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Turns Out I'm the Other Woman

Turns Out I'm the Other Woman

Cerita Pendek · Romance
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Bahasa: English
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Sinopsis

Winning Back the Wife

Mistress

Bias

Tragic Love

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In the seventh year of my long-distance relationship, I quit my job behind my boyfriend, William Harrington's back and travel more than 600 miles to Frostmere. I do all that just so I can give him a nice surprise and get married to him. When the receptionist hears that I'm looking for William, she wears a bemused look. "Mr. Harrington is in the middle of a meeting. Please wait for a moment." I'm secretly surprised by her response. Willian has never told me about the fact that he got promoted. When I video-called him last week, he was even complaining to me how stressful work had been for him. Getting a promotion seemed like an impossible dream at this point. As soon as I turn around, I hear the receptionist whispering to her colleagues. "This must be Mr. Harrington's mistress, right?" "Wow… She really is bold to have found her way to the company like this." "Since Mr. Harrington is having an affair, doesn't this mean Mrs. Harrington will kick up a fuss when she finds out about it?" I want to turn around and tell the ladies that they've mistaken me for someone else. William isn't married yet, and I'm his actual girlfriend of ten years. But before I can open my mouth, the spinning door reveals a woman in a high-end attire walking into the company's lobby. The receptionists quickly shut their mouths. Then, they address the woman respectfully as "Mrs. Harrington". Alexandra Rowland is in the middle of a phone call. Her voice is sickly sweet as she speaks on the phone. "Darling, I've reached the lobby. Hurry up and pick me up! I don't care! You have to attend the prenatal check-up with me today!" A crystal-clear deep, masculine voice that carries a hint of doting drifts over Alexandra's phone speaker. "Got it, Lexi. The meeting will be over soon. You can wait for me in the lounge for the time being." I've listened to that voice for the past seven years, so I'm extremely familiar with it. That voice belongs to my boyfriend, William…

