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Semua Bab Revenge for the "Wrong Number": Bab 1 - Bab 9

9 Bab

Chapter 1 No Way

Wrong number? As if. That spot was expensive. It was the most premium package my sister, Jessie Gibson, saved me right after she knew I was pregnant. She even called me to talk about it. I could just move in for free.I confirmed and reconfirmed when the care center called me. And now that spot was stolen. This was not something I would stand for.My husband, William, objected to me going to the care center. "Hey, the other ladies can stay at home, so why can't you? Why do you have to go to that care center?"Because I could. Why shouldn't I? I ignored him and got an Uber to the care center.…The driver got me there in twenty minutes. There were potential clients asking about the packages they offered.It took a while, but the reception was finally quiet, so I went and asked for answers. "Hi, I'm Selene Tousson, William Melson's wife, the one you called earlier. You wanted my opinion on your service."The receptionist gave me a weird look. "Mrs. Melson? But you've gone back to

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Chapter 2 Talk

I pulled her hand away and backed off. There was no need to spare her any dignity. "Tell me something, Melanie. Why'd you steal my spot in this care center? My spot, which my family saved for me. And you stole it using my name. Also, why do you have my pendant and bracelet?"I raised my voice enough for the people around us to hear. Their eyes turned to us, and Melanie did not look happy at all. But then her tears started to fall."What are you talking about? My husband got me a spot here because my pregnancy took everything out of me. He got me the bracelet and necklace. They're not yours." Then, she sized me up again and put on a frown. "Are you having prepartum depression because your husband's been abusing you? Sounds like you're being delusional."I knew the looks around me. They were of judgment."Is she sure it's prepartum depression? Sounds like she's hallucinating.""They say Mrs. Melson's package costs 120 grand. Look at the clothes this woman's wearing. Bet she can't ev

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Chapter 3 Unbelievable

Crazy bitch. He called me that without even hearing the whole story. Now, everyone thought I was the other woman here.They were staring at me like I was a clown prancing around for their amusement. Some of them even talked to Melanie and told her not to bother with women like me.Melanie hung her head low and bit her lip. Quietly, she said, "My husband's coming soon. He loves me a lot. 120 grand is big money, but he spent it on me right away. I think you should leave. You don't want things to get any uglier."To anyone else, she was a thoughtful woman. I knew better. She was trying to humiliate me further. I was clenching my teeth so much, I could crush them. 'Bastards,' I thought.William did not waste any time coming here. He hurried into the care center and shoved me away. The guy pulled Melanie into his arms and cooed at her softly. "It's okay, I'm here. No one's going to hurt you."I was severely pregnant, and that push nearly made me fall. Good thing I managed to grab the

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Chapter 4 Sister Comes

"Please, have some dignity! Just because you're pregnant doesn't mean you can do anything you want!"Now, people were giving me weirder looks. Someone even suggested calling the cops. I froze.William was a careful man. The moment I showed my ID, he thought one step ahead and shut down any chance of me convincing anyone I was his real wife. Now, I couldn't even use my marriage certificate because he said it was fake.I wish it were.Melanie heaved a sigh of relief and rested on William's chest. "If your marriage isn't working out, I can suggest some divorce lawyers, but please don't try to steal my husband."Divorce. She made sure everyone heard that. She wanted me to get a divorce so she could marry William instead.William kissed her cheek like she was his most prized treasure. He saw me as nothing but trash."Now get out of here! I'm calling the cops next time!" He approached the reception. "Hi, can you get the guards here? We'll need to get rid of this crazy woman. God knows

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Chapter 5 Angry Sister

The receptionists' reaction proved that the lady who came in owned this place. The crowd stared at one another in silence. They realized I might be the real Selene."Wait, so she wasn't lying? The mistress stole her identity and took her spot here?""And her husband's helping the side chick. Man, the guy's a bastard.""Oh dear, this is sad."The crowd's disdain for me turned into pity and sympathy. They were also mothers, so cheaters and mistresses were on top of their list of undesirables.Their whispers turned into blatant insults. The guards let me go immediately and did not move another muscle.Jessie darted ahead, trying to pick me up. However, the moment she extended her hand, William grabbed it. "Ms. Gibson, wonderful to meet you. Sorry to cause a scene at your premises. I'll get rid of this crazy woman immediately. So, who's your sister? We can help her out while you're gone."Melanie stepped ahead. "Yeah. She's already unlucky enough, running into a cheating husband."

