A One-Way Ticket to Hell のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

My heart sank when the private detective sent me photos of Jack Ingleton with his arm casually draped over Rhea Carhill's shoulder. He was smiling in the photo.Rhea, my trusted right-hand woman, had been reassigned to work as Jack's secretary shortly after he joined my company. Before seeing those photos, I had clung to a sliver of hope, desperately wishing my suspicions were wrong.Then, my phone buzzed with another notification—a second blow from the private detective. My hands trembled as I read the message. Rhea was pregnant.How could she get knocked up?My emotions boiled over as memories of my past with Jack surged forward. Two years into our relationship, I got pregnant with his child. However, instead of joy, Jack was upset. He claimed that a baby would steal my attention away from him, and he coaxed me to terminate the pregnancy.Sadly, that was just the first of many abortions to come. A year later, I got pregnant again, and he persuaded me to terminate it with t

I left the bathroom 10 minutes later and had dinner with the Ingletons without betraying anything.After doing the dishes, I handed over my checkup report to my in-laws. I stammered bashfully, "Dad, Mom, I have something to discuss with you. I know it is your wish to have a grandchild, but I miscarried too many times before this. The doctor said I would struggle to get pregnant again…"I teared up while speaking. Jack and his parents frowned at me as they waited for me to continue. I kept up with the act and innocently stated, "But the family lineage cannot stop here. I have an idea. Since modern technology is advanced, Jack and I could go abroad and get some IVF treatments. Dad, Mom, what do you think?"It took Jean a while to wrap her head around my suggestion. She was the first to slam her fist on the table. "I object! How can you compare the babies from these treatments to babies who are conceived naturally?"Then, she glared at me. "Jack married you to pass on our family blood

Startled, I immediately tried to help him up.But Jack remained stubbornly on his knees, refusing to budge. Head hung low, he said softly, "Honey, I'm sorry. I've been hiding something from you."I tried to help him up while saying, "Whatever it is, let's talk about it after you get up. If there's a problem, we'll solve it together. Seeing you like this breaks my heart."The more understanding I appeared, the guiltier he seemed to feel. It didn't matter whether or not his feelings were genuine. As long as he expressed his guilt, I would use it as leverage.Despite all my efforts, he remained kneeling on the floor. Again, I hadn't really exerted much force.I caved in at that pathetic sight. "Alright, just tell me. What is it that you've been hiding from me?"Jack raised his head to meet my gaze, which carried a mix of slight annoyance and genuine concern. Without warning, he slapped himself twice across the face.Startled, I cried out and grabbed his hand. "What are you doing? J

At noon the next day, I made lunch ahead of time and delivered it to the office.I ran into Rhea again. She wore her usual smile. Jack, however, seemed surprised by my sudden appearance."Darling, what are you doing here?" he asked.I smiled and replied, "I brought you lunch. I was in recovery before, but now that I'm doing fine, I have too much time on my hands. So, I made lunch and brought it to you."Everyone in the company greeted me enthusiastically and enjoyed watching me with Jack.I smiled shyly and graciously greeted them back. Not only that, I requested the admin to arrange an afternoon tea for everyone.After having lunch with Jack, I prepared to leave. It was at that moment I looked at Rhea."Ms. Carhill, would you mind seeing me out?"Rhea paused for a moment and glanced at Jack. Jack seemed indifferent, which I took as his tacit approval.Rhea immediately smiled and nodded at me. She followed me out and helped me hail a cab when we were on the streets.I stopped

I told Jack about Rhea's pregnancy when he came home that night. Jack seemed truly shocked. If I didn't already know he had accompanied Rhea to the hospital, I would have believed he had no idea she was pregnant."What are we going to do about that?" he asked.I smiled and comforted him, "Isn't this perfect? Talk to her. Get her to keep the child.""Right, how did I not think of that?" Jack said, acting as if he had just realized it.His eyes showed a hint of guilt. He hesitated and said, "Darling, I'm sorry. You've terminated your pregnancies for me. It's bad for your health. It's my fault, I was too young back then, and I didn't want us to be tied down."He sighed and continued, "You know how my parents are. They've been pressuring me. And I'm already 45 years old. Looking at all my friends with kids, I started thinking about having one, so I could have someone to take care of me when I'm old…"Jack was the one who refused to have kids, but now, he had walked back on his word