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My Pothos Exposed My Husband's Mistress

My Pothos Exposed My Husband's Mistress

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Cheating

Face Slapping

Bias

Scumbag

Hypocrisy

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I spent three years on a medical aid mission in Afrikad. During that time, my husband and I could only video call twice a year. In our third year, I missed him so much that I secretly flew home, hoping to surprise him. The moment I opened the front door, I froze. A wedding portrait I had never seen before hung in the living room. In the photo were my husband and another woman. Then, I heard a burst of chatter. As I looked closer, I realized the plants in the house had started talking again. The pothos stretched its vines toward the living room. “She’s back! She’s back! That woman is wearing the doctor’s pajamas again!” The spider plant snickered, “She claimed they were a gift from her best friend last week. That old hag comes up with a new story every few days.” The cactus grumbled, “Quit arguing. She’s bringing that other man over for dinner today. How do you think she’ll explain this to her husband this time?” The pothos replied, “She’ll probably call him her cousin. That’s what she said last time.” Just then, a woman walked out carrying a child. She was startled for a moment when she saw me. “Who are you?” I gave her a faint smile. “I'm Justin's mother.”

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

A flicker of awkwardness crossed Sophia Hayes’ face, but she quickly recovered and walked over with the baby in her arms. “Oh my! Justin told me you’re a doctor working overseas and very career-driven.“

She generously poured me a glass of water. ”He said you’ve been so busy that he couldn't even tell you that he remarried. He didn't want to disturb your work.”

I was born with the ability to understand what plants were saying. Afraid of being treated like a freak, I never told anyone about it, not even Justin Lake.

It seemed Sophia was putting on an act. The pothos beside me was practically shouting updates.

“Doc, she recognized you! Last month, she went through Justin’s phone and spent half an hour staring at your photos, calling you an old hag!”

The spider plant chimed in immediately, “That's right! She even saved your photos and sent them to her side piece. She said you looked like some country bumpkin and wasn’t a threat at all.”

A syrupy smile spread across Sophia's face as she motioned for me to sit down.

“Oh, Justin says you’re always busy. What brings you here all of a sudden?"

Pretending not to know who I was, she took the stance of the lady of the house and turned to pour me another drink.

I looked around.

The couch was different. The curtains had been replaced. Even my favorite coffee table had vanished, swapped out for a gaudy marble monstrosity. Every trace of me had been erased.

Sophia pushed the glass toward me and adjusted the baby’s clothes.

“Have some water. Justin went out to buy seafood. We have an important guest coming over today, so we’ll all be having dinner together.”

I lowered my gaze to the tea leaves floating in the cup and listened to the cactus sneering from its corner.

“Important guest? Please. It’s just that gigolo from the bar. This woman’s got nerve. Justin finally has a day off, yet she’s bringing her lover home for dinner, calling him a relative from her hometown.”

I lifted the cup and took a sip.

When Sophia handed me a plate of fruit, she deliberately tilted her wrist, revealing a Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra bracelet.

“Mother, look. Justin bought this for me last month to celebrate the baby turning six months old.” She raised her hand and let the bracelet sway in the air, unable to hide the pride in her voice. “And he said that his washed-up ex-wife working in Afrikad sends home enough foreign-aid money every month to keep the baby and me living comfortably.”

