All Chapters of Ten Years His Cover—Now I'm Free: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

I'd only just printed out the divorce agreement about half an hour ago. But before that, I'd spent the entire night sitting on the living room couch.The dozen or so dishes I'd slaved over for hours sat untouched on the dining room table. Even the Ultradude cake I'd made earlier had melted into a puddle of goo.It had been my daughter, Tiana Jenkins' birthday yesterday. My wife, Sabrina Lawson, had given me specific instructions to make preparations for the birthday celebration because she was coming home with Tiana.However, I'd waited at home for hours in vain. In the end, the only message I'd received in a roundabout way was that Instagram story of the four of them that Joshua Sears had posted.The irony.Sabrina had never thought that I would ever bring up divorce. She frowned and tore the agreement in half. Her face was full of disdain as she said, "Ashton Jenkins, what game are you playing this time? I just took Tiana to meet Joshua and his son, and I forgot to tell you abou

Chapter 2

Sabrina had never thought that I would've already packed up my suitcase to leave. She rushed over to me to try and stop me from leaving.Just then, there was the sound of the thumbprint-activated smart lock being unlocked from the outside. Moments later, Joshua entered the house with his son, Andy Sears, in tow.Who would've thought that he would actually have his fingerprint registered at my own house?I'd told Sabrina before that I never wanted to see Joshua in my house. He'd framed me and taken away everything that was mine. He'd also turned me into the laughingstock of the neighborhood and made people hate me to the point that I hadn't dared to leave the house.He'd completely destroyed me.And I hated him.But, obviously, Sabrina didn't care about a single word I said.When Joshua caught sight of me, his face paled slightly. He then put on a pitiful look and said, "Ash…"Andy immediately hid behind him and yelled at me like I was some sort of monster. "No, Ashton, please d

Chapter 3

Andy was just a kid, so he still didn't know how to mask his emotions well enough.As soon as he heard that the house belonged to them, he immediately perked up and asked, "Really?"Joshua hurriedly grabbed Andy's arms and chided him. "Andy! Don't spout nonsense! This is Ashton's house."Sighing, he then looked at me helplessly. "Ashton, I never wanted to come between you and Sabrina. I'm going to leave now, okay? Don't be mad anymore."Hearing this, Sabrina rushed over and grabbed Joshua's arm. However, he tugged a little harder, making her fall right into his arms."Careful," he said softly, wrapping an arm around her waist.Sabrina exchanged glances with me and hurriedly pushed him off, putting some distance between them.A hint of dissatisfaction appeared in Joshua's eyes, but it was quickly replaced with a gentle look. "It's alright, Rina. You don't need to convince me to stay. We were the ones infringing in the first place."The rims of his eyes turned a little red, as if

Chapter 4

Sabrina left in a rage, Mom's loud shouts disappearing with her.As the car drove right past me, I caught sight of Joshua's smug face. He thought that he'd won. After all, everyone had turned against me, and I was now as pitiful and weak as a bug. Yet, I didn't care.I didn't care for my parents, Sabrina, or Tiana. I didn't want any of them anymore.Since Joshua wanted them so much, I would just give them all to him.That was what I thought.However, probably because I was in such a bad situation, I just couldn't stop myself from thinking about the terrible things that had happened to me in the past. Those tiresome memories that I'd tried so hard to get rid of just kept flooding my mind.I angrily kicked the snow away from my feet as I marched forward, trying my best not to cry despite my tingling nose.I kept on walking in the thick snow until both my legs were frozen numb and I was finally able to stop thinking about my terrible past.At last, I found shelter from the snow

Chapter 5

Bianca's words were so shocking that I nearly jumped up from the bed.Meanwhile, Sabrina's voice turned shrill on the other end of the line. "What did you say? Who are you?"However, Bianca had already hung up on her. She even turned the phone off afterward.When she saw me glaring at her, she grinned meekly and said, "I didn't mean to say that you were dead. I just thought that your wife was being ridiculous."Her own husband is lying in the hospital, and yet, she didn't even ask about you or how you're doing. Honestly speaking… you've got quite terrible taste in women."I just smiled a little helplessly and bitterly, mumbling, "Not just my wife. I'm terrible at picking my parents and my close buddies too."Even the daughter I had turned out to be the wrong choice.My stomach suddenly growled loudly. Looking sheepish, I asked, "Sorry, but could you get me something to eat?"I hadn't eaten anything since that night, and I was feeling ravenous.Bianca immediately took out her p