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Chapter 6 Selfish Man

That convinced William. Once again, he tried to talk to Jessie, thinking he was only trying to help. "Ms. Gibson, I don't know what kind of lies this crazy woman told you to make you help her, but she's not worth it."He pushed Melanie ahead. "This is the sister of Pioneer Technologies' CEO. You must've seen her before. She'd seen you as well. She knows you have no sister."Okay, that not only shocked me. Jessie was stunned as well. Pioneer Technologies' CEO was my brother, Timothy Crossfire. We had different family names because of a complicated situation.My sister laughed mirthlessly. "She's Mr. Crossfire's sister?"In his infinite wisdom, William nodded. "Yes. So please, stop helping that woman. Melanie used Selene's name to get a slot because they were all sold out. Who knows how that bitch got that slot? Maybe she stole Melanie's slot first. Please, forgive us."Jessie wasted not a single word on them. She called my brother. "Hey, Timothy, didn't know you had another sister

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Chapter 7 Arrested

Melanie came out from behind him. "Yeah, Selene. Couples are a team. William fell out of love with you a long time ago, but he stayed with you out of duty. You set him up instead. This is unbelievable. And he nearly thought I was the villain."That idiot bought Melanie's story without even thinking it through. She probably spent ten seconds on that. I looked at him, my mockery obvious."I didn't help you? Do you really think you got that manager job through merit? Please, you said it yourself. When you thought Melanie was Timothy's sister, you told everyone you got in with her help. "Now that the truth is out, just because the one who helped was me, you threw my favor into the bin."William went red and white with fury, but not a single comeback came out of his mouth.I pressed my advantage. "Staying with me out of duty? Please, you told everyone Melanie is your wife, while I was nothing but a crazy, delusional bitch. You even got our baby killed!"His pupils shrank. "The baby's

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Chapter 8 Taken Away

"It's all her! She lied to me!"Melanie could not believe what she was hearing. William was pinning all the blame on her.I thought it was laughable. William was nothing but a selfish man who only loved himself. Now he was trying to use his connection with me to weasel his way out. "Timothy, we're family. Just give me a chance. I swear, I'll treat Selene like a queen. And her baby…"He pointed a finger at Melanie. "She killed her baby, so Selene can take hers!"What? That was unbelievable. The bastard would have me raise his mistress' child? And I thought he was already low enough. Now the bar was sinking straight into the underworld.I hissed, "No, you can keep the child. And we're not family. My attorney's drafting the papers as we speak. We're getting a divorce!"William wasn't going to agree to that. "I won't sign the papers!"I looked away. "Doesn't matter." My voice was ice-cold.The cops took William and Melanie away for investigation purposes. Timothy and Jessie took tu

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Chapter 9 A New Future

I said no. The meeting might make me throw up.I asked Timothy, "So, can you get back the money they stole?""For the most part, no. They'd spent it all, and they're broke," he answered.I felt guilty about that. Part of it was my fault. I got William into the company.Timothy said, "You majored in computer science and aced the subjects. We need someone to develop AI robots. If you really want to… redeem yourself, help me out."I said yes. Timothy only wanted me to get over this mess as soon as possible. I knew I'd hurt them a little with how distant I tried to be because of the complicated situation named our family, but now I wouldn't do it again.So I put all my efforts into development. Work was busy enough to take my mind off the mess I'd gone through.Jessie would show up from time to time. "I've tightened the verification process for every client. No one's going to steal anyone's spot from now on," she said."Is your business affected or anything? You know, after that

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