All Chapters of In‑Laws Gone, Fireworks On: My Wife and Her Lover: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The bodies had just been removed when my wife, Stella Covington, finally showed up with her junior, Noah Reid."Ugh, this is so gross. I'm going to have nightmares tonight!" Noah screamed, hiding behind Stella.Stella kicked one of the bodies and looked at me with an annoyed look. "Why haven't you handled the bodies yet? Can't you see your parents are scaring Noah? Apologize to him now!"I froze for a moment, completely bewildered. "Apologize? For what?"Before Stella's parents—Phillip Covington and Maria Stone—died, I received a distress call from them, asking me to tell Stella to lead a rescue.She had enough time for that, but what was she doing instead?She and Noah were up on the mountain, setting off fireworks, and missed the search window.I thought her negligence was the result of Noah's influence. But it turned out that she thought the dead bodies were my parents.Noah grinned, treating the entire situation as a spectacle. "Wade, Stella's parents always lecture you abo

Chapter 2

Phillip and Maria only slipped when they reached a restricted area.They had always used the hiking map Noah provided. No one else touched it. So, the real culprit behind their deaths could only be Noah.When I heard this, I couldn't help but laugh.The person Stella had been blindly protecting all this time was the one who had killed her parents.The search and rescue team was supposed to prepare the bodies for viewing, so the family had to be there.When I arrived at the site, however, the bodies were left outside the entrance, unattended.Not only had the bodies not been cleaned, but their branded clothes had been replaced with patched-up rags.Even though I disliked Phillip and Maria, they were dead. They didn't deserve this kind of disrespect.Following the sounds of laughter, I found Stella and her team celebrating Noah's dog's birthday.The clothes Phillip and Maria had been wearing were now being used to wipe the dog's urine!When Stella saw me, she wasn't even a litt

Chapter 3

Stella frowned, her expression dark with anger. "Noah's a coroner intern. He's doing the autopsy to get his certification. Stop using the police to threaten him! Your parents should be honored to be autopsied by him!"Honored?Anyone with a brain could tell that Noah was just using the autopsy as an excuse to desecrate the bodies.But Stella was determined to defend him, and since those were her parents, I naturally had nothing left to say."I don't care about your excuses. Just get the autopsy over with. I need to take the bodies."Noah suddenly had an idea. He said maliciously, "You can't take the bodies. This is a critical evaluation period for the team. What do you think would happen if people found out we failed to save them?"Stella, I have a suggestion. Let's just cremate them. We can save resources."Stella clung to him and immediately agreed without hesitation. "That's a great idea! Wade, you should thank Noah. He's saving you money!"Noah winked at me. "No need to tha

Chapter 4

Stella clutched the death certificates, reading them over and over in disbelief, while muttering, "How is this possible? How can the bodies be my parents'? You must have made a mistake!"She pulled out her phone and kept calling Phillip and Maria.But when I had processed their death certificates earlier, I had already deactivated their numbers.Of course, the call wouldn't go through.Stella turned to me, completely broken. "Wade! Who's really dead here? Are you and the police just trying to trick me? My parents were just home the other day, pestering us to have a child! How can they suddenly be gone?"She gripped both of my arms so tightly that it was painful.I coldly replied, "You saw who died. The names are right there on the certificates. Are you blind?"Stella rushed into the bathroom, trying to recover the ashes that had been flushed. But it was already empty.Trembling all over, she lunged forward and seized me by the throat. "It's all your fault! You set me up and let

Chapter 5

It turned out Stella knew exactly that Noah's so-called autopsy was nothing but an act of desecration. But she'd believed it was my parents' bodies, so she'd blindly defended him.She thought she would see me begging for forgiveness and crying for her to stop.Little did she know that she would reap what she had sown."Noah! I'm going to kill you! Go to hell!"Stella's heart-wrenching screams echoed through the morgue.Unfortunately, no matter what she did now, it was too late. Phillip and Maria were gone, with not even ashes remaining.After Noah was taken away by the police for questioning, I followed along to give my statement.Noah had always been competitive within the team. He had mixed with several people just to secure his forensic certification.I'd heard the rumors and warned Stella about him, but she believed his innocent facade. And in the end, it cost her parents' lives.When I finished my statement, the police told me that Noah had confessed to everything."Mr.

