Chapter 1

“Mom, it’s my birthday today! Is Dad still not coming home?” My son Jason tugged at my pants, with his voice choked with tears. I looked at the dozen missed calls on my phone and felt anxious. So I picked him up and went straight to John’s company, only to find his office empty. The receptionist said he was in the banquet hall. I froze, then glanced again at the message John had just sent. [I’m in a meeting, we’ll talk later.] Suppressing my unease, I pushed open the banquet hall doors. Jason shouted for his dad, but I quickly covered his mouth. At that moment, John was holding another woman by the waist and announcing to everyone, “This is my wife, Stacy. We’ve been married for five years.” He spoke smoothly, and the crowd turned to look at Stacy. They stepped forward with their drinks to toast her, but John stopped them. “My wife doesn’t like to drink, so I’ll drink on her behalf.” My hands trembled violently, and by the time I calmed down, tears were streami

Chapter 2

I took out the first aid kit to clean Jason’s wound. His eyes were red as he asked me, “Dad doesn’t like me, does he?” My hand froze. I stared at the door where John had left and said, “No, he just likes Miss Stacy more.” When I finished applying the ointment, I coaxed Jason to sleep and then started packing my bags. It was ridiculous. I was the lady of the house, yet my bedroom was tucked in the farthest corner. Stacy had once claimed she was not in good health, so John had given her the largest room. I let out a sigh, and my resolve to leave grew firmer. At that moment, John opened the door. He looked a little tired. “Let’s talk. I know you can’t stand Stacy, but she really matters to me.” I gave a cold laugh and pushed away the glass of hot water he offered. After so many years, no one understood better than me how high a place Stacy held in his heart. I looked up at him and gave him two choices. “Either divorce or let her leave.” His grip tightened around

Chapter 3

John rushed into the hospital while drenched in sweat and gasping for air. He saw me sitting at the morgue door. His steps faltered, and he dared not come closer. Mom stormed over and slapped him hard. “You beast! If you’d answered your phone, would my husband be dead?” With reddened eyes, John crouched in front of me and clutched my leg. “I’m sorry... I’m sorry... It’s all my fault, my phone was off... I’m sorry...” I looked at the tears streaming down his face and felt nothing but disgust. I did not have the energy to expose him. I simply turned away with indifference. The sobs behind me grew louder, but I never looked back. After Dad died, John lost his mind trying to make it up to me. He gave Dad a grand funeral, then brought Mom to the villa to retire in comfort. He turned down countless work matters and spent his days with me and Jason. Jason was still young. He did not understand how much wrong John had done, so he grew ever closer to him. Seeing Jason

Chapter 4

“What?!” John stumbled back a step. He looked again at the empty ward, and a chill of dread rose in his chest. The doctor sighed. “The child has just exited dangerous waters, yet she took him away. I don’t know what was so urgent.” John froze. “Out of danger? Wasn’t it just an allergy?” The doctor gave him a sharp look. “Sir, allergies can be fatal. When that child came in, his face was purple, and he was hanging by a thread!” John never realized how he got out of the hospital. Rain poured outside, soaking him through by the time he reached home, yet he felt no cold. He sat silently on the sofa, a toy for his son clutched in his hand. He had never thought one meal of his would nearly kill Jason. “Amy must really be mad at me. I’ve got to calm her down.” He slammed the sofa in frustration and pulled out his phone to call me. He dialed over a dozen times, but every call was cut off. When he tried again, he saw he had been blocked. He collapsed into the cushions, and

Chapter 5

When John reached the hospital, Stacy was sitting in the waiting area, covering her face and sobbing. He let out a weary sigh and placed a hand on her shoulder, but she slapped it away. “Why did you hang up on me? Don’t you love me anymore?” Stacy shouted at him, clutching her stomach as if in pain. John’s face darkened, but for the child’s sake, his tone softened. “I was just busy, don’t be mad.” Still, Stacy kept crying. John pressed his fingers to his brow in frustration. He suddenly thought she seemed unbearably fragile. Yet back when she had taken those bullets for him, she had not made a sound of pain. His thoughts shifted to me. I never threw tantrums. Whenever I faced hardship, I remained calm and solved it with composure. At that moment, his patience ran out. He ordered his assistant to take Stacy back to her ward and keep her under strict watch. Without his permission, she was not allowed to leave, let alone abort the child. Thinking about the baby unsettl

Chapter 6

John deliberately told his assistant to act clueless, and Stacy put on a show for a long time. In the end, she really lost the baby. When she woke and touched her flat belly, she went mad. She screamed everywhere looking for John, yet she could not find him. He had gone to a remote village in England, where he was squatting on my doorstep. I had not expected John to find me so quickly. After leaving the hospital that day, I came to a small town where I had worked before. Although I had been a housewife for years, I soon found a job using my prior experience, and I was a securities trader at a local firm. Everyone marveled at my skills and asked where I had worked before. When I smiled and said White Corporation, they had thought I was joking, because nobody would jump from a big company to such a small town. But it felt right. There were mountains and rivers, the scenery was pleasant, and there were far fewer troubles. Jason liked it as well. Within a few days at scho

Chapter 7

After that day, I did not see him again for a long time. He and I finished the divorce, and he transferred most of the assets to me. I became wealthy overnight, yet I still did not quit my job. This job gave me value and meaning, something I had always lacked after marrying John. Whether it was his favoritism toward Stacy, or my endless days spent on housework, all of it had made me feel useless. But my colleagues praised me, and my superiors recognized me. I felt powerful and full of confidence. William watched me grow, and within three months, he promoted me to lead a hundred-person team. My life became vibrant, and Jason slowly stepped out of John’s shadow. One day, the teacher called and said Jason had gone missing again. I immediately called John and cursed him, yet to my shock, he said he did not know. At that moment, I went completely mad. William calmed me and told me not to panic, then he reached out to all his local friends to search. At last, someone

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