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Chapter 9

Author: Little Tree
"Dad, did Grandma turn into a star in the sky?"

That evening, Enzo looked up at the night sky and softly whispered his question in his mind.

I stroked his hair. "Yeah, she became the brightest star up there, and she's always watching over us."

A year later, I heard from an old classmate that Elaine had quit her job and gone to a remote mountain village to teach.

Word was that she donated the last of her savings to the local school there. Aside from teaching, she spent every day caring for th
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  • My Three-Month-Old Exposed My Wife's Dark Secret   Chapter 9

    "Dad, did Grandma turn into a star in the sky?"That evening, Enzo looked up at the night sky and softly whispered his question in his mind.I stroked his hair. "Yeah, she became the brightest star up there, and she's always watching over us."A year later, I heard from an old classmate that Elaine had quit her job and gone to a remote mountain village to teach.Word was that she donated the last of her savings to the local school there. Aside from teaching, she spent every day caring for the left-behind children.Maybe this was her way of seeking redemption, or maybe she had finally realized what truly mattered in life.But none of that had anything to do with me anymore.…Time flew by, and in a flash, Enzo turned five.On the anniversary of Olivia's death, I brought him back to our hometown to visit her grave.A bouquet of fresh lilies had already been placed before the tombstone. The granite was wiped spotlessly clean, with a few small, handmade gifts left beside it.I k

  • My Three-Month-Old Exposed My Wife's Dark Secret   Chapter 8

    "Divorce agreement." My voice carried no emotion whatsoever.Elaine snapped her head up and looked at me in disbelief. "Ashton, you can't do this. My mom is gone. You're all I have left. How can you abandon me now too?""Elaine, it's not that I'm abandoning you. It's that you never truly chose me. We're done."My gaze was ice-cold, devoid of any feeling."Just sign it, and we'll be completely even from here on out."She took the papers with trembling hands. Her tears splattered onto the pages as she said, "I know. I know my stupidity caused all of this. I know I was wrong. B-But we still have Enzo… Ashton, please, just for the sake of our son, forgive me this once.""It's exactly because of Enzo that I'm leaving you. I can't let him have a mother like you," I said, hitting her with every syllable."Are you even fit to be a mother? Were you even fit to be your mom's daughter?"Those words completely broke Elaine.She slumped to the ground.Realizing that everything was truly p

  • My Three-Month-Old Exposed My Wife's Dark Secret   Chapter 7

    Elaine cried until she could barely breathe. She curled up on the floor as she shook uncontrollably.Blood streamed from her gashed forehead, mixing with her tears and staining her collar red.But no matter how much she repented, no matter how harshly she punished herself, the mother who had always forgiven and loved her was never coming back.Eventually, the sheer trauma overcame Elaine, and she blacked out completely.By the time she woke up again, reality had finally sunk in.One moment she would be sobbing hysterically, and the next she would stare blankly at the ceiling, muttering endless apologies under her breath.It took a heavy dose of sedatives from the doctor just to get her to sleep.During her time in the hospital, Mom came to see her a few times.Watching the daughter-in-law she had once loved like her own blood reduced to this state, Mom felt a mix of heartbreak and profound disappointment."Elaine, how could you be so utterly blind? I gave you my whole heart al

  • My Three-Month-Old Exposed My Wife's Dark Secret   Chapter 6

    "I called you the moment it happened, but what did you do? You didn't believe a single word I said!" I yelled.Elaine's pupils dilated instantly as the memories rushed back."The most twisted part is that she actually had a fighting chance. It was you! Her own flesh and blood, who personally cut off her last hope of survival!"Getting more worked up, I stormed over and grabbed Elaine by her collar."You were so convinced I was lying to you. You were so sure that it was my mom who was dying. It would have taken one phone call from you to save her, but you wouldn't even lift a finger. Remember this. You killed your mom. You're a murderer!"My words hit Elaine like a physical blow, freezing her in place.Her eyes went blank as she muttered, "No… that's not true…"But no matter how much she denied it out loud, deep down, she knew.When I first called her, she had been too busy comforting a weeping Dayton, who was threatening to kill himself. She hadn't absorbed a single word I said

  • My Three-Month-Old Exposed My Wife's Dark Secret   Chapter 5

    "This doesn't make sense… Weren't you the one who got stabbed 99 times? How are you still standing here?" Elaine asked.She looked like she was seeing a ghost. Her legs gave out as she collapsed onto the floor.Mom frowned deeply at her words. "What are you talking about, Elaine? Ashton told me your mother was trying to stop a human trafficker at the park today and got stabbed 99 times. I took the very first train here the moment I heard."Anxious and worried, she rushed over to the doctor to ask for an update.The moment she learned that Olivia was gone, she sank heavily into a chair.Over the years, she and Olivia had grown as close as best friends. She never could have imagined that their get-together last month would be their final goodbye.Mom broke down, sobbing uncontrollably.Even with the truth staring her right in the face, Elaine refused to believe it."No, it's impossible. My mom can't be dead. Ashton! The one who got stabbed was supposed to be your mother! My mom i

  • My Three-Month-Old Exposed My Wife's Dark Secret   Chapter 4

    Elaine continued, "Besides, do you think I can just open a green channel whenever I want? Stop wasting my time. I'm not wasting that clearance on his mother!"Her words made Colin catch his breath in disbelief.With a life on the line, she was actually choosing to stand by and do nothing."Elaine, what the hell are you talking about? The person who got stabbed 99 times is your own mother! You won't even save her? Are you even human?"Elaine let out a dismissive laugh. "That's Ashton's mother. What does she have to do with me? If his mom hadn't poked her nose into other people's business, would she have been stabbed so many times?"Ashton is honestly hilarious. Just because he can't stand me treating Dayton well, he makes up all these elaborate excuses. There's no way I'm humoring him."Just then, a nurse rushed out of the operating room, her voice frantic. "Have you contacted Ms. Russell? When can the outside medical team get here? The patient is already showing signs of heart fa

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