My Wife's Charity Case

Faced with my unusually calm reaction, Lisa Lynch called back five seconds after hanging up."Matthew, I know you're hurting right now. This whole thing is my fault, but you have to believe me. It was just an accident. I've only ever seen him as a little brother."I pulled my lips into a mocking smile. "Right, a little brother. The kind you end up in bed with."Lisa clearly froze for a moment before her tone softened. "I get that you're angry and lashing out, but Elijah's an orphan. Life hasn't been easy for him. I don't want this to ruin his entire future."Matthew, can you just be understanding about this? Quit your job and claim the baby as yours. Everyone wins that way."No matter how she spun it, Lisa only cared about that college student.I suppressed the urge to roar at her and forced the words out, "Lisa, let's get a divorce.""What?!" Her expression must have changed completely because her voice shot up. "Matthew Baker, do you even hear yourself right now? You want to t

"Lisa!" I roared in fury, my eyes burning red.Lisa jumped at my voice. After a brief moment to recover, she snapped at me irritably, "Matthew, what are you freaking out about now? This isn't the place for any Tom, Dick, or Harry to throw a tantrum."Didn't you say you wanted a divorce? So why are you here bothering me? Couldn't hold out already? Pathetic!"I ignored her mockery and pointed at the shattered pieces on the floor with a trembling hand. "What happened? How did this end up broken like this?"Before Lisa could answer, Elijah explained pitifully from the side, "Matthew, it's my fault. I accidentally knocked it over when I was looking for Lisa. If you need to blame someone, blame me. Don't blame Lisa anymore."He spoke in a whiny voice, but his eyes were dry without a single tear. It was nauseating.Lisa quickly cut him off, "How could this be your fault? If you ask me, the bracelet is of cheap quality. It broke after dropping once. Who knows what factory made such a def

For three whole days, I stayed at Mom and Dad's place. During that time, Sarah visited eight times.Each visit, she brought several large bags full of things—medicine, snacks, supplements, fruit, everything imaginable. She practically could have moved her entire house over.Mom teased her, "With all this back and forth, you might as well just move in."Sarah's eyes lit up. She was about to nod when I stopped her just in time.After all, Lisa and I had not yet completely cut ties. If this caused Sarah any trouble, how would she face others afterward as a young woman?Sensing my concern, Sarah gave me a sweet smile. "I'll listen to Matthew. I've waited so many years already. A few more days won't hurt."That evening, Sarah carefully changed my bandages. When she saw my brow furrow slightly, she immediately eased up, and her movements grew gentler. What normally took less than a minute stretched into more than ten minutes.My feelings were all tangled up. It turned out that this wa

Lisa could not believe what she was seeing. She lunged forward to try and snatch the marriage certificate from Sarah's hands, but Sarah dodged sideways.Losing her balance, Lisa stumbled and fell off the stage. Though the stage was not high, the fall was embarrassing. After getting up, Lisa shrieked hysterically, "Matthew, you think you can get away with finding someone to forge my signature? I'm going to sue you!""But you signed it yourself. Don't you remember?" I smiled at the disheveled woman below the stage.Lisa looked confused. Seeing the cunning look in my eyes, she suddenly came to a realization. "That document that day!""Exactly. You were so busy fussing over your boy toy that the moment I mentioned signing something, you couldn't scribble your name fast enough."Before she could explode, I raised my finger and made a shushing gesture. "Don't rush. I still have some things specially prepared for you to see."I signaled my assistant with my eyes. The big screen then d