Chapter 6

Sabrina frowned when she heard me referring to her as my ex-wife.I thought that she would yell at me and accuse me of losing my temper and playing hard-to-get again, like she did in the past.But to my surprise, she just sighed and held my hand as she said, "Are you still mad at me? Honey, I admit that I ignored you in the past, but I'll pay more attention to you now, alright? Can you stop being angry at me? Where do you think you can go after separating from me?"I had no idea why Sabrina was suddenly acting like a whole different person, but when she said the last sentence, I immediately felt indignant."The world is wide and vast. Why would you think that I have no place to go?"Sabrina replied, "You know that's not what I meant."I was so frustrated that I didn't even want to talk anymore.I'd bet Sabrina just didn't want to give me half of her assets. Otherwise, I simply couldn't think of any reason why she wouldn't want to divorce me.I caught sight of Joshua still linge

Chapter 7

I had to admit that Bianca was way better than Sabrina at seeing through liars from the start.I took the second apple she peeled for me and chuckled mockingly. "Oh, maybe his depression got triggered or something."I paused for a bit and made sure to emphasize the next few words. "Severe depression, I believe."Bianca giggled. "That's not severe depression. That's schizophrenia. I strongly suggest that he be taken to the psychiatric ward so he'll recover faster."I burst out laughing at that. Meanwhile, Sabrina just stared at me in disbelief. She'd never thought that I would be as cold-hearted as this and make fun of Joshua, who was ill, along with another stranger.However, what shook her the most was that while I behaved like an emotionless robot when with her, I could be so expressive and laugh along with another woman.A spark of jealousy rose in her chest. She yelled, "That's enough, Ashton Jenkins! How did you change into someone like this? No wonder your parents are dis

Chapter 8

Three months ago, one of the thugs involved in beating Joshua up had just been released from prison.I'd met up with him on the very day he'd gotten out.I recalled Joshua had told me back then that he'd had a friend waiting for him at the shortcut. I guessed that if that "friend" really existed, then he would be the only person in the world who could prove my innocence.I'd gone through all of the people in Joshua's circle of friends, but I'd found nothing. That was how I'd come to the conclusion that the "friend" he'd mentioned might've been one of the thugs involved.As it turned out, I didn't end up just learning about the so-called friend's name—I even learned the entire story behind the deliberate cover-up.I was going to reveal the truth the next day and destroy Joshua with one lethal blow.In a way, I would also be giving Sabrina a very memorable divorce.After making all the necessary arrangements, I drowsily went back to sleep.In my dreams, I felt as though someone k

Chapter 9

When Joshua heard that I had a gift prepared for him, his eyes grew alert as he became completely on guard.I guess he still had some sort of self-awareness after all. He knew how much I loathed him, so it wouldn't make any sense for me to prepare a gift for him in the first place.But before he could reject me, a young lady in a short pixie cut walked out among the crowd of onlookers who'd stopped to watch us.Joshua's face went pale as soon as he caught sight of the woman. He blurted, "Dolly Brown!"Dolly puffed out some cigarette smoke, giving Joshua the once-over a few times."It's been a long while, ex-boyfriend. It seems like you've been living quite the life. By the way, you told me that you'd marry me as soon as you'd gotten your hands on the Jenkins family's fortune. Does that promise still count?"Dad's eyes widened in shock as he looked at Joshua in disbelief.Joshua hurriedly shook his head. "Mom, Dad, don't listen to her! Have you already forgotten? It was her! She'

Chapter 10

Although the post never explicitly mentioned names, surprisingly, plenty of my ex-schoolmates left tons of comments under it.It was just a matter of time before Joshua's misdeeds were exposed in the open for all to see and judge.That wasn't all. Sabrina, Mom, and Dad were all dragged into the mud along with him. Over the next few days, my phone seemed like it would explode from the sheer number of calls I received on a daily basis.I stared at the culprit, who was now standing before me. I said helplessly, "You little minx, who told you to poke your nose into this?"Bianca just grinned happily as she served me a perfect cut of steak. "Don't get mad, mister. I know you're not the kind of person who shows his scars just to make others feel guilty, but why should you stay silent when you're the victim? "If they don't even know the extent of hurt they've caused you, they would probably just think of it as a tiny inconvenience. "That's nowhere near enough to make up for all the su

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