Chapter 6

I had always felt sorry for Stella, who was constantly getting hurt with no one there to take care of her.Ultimately, pressured by Phillip and Maria's constant lectures, I finally handed in my resignation.At the time, a close colleague of mine was furious. He told me it was all part of the Covingtons' scheme to control me.Looking back now, I realized that Stella must have injured herself on purpose just to force me into a compromise.Getting back into the lawyer business wasn't hard for me. But after being away for so long, I had trouble getting cases.I saw it as a chance to sharpen my abilities. I took small steps and focused on the details again.Two months later, I received my first case. It was from an old friend, Geraldine Sharpe."Long time no see, Wade. I didn't know you were back at work. Anyway, I'm entrusting my case to you."I smiled and took the file from her assistant.Geraldine and I had been neighbors in middle school. We spent most of our youth together, al

Chapter 7

I took on the case and decided to visit the search and rescue team to gather information.By chance, I ran into Stella, who was being reprimanded by the new team leader."Stella! How many times have you led the team in the wrong direction on missions? Can you even do this job anymore? If you can't handle it, get out!"Our team has lost so many resources this month because of you, and several victims who could have been saved died because of your mistakes! Think about it!"Stella looked defeated. As she turned, our eyes met."Wade, you finally came to see me. Why haven't you replied to my texts?" she asked.I had already blocked her number, so there was no way I'd see her texts.In just three months, she had lost at least ten pounds. It seemed that her parents' death had hit her quite hard.I proceeded with the routine questioning. "Why have you been making so many mistakes at work lately? Did anything affect your emotions before these tasks? Also, no one in the team knows the t

Chapter 8

I yelled back at Stella, "I'm cruel? Stella, it was your own coddling of Noah that caused your parents to be burned to nothing but ash! I've tried to warn you more than once."But you acted like it didn't matter because you thought it was my parents and even handed Noah the knife while he desecrated them."All your resentment should be directed at yourself, and you should feel guilty for the rest of your life about your parents, not take it out on me!"Seeing me getting angry, Stella quickly reached out to grab my hand, trying to calm me down."Wade, don't be mad. I was just emotional when I heard you were with another woman. I know it's all my fault. I'm a terrible person. I can't even forgive myself."But… I never truly hurt you, right? We shouldn't have ended up getting divorced. Come back home with me, please."Her last words were almost a plea.But I didn't even glance at her as I got into the car.…Geraldine was already at my house, waiting for me. Mom and Dad spoke hig

Chapter 9

But hearing news from Geraldine, I couldn't help but feel a flicker of anticipation.Her assistant told me that her cases were always handled by a professional legal team.She only reached out to me because she knew about my current situation at the law firm. She wanted to use Sharpe Corp's name to help me build a reputation.Faced with her repeated advances, I couldn't help but want to draw closer, yet I was constantly forced to confront the vast gap between us.Stella's case was progressing much faster than Geraldine's. Soon, the trial date arrived.I appeared in court as the attorney representing my client. I never imagined that Stella and I would face each other as plaintiff and defendant.She looked at me as if she had a million things to say, but all she asked was, "How have you been lately?"I just stared at her coldly without answering.In court, Stella explained the mistakes she had made, which led to the delay in rescuing my client's daughter.I also discovered that

Chapter 10

I smiled and said, "The case will be over soon. I'll see you off when it's done."Geraldine looked at me with sadness in her eyes. But in the end, she said nothing.In the following days, Stella frequently appeared in my life. She had been dismissed from the search and rescue team and now had plenty of time to wear me down.She came to my law firm, saying she'd win me back.Every day, a bouquet was delivered to the firm, followed by homemade lunches and expensive watches. She was just shamelessly camping at the firm.Colleagues who didn't know why we divorced teased me about it, saying Stella was really devoted and maybe she had realized her mistakes.But those who knew the real reason for our breakup immediately called security when they saw her.A month of persistent pursuit didn't even get me to glance at her.Geraldine's case was nearing its court date, which meant she would be leaving soon.That night, I flipped through the case materials, unable to catch a wink of sleep.

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