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10 Chapters
Chapter 1
A flicker of awkwardness crossed Sophia Hayes’ face, but she quickly recovered and walked over with the baby in her arms. “Oh my! Justin told me you’re a doctor working overseas and very career-driven.“She generously poured me a glass of water. ”He said you’ve been so busy that he couldn't even tell you that he remarried. He didn't want to disturb your work.”I was born with the ability to understand what plants were saying. Afraid of being treated like a freak, I never told anyone about it, not even Justin Lake.It seemed Sophia was putting on an act. The pothos beside me was practically shouting updates.“Doc, she recognized you! Last month, she went through Justin’s phone and spent half an hour staring at your photos, calling you an old hag!”The spider plant chimed in immediately, “That's right! She even saved your photos and sent them to her side piece. She said you looked like some country bumpkin and wasn’t a threat at all.”A syrupy smile spread across Sophia's face as s
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Chapter 2
Sophia covered her mouth and let out a delicate giggle, clearly trying to provoke and disgust me. She probably wanted to push me into losing control like a shrew, so she could twist the story when Justin came home.I held my glass of water steadily, watching her performance without a word.Behind me, however, the plants had already exploded into chaos.The spider plant screamed, “That’s nonsense! That bracelet was bought with Justin’s money. She swiped his card at the boutique herself! When he asked, she told him it was a knockoff and that it only cost 200 dollars!”The pothos immediately cut in, “Exactly! And there are three Chanel bags in her vanity drawer, all bought with your overseas allowance! Justin is such a blind idiot. He actually believed she got them from some cheap reseller."The cactus let out a cold snort and dropped the most devastating bomb of all. “Not only that, the baby in her arms isn’t even Justin’s! It’s her lover’s kid. Her so-called ‘cousin' and that gigol
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Chapter 3
Sophia’s smile froze instantly. She jerked her head up and stared at me. For the first time, a flicker of genuine panic flashed in her eyes. “W-What did you just say?”I ignored her. Leaning back against the couch, I quietly listened as the cactus in the corner continued spilling secrets. What the plants revealed next was the most chilling thing I had heard all day.“Doc, do you remember last October?” asked the cactus. Its voice was unusually sympathetic. "The night you almost died?”How could I forget? Last October, I contracted severe malaria at a medical camp in Afrikad. My fever soared past 104 degrees. Cold sweat drenched my body, and my organs were beginning to show signs of failure.In the middle of the night, with my consciousness fading, I was certain I was running out of time. I used the camp’s only working satellite phone to call Justin. It was a cry for help and what I believed might be my final goodbye.The phone rang for a long time before he answered. When he final
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Chapter 4
Justin's face went deathly pale, as though he had just seen a ghost. Even his voice trembled. “W-Why are you back early? Didn’t you say you wouldn’t be home until the end of the year?”Cold sweat visibly beaded on his forehead. His eyes darted frantically between me and Sophia, while his feet seemed rooted to the floor.Almost at the same moment, another man walked in from outside. He had bleached blond hair, wore skin-tight clothes and loafers, and carried himself with the swagger of a street hustler.“Whoa, Justin, that's a lot of groceries. Why are you blocking the doorway?”The blond guy strolled inside without a care in the world. The moment he entered, his eyes locked on Sophia, and he even threw her a subtle flirtatious wink.Sophia glanced at him, then at Justin’s ashen face, and immediately slipped into the role of the devoted wife. She wrapped herself around Justin’s arm and pouted.“Honey, why didn’t you tell me your mother was coming? I didn’t even get a chance to pre
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Chapter 5
Justin suddenly whipped around at my words, staring in disbelief at the blond man, then at Sophia.The cocky, frivolous expression on the blond man’s face vanished in an instant, replaced by visible panic after being exposed. “What nonsense are you talking about?!”Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, the blond man shot up from his seat and pointed straight at me, yelling, “Who the hell do you think you are, barging into someone else’s house and causing trouble?! I’m her cousin, her real cousin! Say one more word of crap and I swear I’ll hit you!”Sophia reacted just as quickly. Tears instantly spilled from her eyes as she hid behind Justin like a frightened bird.“Honey, I know she’s upset with me, but she can’t just slander my innocence like this! My cousin is a perfectly respectable man. He came here out of kindness to visit us. How can he be treated like this…”As she cried, she kept shooting frantic signals at the blond man with her eyes.Justin took a deep breath and
