All Chapters of The Scale That Exposed His Affair: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

11 Chapters

Chapter 1 The Truth Behind the Scale

Before confronting Mia Lane, I needed to confirm my suspicions. In the scale's app, I noticed a small heart symbol appearing every two weeks. I guessed it marked her prenatal checkups. Judging from the pattern, that day had to be the date.I parked my car at the entrance of the private hospital.The obstetrics corridor reeked of disinfectant. A few minutes later, a girl in a white cotton dress stepped out of the consultation room with her head bowed. Her long hair fell to her waist, her face bare of makeup, pure and innocent—the very image Noah Carter had always preferred.The moment she looked up, I knew. It was Mia Lane—the destitute student my husband and I had been sponsoring.Her eyes flickered with panic when she saw me, but she quickly masked it and stroked her belly with a timid smile. "Mila? What a coincidence. Are you here for a checkup too?""Yes, a prenatal checkup. My smart scale said I was pregnant, so I came to see if it was true." I didn't beat around the bush. "An

Chapter 2 Exposed

I copied every chat log and video from Noah's old phone.By the time Noah rushed home, I was already sitting in the living room. His usual warm smile froze for a split second at the sight before him, but he still walked over like always, reaching out to hold me. "Mila, what's wrong?"I shifted out of his reach and tossed the printed prenatal report onto the coffee table in front of him. A flicker of panic flashed through his eyes, but he forced himself to play innocent. "Mila, you actually went to the hospital for a checkup?!"I had reached my breaking point. "Look at the name on that report. It says Mia Lane, not Mila Justice! What else do you have to say for yourself?"He still tried to keep up the act. "Mia? Mia's pregnant? How would I know… These college girls these days, getting knocked up so young. But honey, what does that have to do with me? You're not seriously accusing me, are you? I swear I'm innocent…"I stared at this pathetic excuse for a man and couldn't understand

Chapter 3 The Truth Laid Bare

The next morning, Mia came downstairs draped in my favorite silk robe. She carried herself with deliberate grace, a smug little sway in her steps. The faint fragrance that trailed after her made my chest tighten—it was the perfume Noah and I had blended together in Gallia during the height of our romance. It was the only bottle of its kind in the world, and it was supposed to be mine.I sat at the dining table, watching her coldly as she slid into the chair across from me."Mila, did you sleep well last night?" Mia smiled with feigned innocence as she rested her wrist on the table, making sure the watch on her arm caught the light.She was just a poor student—there was no way she could afford something like that. There was no doubt in my mind that Noah had given it to her. And now, she was flaunting it right in my face.I ignored her, lowering my gaze to eat my bowl of oatmeal. She seemed unfazed, picking up a bowl of bone broth and swirling it slowly with her spoon. "Noah treats

Chapter 4 Framed

When I woke up, I saw dozens upon dozens of missed calls from my assistant. While I had been unconscious, Noah had rushed to convene an emergency board meeting at Justice Corp., pushing for my removal as chairwoman.Fury drove me; I slammed my foot on the gas, and ten minutes later I was shoving open the doors to the conference room.Noah faltered at the sight of me, though he quickly masked his surprise with a look of concern. "Mila, the weather's cold. Don't catch a chill."I ignored him and addressed the room. "Whoever is trying to remove me, I don't agree!"A low, mocking laugh came from my stepmother, Cynthia Kingstone. "Mila, your temper has been worsening. You throw tantrums, smash things—you're clearly unfit to remain in your position."Her words dredged up a memory I had nearly forgotten.Months ago, I had stumbled upon Cynthia and Noah speaking secretly in the garden. I remembered seeing her slip him a card while the two of them whispered like conspirators. At the time,

Chapter 5 Betrayal

Two burly men held me down in the backseat, their hands like iron clamps on my arms. In the front sat two men in white coats whose sharp smell of disinfectant clashed with their cold eyes and rough movements. They were no doctors—more like hired thugs.One of them caught my reflection in the rearview mirror and spoke without a shred of warmth. "Don't bother resisting, Ms. Justice. We're just following orders, taking you somewhere you can 'chill'."Outside the car window, Noah stood on the steps, putting on a masterful show of grief for my relatives. He was immaculate in his tailored suit, eyes downcast, a hand rising now and then to wipe away nonexistent tears. He looked exactly as he had when I had once believed him to be the most devoted man alive—except now he didn't even glance at the woman being shoved into a car behind him.I had once thought Noah's vow of "I'll always protect you" was our unshakable bond. Now I knew they were nothing but my own naivete."Take her away. Hurry

