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Chapter 1

"Charles, what did you just say?"I stared in disbelief at the innocent face of Charles Smith, my son, struggling to accept the words I thought I had heard."Dad, I didn't say anything. You must've been hearing things," Charles replied, his eyes darting nervously.However, I knew better. A child's fleeting emotions could not easily slip past a parent.Just as I convinced myself it was a mistake, I heard his thoughts again, clear as day.'Dad's such a pain. He's always on my case, even on my birthday. Mr. Shaw's way cooler. He gets me whatever I want.'Charles's lips had not moved, not even a twitch, and that was when it hit me.I could read minds.That day was supposed to be a joyous occasion, Charles's tenth birthday.I had gone all out, preparing his favorite dishes and ordering a massive cake, only to be met with that silent rebuke.I racked my brain for any clue about that 'Mr. Shaw'.Then, it clicked. Yvette Smith, my wife, had recently hired a secretary named Patrick S

Chapter 2

I sprang into action, peeling off Yvette's coat and handing her the warm water I had prepared, guiding her to the couch for a massage. I figured no woman could turn down that level of pampering. I was right.For a moment, guilt flickered across Yvette's face, but it vanished as quickly as it appeared."Eugene, you've been great with Charles today. I've got more work later, so you head to bed early," she said. The same old lip service, pretending to care while keeping me at arm's length.There was a time when Yvette was my everything, and I never once questioned her love for me. However, I saw a voice message from someone named Pax on Yvette's phone. Trying to sound nonchalant, I asked, "Honey, who's Pax?" Yvette seemed rattled as she replied, "Oh, he's just a younger guy at work, that's what everyone calls him." "Really? He must be well-liked. Why's he contacting you so late?"I pressed on, keeping my face calm, curious to see what tale she would spin. However, what I d

Chapter 3

I rang up my sister and spilled the beans about Yvette's dirty laundry.Just like I thought, my sister blew her top."Eugene, just you wait, I'll make sure they get what's coming to them."A wicked grin spread across my face. "Now, it's my turn to teach their kid a lesson."When I got home, there was Charles, looking all guilty, slumped over his homework at the table.I did not need to check the cameras I had installed to know he had been up to no good.However, that time, I let it slide.I spoke to Charles with a calm demeanor. "Buddy, I'm pretty wiped out today. Why don't you watch some TV?" His face lit up brighter than a kid in a candy store. "For real, Dad? I can actually watch TV?" he asked, his voice quivering with excitement. I gave him a warm, fatherly look and said, "I've been thinking, son. Always telling you 'don't do this, don't do that' isn't good for a kid's spirit. From now on, you make your own choices. I'm stepping back." Over the next few days, Charles w

Chapter 4

I had my sister dig into Patrick's past on the down-low.I was taken aback to discover that his personal life was actually pretty decent.It just went to show that, in those days, it was often those who had had it easy, the coddled and cosseted, who really needed a dose of real-world challenges.On top of that, my sister dropped a bombshell on me.I had always assumed Patrick and Yvette had started their fling before tying the knot, but it turned out Charles was not even related to Patrick by blood.My sister was livid on the phone, "The woman you bent over backwards to marry is nothing but a heartless ingrate. She's out there playing the field, and then she has the nerve to saddle you with a kid that's not even yours."I could not help but smile and reassure her, "Sis, relax. I'm not about to let myself be played."I'm going to make Yvette pay back every last dime she owes me."Yvette might have hit a rough patch in her career, but with a little nudge from me, the Garcia Group

Chapter 5

Back in college, I was all about keeping things real with Yvette. She was the kind of girl who did not need frills or fancy stuff, so I kept my family's money out of the picture. We hustled together at part-time gigs, choked down some seriously questionable takeout, and got soaked in the rain more times than I can count, all without splurging on an umbrella.One chilly evening, as we were heading back to her dorm, Yvette pulled me into this fierce hug out of nowhere. "Eugene, will you marry me?" she asked. Right then, I swear my heart skipped a beat. It was pure bliss, and I promised myself I would stick by her through thick and thin.Fast forward to that day, and guess who was left out in the cold? Me. I had just gotten off the phone, feeling a mix of frustration and disbelief, staring at the walls of an empty house we had bought with a mortgage when we tied the knot.Yvette's parents never thought much of me, labeled me a deadbeat from the get-go. They did not chip in a dime f