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Chapter 6
Justin’s expression shifted slightly, and his eyes began to dart away.However, he still argued, “The household expenses are huge! You’re never home. You have no idea how expensive daily life is! My parents need money for medical care. I need to spend money on my relatives, and social obligations cost money too! Everything needs money! Do you think one million is a lot?!”At that moment, the cactus in the corner shouted in panic, “Bullshit! He spent it all on that woman, buying her bags and cars! Doc, don’t listen to him! Go to the TV cabinet, the far-left drawer. There’s a hidden compartment inside!”The pothos also chimed in excitedly, its vines flailing in the air, “Yes, yes! There’s a paternity test she secretly did and a ledger of kickbacks he got from pharmaceutical reps! I saw him sneak it in there at night myself! Go get it!”My confidence solidified instantly, and I stood up abruptly. I ignored Justin’s attempt to stop me and strode straight to the TV cabinet.“What are y
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Chapter 7
Justin scrambled to pick up the report from the floor. He practically crawled over to the light. His eyes were locked on the final line of the report.[Based on DNA comparison analysis, Justin is excluded as the biological father of the male child.]His trembling hands flipped to the next page, where another test result was printed in black and white:[The results support Tyler Hart as the biological father of the male child.]“No... No, that’s impossible!”Justin’s entire body shook violently. His eyes bulged from their sockets, bloodshot veins spreading across them.He whipped around to stare at Sophia. His voice was so shrill that it sounded almost inhuman, filled with the madness of a man completely shattered.“You lied to me?! You fucking lied to me!”The moment Sophia saw the report, all strength seemed to drain from her body. She collapsed onto the floor, and her face was as white as paper. No matter how hard she tried, she could not understand it.She had secretly arra
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Chapter 8
Fifteen minutes later, the doorbell rang insistently. By then, the living room looked as though a tornado had torn through it.Justin and Tyler lay sprawled on the floor. They were bruised and battered, gasping for breath. Their clothes had been ripped into tatters.Sophia huddled in the corner of the couch with the baby in her arms, trembling uncontrollably. Her hair was disheveled, and she looked like she was on the verge of a breakdown.I walked over and pulled the front door open.Three people stood outside.At the front was Mr. Zinn, the lawyer I hired—a sharp, efficient man dressed in a charcoal-gray suit. Behind him were two stern-faced officials from the hospital’s disciplinary committee.The moment Justin saw them enter, he scrambled to his feet in terror. His legs shook so badly that he could barely stand.“Mr. Wade, what brings you here?”Mr. Wade’s expression was dark with anger. He looked at Justin with open contempt.“Justin, a formal complaint has been filed acc
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Chapter 9
“Maya... Honey! I was wrong! I know I was wrong!” Justin crawled to my feet like a beaten stray dog, clutching my leg desperately. Tears and snot streaked across his face.The arrogant attending physician who had spoken so confidently just moments ago was nowhere to be found.“I was tricked by that woman! She lied to me! She seduced me! She told me the child was mine! For the sake of our marriage, please give me another chance! As long as you don’t hand over that ledger, I’ll do anything you want!“You can have the house! I’ll pay back the money! I’ll be your servant for the rest of my life if I have to! Please don’t let them send me to prison!”The moment Sophia heard him dump all the blame on her, she snapped. She rushed forward and started clawing at him. “That’s bullshit! You're the one who lied to me! You told me your wife was a boring old hag! You said you wanted to spend your life with me!“Now that you’re in trouble, you’re going to throw me under the bus? Dream on!”When
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Chapter 10
Things were resolved even faster than I had expected. Faced with overwhelming evidence, Justin confessed to both bribery and bigamy without resistance.The hospital immediately terminated his employment and issued a disciplinary notice throughout the entire healthcare system. He was then turned over to the authorities.In the end, he was convicted of bribery, embezzlement, and bigamy. He was sentenced to eight years in prison.Sophia was hit with a court enforcement order. She was forced to sell all her luxury goods, surrender the BMW, and even hand over her phone to help repay her debts.In the end, she was left penniless. Together with Tyler, she slunk back to their hometown in disgrace.She became the laughingstock of the entire region and was left to raise the child alone, a child even Tyler refused to acknowledge as his own. The rest of her life seemed destined to be a struggle.As for me, I received the final divorce decree and regained full ownership of the house.I had n
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