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10 Bab
Chapter 1
Gabriella's POVMy bag dropped to the floor with a soft thud.As I crouched to pick it up, a prenatal report fluttered down to my feet. It showed that the pregnancy was 12 weeks along and that the father's name was William Harrington. Around that time, William always claimed he was busy. He would only answer my calls once a week.Once, William finally agreed to a video call, and I spotted a hickey on his neck.He immediately explained, "That's a mosquito bite. Gaby, after all these years of our long-distance relationship, have you ever seen me with anyone else?"I had believed him back then, even apologizing for being too suspicious. But now, he had become someone else's husband and was even expecting a child.The woman took the report from my hand and thanked me with a smile. When she noticed that I hadn't moved, she asked, "Are you here to see William too?"I nodded."Then let's go up together," she said. "My husband's meetings always run long."The word "husband" hit me w
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Chapter 2
Gabriella's POVMy phone buzzed, and a message from William popped up. "Go back with my assistant first. I'll explain later."I stared at the short line of text, my chest tightening. In the end, I couldn't hold back. "Why did you lie to me?" I asked.William replied coldly, "Just behave and go back first. Don't embarrass yourself in front of the company."I remembered that every time I wanted to come to Frostmere, he would invent all sorts of excuses to stop me. It turned out he was afraid that I'd embarrass him.As soon as I looked up, I saw his employees whispering and filming me with their phones."A mistress actually had the nerve to show up here. How shameless.""She is so young; she could have done anything else, yet she chose to be a mistress."I quickly raised my hand to cover my face, my voice breaking. "I'm not a mistress. William lied to me."All I got in response was laughter.William's assistant put my suitcase in the car and roughly shoved me inside. Half an hou
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Chapter 3
Gabriella's POVWhen William got home, he found me with eyes swollen from crying. He pulled me into his arms, his expression full of concern."Gaby, I'm sorry," he said. "My dad passed away from illness back then, so I had to return to Frostmere and take over the family business. Your social status is too low, so the elders in my family would never have allowed me to marry you."I couldn't take another word. I shoved him away, tears streaming down my face. "So you married someone else? William, what did our seven years of long-distance relationship mean to you?"William looked down at me, his expression settling into calm. "Gabriella, as the head of the Harrington family, I have obligations. Alexandra and I are of the same social standing, and our marriage benefits both our families."Lexi said that as long as you behave yourself, she'd turn a blind eye and let you stay by my side."I looked up at him as tears rolled down my face.William leaned down and brushed the tears from t
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Chapter 4
Gabriella's POVEarly the next morning, Alexandra asked to meet me at a cafe. When she saw me again, there wasn't a trace of surprise in her eyes."Gabriella, I recognized you the moment I saw you at the office yesterday," she said.I froze.The next moment, she explained calmly, "I knew about you before I married William. In our social circle, it's normal for men to have mistresses. William is actually restrained by comparison; he only has you.""I'm not a mistress!" I shot back immediately.Alexandra sneered and rested her hand on her belly. "What you are doesn't matter. The Harrington family has an heir on the way, so we never intended to deal with you. But then you ended up on the trending page, so I had to step in."She slid a non-disclosure agreement and a blank check across the table toward me. "Sign the agreement, record an apology video, and leave Frostmere within two days. Fill in any amount you want."I pushed the documents back and stood up to leave, but Alexandra s
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Chapter 5
Gabriella's POVAlexandra arranged for me to issue a public apology on a live broadcast at the TV station.After signing the non-disclosure agreement, I stood in front of more than a dozen cameras and numbly read the script."Hello, everyone. I'm Gabriella Bennett. Regarding the controversy I recently caused online, I would like to sincerely apologize to Ms. Alexandra Rowland and Mr. William Harrington. I fabricated the chat logs just to gain attention. Mr. Harrington and I are nothing more than former classmates."The viewer count spiked, and netizens flooded the comment section with insults, telling me to get out of Frostmere.By the time I came back to my senses, the wave of hatred had already torn through me.After the broadcast ended, Alexandra pulled out several stacks of bills and tossed them onto the floor without a second glance. The green bills drifted down like falling snow."They slipped right out of my hands. Please pick them up yourself," she said."Alexandra, you
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Chapter 6
Third-Person POVAt the charity gala, William nearly dropped his phone when he received Gabriella's breakup message.He immediately replied, "Gabriella, stop this. We've been together for ten years. You can't just end things like that."The moment he sent the message, it didn't go through—Gabriella had blocked him.In all their years together, no matter how bad their arguments got, the worst they had ever done was ignore calls or texts; they had never blocked each other.William couldn't stay still any longer. He slipped away from the event and ran up to the rooftop to call her. Every attempt came back with the same result—the line was unavailable.When the gala ended, William did something he almost never did—he didn't go home with Alexandra. Instead, he drove straight to Gabriella's place. He rushed up to her unit and pounded on the door, but no one answered.The landlord, unable to stand the noise, opened the door and shouted. "Stop banging on the door! That young woman left
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Chapter 7
Gabriella's POVBy the time I rushed to the hospital in Brightvale with my suitcase, Dad had already finished surgery and was out of danger.The moment I walked into the ward, more than a dozen pairs of eyes locked onto me. I had grown used to those mocking gazes during my time in Frostmere."Gaby, what were you thinking? Why couldn't you just find someone to marry instead of becoming a mistress?""Isn't it obvious? Being a rich man's mistress pays well. How else would she come up with 500,000 dollars?""What did our family do to deserve this? How did we end up with someone so shameless? You even drove your dad into the hospital!"I had already gone numb to my relatives' accusations.I looked at Mom. Her hair had turned slightly grayer. She sat at Dad's bedside, her eyes red and swollen. Her voice was hoarse, and her expression was full of resentment. "Gaby, that 500,000 dollars… did it come from…"I could never have pulled out 500,000 dollars at once with my savings, so they n
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Chapter 8
Gabriella's POVI struggled to push William away, but he held me even tighter."Gaby, I know everything," he said. "I know your dad got sick, and I know Alexandra forced you to leave. I've really missed you these past few days."I shoved him away with all my strength and said coldly, "William, we've already broken up. No one forced me; I chose to leave on my own."William grabbed my hand, pressing it against his chest as his eyes shone with deep affection. "Gaby, I'm sorry. I was wrong to get married without telling you. My marriage to Alexandra is just a business arrangement. You've always been the one I love."Gaby, come back with me. I can give you everything except the title of Mrs. Harrington. You'll never have to worry about money, and I'll get the best medical team to treat your dad."I looked at the desperation in William's eyes and suddenly felt sick. Even after being together for ten years, I had never really seen who he was.He couldn't walk away from Harrington Group
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Chapter 9
Gabriella's POVTwo weeks later, Dad was finally discharged from the hospital. We returned from Brightvale to our house in the village.Once Dad learned the truth, his anger toward me eased. He cursed William loudly, saying he wasn't worthy of being called a man.But the villagers, who had already heard more than enough rumors, had made up their minds that I was a mistress. No matter how many times I tried to explain, it changed nothing. Every time I stepped outside, people pointed at me and whispered behind my back.When I opened my social media again, I found that my account had been restored at some point without me knowing. After that, my inbox overflowed every day with endless insults.Clickbait accounts used my story as content, putting out new posts every few days. Plenty of content creators took my old videos and edited them out of context to push their own versions of the story.The labels of "liar" and "homewrecker" were permanently attached to me, with no way to shake
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Chapter 10
Gabriella's POVI chose to settle down in a small town far from Frostmere. The weather was mild all year round, and the scenery was beautiful, making it feel like the perfect place to leave the past behind.I used what little savings I had left to open a flower shop in town. The area drew a steady stream of tourists from a nearby scenic spot, so business was doing quite well.Nobody here knew who I was, and nobody judged me. The neighbors were friendly, and they often stopped by to buy flowers.Those harsh voices were gone. At night, the town fell completely quiet.It was a long time before I came across any news about William again. Alexandra had given birth to a son. For the baby's one-month celebration, they invited every prominent figure in Frostmere.I looked at the photo of the three of them and felt nothing. It turned out that letting go of something that had once meant everything wasn't as difficult as I thought.…Two years later, I saw William again.It was a quiet a
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