Chapter 6

"I've always known she was nothing but trouble, so this little revelation of yours doesn't shock me one bit," I said calmly.While Patrick was busy with his tirade earlier, I had stealthily started a voice recorder under the table. Then, with just a little nudge from me, he was unraveling, spilling all his secrets."You knew all this time that I was with your wife, so why haven't you divorced her?"I put on my best impression of a caring father, shaking my head with a sigh. "It's all for show, really. Just to keep up appearances, so the kid has a 'complete' family."Patrick sneered. "Now that Yvette's pregnant with my kid, are you seriously going to keep playing the fool, raising my child?"I gave him a look of feigned resignation. "I saw this coming. Let Yvette talk to me about the divorce later. However, don't think for a second I'll walk away empty-handed."I twirled the voice recorder pen in my hand. "If you want a divorce battle, I'll bring the best lawyer to take you on. An

Chapter 7

However, even then, I had underestimated just how brazen Yvette could be.Before she could be hit with a court summons, she took to the internet, posting a video that went viral. In it, she spun a tale of her decade-long marriage to me, how she had slaved away for our family, sacrificing everything. Then, she claimed, I had found someone new and was ready to ditch her and our kids, even having the gall to ask her for a whopping 150 thousand dollars in some made-up compensation. Watching her sob through her performance, I could not help but think that sometimes, when someone was utterly dumbfounded, laughter was the only response.The online crowd, fueled by outrage, quickly sniffed out my personal details and the internet became a battleground of insults against me. Eugene's got some nerve, mooching off his wife and cheating on her too!][Tell me about it. If I were her, I'd have dumped him a decade ago instead of wasting all these years.][I can just picture him now, crying

Chapter 8

I held up the papers and said, "Here's the proof of Yvette's fling with her secretary Patrick at the office, recordings, pictures, the works. I used to think she might come around. Turns out, I was just the punchline of a bad joke."The online crowd went wild. Some could not believe their eyes, asking if I had just made it all up.Others lashed out at Yvette, calling her a conniving cheat.However, I was not done yet.I paused, then said, "And the kid? He's Yvette's with some other guy. I loved my wife, so I played dad to a kid that wasn't mine for a decade. I've done my part, more than enough. No one gets to guilt-trip me if I walk away now."That set off a firestorm.The netizens were buzzing with hot takes and wild guesses.[So, your wife hit the web first, trying to corner you into a divorce for a fat settlement, huh?][Man, don't even—seriously, she was gonna stick her own husband with the kid from her affair?][Wow, her storytelling was so on point because she lived it.

Chapter 9

"Back so soon, dear?" I greeted her.Yvette shoved me aside with a look of revulsion. "The divorce papers. Hand them over, and let's end this cleanly."Feigning confusion, I replied, "What are you on about? What divorce papers?"All I've got here is the subpoena the court dropped off. Want to have a look?"Her face was a picture of disbelief, eyes wide with a mix of fear and chaos.She grabbed the paper from my hand, only to find it was nothing but a blank sheet. Yvette's anger deflated in an instant, and she lashed out at me. "You just can't give up your scheming, can you? As if someone like you could actually afford a lawyer. You're delusional." I dropped the nice guy act and glared at him with pure malice. "You want a divorce... fine, I'll see you in court." The moment I finished speaking, there was another knock at the door. This time, it was the harbinger of Yvette's downfall. Yvette's own foolishness had sealed her fate. The court had sent her summons after summons, at l

Chapter 10

"Charles, it was you, wasn't it? Drugging the wealthy heir at school to have a kid, trying to hitch your wagon to a star. However, they never gave a damn about a delicate flower like you. You only married me to find a fall guy, never loved me one bit."Well then, Charles might as well go live out his days in an orphanage."Walking out of the courthouse, I felt lighter than I had in years.Decades of hard work and weariness disappeared in a heartbeat.I had always been one to make quick decisions, never looking back. However, there was one last problem I needed to take care of: Patrick.A smirk played on my lips. I could not touch him in the open, but behind the scenes, I could make his life a living hell.Yvette was off-limits legally, thanks to the baby bump she was sporting.After a little nudge from one of my guys, there she was, waddling up to Patrick's front door.The Shaws, bless their hearts, had tried to kick her to the curb more times than I could count. However, Yvett

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