fool! You believe everything Mindy says? “If you had just asked at the hospital’s front desk, you would’ve known that Jay died the same day you refused to give him your kidney!” Julien swayed. His face turned even paler as he remembered the moment I was on my knees and begging him outside the operating room. He whispered, “So… he died because of me?” “That wasn’t the only reason he died.” I looked at him in hatred. “Jay was bleeding internally, too.” Julien held his head and dropped to the floor. He suddenly remembered how, on that day, he had thrown Jay to the floor. Then, annoyed that Jay was in the way, he had kicked him in the chest. He was eaten up with regret, like something sharp was tearing at his heart. He let out a low, pained growl, like a wounded animal. Mindy’s phone kept buzzing loudly. The sound felt like a curse. She looked at the screen and struggled to breathe as message after message po

  • My Husband and Cousin Stole My Design   Chapter 6

    The national design competition final was held in Central City. The host’s excited voice filled the room. “Congratulations to Ms. Mindy Stanley! Her design ‘Starry Night,’ with its unique creativity and skillful craftsmanship, has impressed all the judges and won the competition!” The applause was loud, and the spotlight shone on Mindy. With a bright smile, she walked up to the stage proudly to accept her trophy. “Thank you to the organizing committee,” she said excitedly. “‘Starry Night’ was inspired by my thoughts on life and my pursuit of beauty—” Suddenly, I raised my hand and shouted, “Mindy, you’re lying!” My voice cut through the noise. It was sharp and loud. Everyone turned to look at me. Mindy’s smile froze. She looked at me and panicked. I held up my tablet. On the screen were the design sketches for “Starry Night,” along with detailed timestamps showing when I created it. “The person who created the design is me, Joyce Stanley!” My voice shook, but I said

  • My Husband and Cousin Stole My Design   Chapter 5

    I spent a week alone taking care of Jay’s funeral at the funeral home. I chose a spot for Jay’s grave. It was sunny there. I hoped he was finally free from pain. My phone buzzed. It was a call from Julien. “Why isn’t Jay in his hospital room? Where are you? Why aren’t you at the hospital?” He sounded worried and angry. My voice was hoarse as I said, “Julien, come to the funeral home. Say goodbye to Jay… for the last time.” “The funeral home? Joyce, what are you talking about?!” Julien snapped. “Jay is sick, and you took him out of the hospital?! Is that what a mother should do?!” “Julien, don’t be so mean to Joyce.” Mindy’s soft voice came through the other end. She pretended to care for me. “Joyce, I know you’re upset that Julien’s been spending time with Samuel, but you can’t lie about such things.” Julien believed her and yelled, “You’re making this up just to get me to come back?! You’re sick, Joyce! I’m disgusted!” Then, he hung up. The dial tone buzzed in my e

  • My Husband and Cousin Stole My Design   Chapter 4

    It had been a week since the test, but the hospital had not contacted me. I went to Jay’s doctor with his critical condition notice. He looked surprised. “Didn’t Jay’s dad tell you? He got the test results a few days ago. They’re a match. The surgery can go ahead.” Jay was dying. Why had Julien not acted sooner? I rushed out and called Julien repeatedly but only got back a “busy” response. Finally, I found him in Mindy’s son’s room. He sat by the bed and held the boy’s hand. He was telling him a story. It had been so long since I had seen him so patient. Jay always asked me, “When will Dad come to see me?” His small body curled up in bed and waited for his father, but Julien was with someone else’s child. I grabbed the doorframe. My nails dug into the cold wall. It was the only way I could stay on my feet. “Julien, you can only donate one kidney, right? If you give yours to Samuel, what’ll happen to Jay?” Mindy’s soft voice came from the room. She sounded concer

  • My Husband and Cousin Stole My Design   Chapter 3

    My chest hurt like it was being torn apart. Julien hugged me tightly as I trembled. Then, his phone rang. He answered in annoyance, but the moment he heard the voice on the other side, he let go of me right away. “Julien, Samuel and I just reached the hospital,” Mindy said sweetly through the phone. “Mindy, wait a minute. I’m coming now!” He rushed off without even saying goodbye to me. My aunt came out of the stairwell. She looked embarrassed. “Joyce, Mindy’s kid is really sick. So she came back to get him treated.” She rubbed her hands and tried to find the right words. “She called Julien earlier for help. That’s why he left so fast.” I looked down to hide the mockery I felt and said softly, “It’s okay, Auntie. I understand.” “Jay Lawson’s family, please come to the front desk to pay the hospital bill,” a nurse said. I held the bill tightly and walked slowly to the counter. It was next to the admissions office, and I saw Julien there. He was running around help

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