Chapter 6 Retribution

Noah froze mid-motion.I slowly lifted my head toward the doorway.Standing there was my grandfather—well into his seventies yet still sharp-eyed and imposing. He wore a black jacket, his lion-headed cane striking the floor with a heavy thud that echoed through the room like a gavel. Behind him stood Justice Corp.'s elite legal team and a line of bodyguards in black suits, their faces grim and unyielding.His piercing gaze swept across the wrecked hospital room before settling on Noah's hand gripping my wrist. His voice was as cold and cutting as steel. "Who dares lay a finger on my granddaughter?"The blood drained instantly from Noah's face. He stumbled back, releasing me at once. "M-Mr. Justice? I thought you were still abroad! I—Mila's sick. I was just about to take her home—""Silence!" My grandfather's roar cracked through the air, slicing Noah's pathetic act to shreds. He didn't even grant him another glance.One of the lawyers strode forward, dropped a thick envelope of d

Chapter 7 Striking Back

An hour later, I linked arms with my grandfather and stepped into the Justice Corp. building. Behind us, the staff whispered and pointed."My God—isn't that Ms. Justice? Hasn't she gone mad?""I heard Mr. Carter sent her away for treatment. How did she get out?""Look at her in that dress. So creepy. She hasn't been triggered, has she?"In the elevator, my grandfather patted my hand reassuringly. "Don't mind them. That fool Cynthia spread the news herself, saying you'd gone mad. She's planning to rally those old cronies to strip you of your inheritance at today's meeting.""Is that so?" I smoothed my lipstick against the mirrored elevator door. "Perfect—saves me the trouble of sending out invitations for their funerals one by one."When we pushed open the boardroom door, the room erupted. Cynthia, who sat beside the head seat, went pale at the sight of me, then quickly switched to an expression of grief and outrage. "Mila! How did you get out? The doctor said your condition was s

Chapter 8 Ironclad Proof

The bodyguards hauled Noah out immediately, his feet scrabbling futilely across the polished floor as he cursed and spat obscenities. But it wasn't until I watched him struggle all the way to the door that I spoke, my voice light as if discussing the weather. "Oh, I almost forgot to tell you something."Noah froze mid-struggle and turned his bloodshot eyes back on me."That limited-edition Porsche you embezzled company funds to buy for Mia? She drove it yesterday to meet Steven Royce. The damsel you thought you were protecting… seems she wasn't such an innocent bunny after all."Noah's eyes widened with incredulity. Shock and humiliation twisted his face, and his whole body trembled as the last of his composure shattered.Once he was dragged away, silence blanketed the boardroom. I didn't give the directors much time to process the scene. One by one, I handed out the evidence: Noah's forged signatures, his embezzlement records, the trail of how he had gutted the company from within

Chapter 9 No Forgiveness

My grandfather's team worked with astonishing speed. Within half an hour of the meeting's end, the compiled evidence had already been delivered to both the police and the prosecutor's office.Forged signatures, embezzlement of corporate assets, illegal transfers, collusion with a psychiatric hospital for unlawful detention—each charge alone was enough to put them behind bars for decades.The arrests happened simultaneously. The police split into three teams and struck like thunder.The first team raided the Justice Corp. general manager's office. Noah's people were frantically tearing up documents, trying to destroy the last traces of evidence, when officers broke down the door and pinned them to the floor on the spot.The second team hit the Justice Residence. Cynthia was in the middle of her beauty routine when the cold cuffs clicked around her wrists, the mud mask cracked across her cheeks.The third team went to the city's most luxurious mall. Mia, clutching the supplementary

Chapter 10 Public Unraveling

My grandfather and I walked into the courtroom and took the front row of the gallery. Across from us in the defendant's dock, the three people who had once been well dressed now wore prison uniforms and looked haggard.Noah stared at me with bloodshot eyes, remorse written across his face. Cynthia cowered, unable to meet anyone's gaze. And Mia instinctively guarded her swollen belly, her eyes darting away.Noah's lawyer offered a feeble defense until the prosecutor presented the first piece of evidence: a recorded phone call between Noah and the director of the psychiatric hospital. On the tape, Noah's voice was impatient and vicious. "Money's not the issue. Just lock her up until she's gone for good."The prosecutor offered them no breathing room. One piece of evidence followed another: the forged psychiatric evaluation, bank records showing Noah's embezzlement to buy cars and houses for Mia, surveillance footage of Cynthia conspiring to transfer my assets—the proofs were ironclad.

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