Lahat ng Kabanata ng Million Dollars Dowry for a Sidepiece: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

It was already afternoon. Agnes Carson still hadn’t called to offer an explanation.Luther Greene was still constantly uploading new posts. He had just posted three pictures flaunting his million-dollar dowry, all of which rocked the internet.The comment section was flooded instantly with people who did not hold back in expressing their envy.That was when I spotted a comment from Agnes. "I accept your hand in marriage! In twenty years, we shall celebrate our anniversary with our children.""I love you, my dearest wife."My eyes felt scalded by their shameless, public display of affection. I went to the gallery on my phone and looked at the pictures of our daughter, Cecil Larke. I suppose Agnes had forgotten all about the fact that we had a one-year-old daughter together.Last week was Cecil’s first birthday party. Agnes claimed she was busy with work and could not attend. Later on, I found out she skipped the party because she was trying to have Luther's son transferred to an e

I booked a flight scheduled five days later before texting my lawyer. I was determined to get custody of Cecil.After everything was done, I got up and went to the bedroom to settle in for the night.Agnes looked at me from behind and hissed sharply, "Where do you think you’re going? I’m talking to you!"I remarked indifferently with a wink, "I’m going to get some sleep."When I entered the bedroom, I heard a thunderous crash in the living room. The divorce was proceeding as planned.Three days later, when I was in the middle of packing my suitcase, Agnes called again."I’m at the North Sea Bar. Come here right now."I frowned.The North Sea Bar.There had been some complications with the recovery process of my surgery. I had a fever running on and off. It was not a good time for me to head out.Just as I was about to turn Agnes down, she called again.In the end, I ended up throwing on a thick sweater before making my way to the bar. I found Agnes and Luther seated together

A trace of hurt suddenly flashed across Agnes’ eyes. She sighed faintly before motioning, "Can you wait for me outside? We'll go home together later."Luther reluctantly walked out."Sign it." I pressed again.Agnes suddenly sat down beside the bed and took my hand. "Hubby, please forgive me. Can we just pretend like nothing happened and go back to the way things were? We have Cecil, don't we? We need to make sure she grows up in a healthy environment."I glanced at Luther, who was peeking into the ward from the doorway, then pursed my lips tightly. "What about him? Are you going to break things off with him?"A trace of reluctance appeared in her eyes the moment I said this.She clenched her teeth and vowed, "Here’s the plan. You can stay here on the south side of town, and I'll make arrangements for him to move to the north. Neither of you will ever have to see each other. Does that work?"Smack!I got up and slapped her across the face. I should have done this the very day s

"Do you think you’re some kind of royalty just because you got yourself injured? Can’t you just be understanding? Besides, shouldn’t you blame yourself if your wound doesn’t heal? What does that have to do with me smoking?"I had assumed Agnes would be nicer to Luther, but now it seemed like Luther’s fate was history repeating itself.Her supposed sincerity seemed to be a ruse all along. All she did was torment the men she ended up with.I shook my head and lamented, "She's never changed. From the beginning to the end, all she cares about is herself. Nobody else matters to her."Malone continued swiping glances at their table.Throughout the meal, he made snarky comments about them. I had an impression that he was a great judge of character because everything he said about them was spot-on.After we finished our meal and asked the waiter for the bill, Agnes suddenly noticed me. She seemed taken aback when she noticed how I had restored my good looks and my youth as if time had re

I did not bother calling the police. Instead, I pretended to be oblivious to what was happening, and then I went to look for my grandmother.Later on, I heard Agnes was not strong enough to outfight Luther. Humiliated, she got into a car and ran him over to get back at him.Luther's leg was left broken, and he was hospitalized for the better part of a month.Another fortnight later, Malone sent me a link to a livestream. It was Luther going manic and cussing out Agnes online. He seemed completely out of it and was speaking incoherently as if he had lost his mind."That damned woman almost crippled me! I hope she dies!"I didn’t report her to the police after she ran me over, but she didn't even bother to call me to check on me! I hope she goes bankrupt! Bankrupt! I curse her in the name of everything. I hope she goes bankrupt!"I'll place a hex on her! Bankrupt!"His repeated chants were turned into a joke online."You've lost it! You should see a psychiatrist.""Someone, plea