All Chapters of Falling for my Husband's Rival: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Sarah's POV Later that night, after a dinner that was barely enough for all of us, I sat on the edge of the bed in the kids’ room. The room was small, and the walls were old and peeling. Ethan and Lily crawled under their thin blankets, their bodies curling close to each other for warmth. I leaned back against the wall, and watched them settle in. Ethan didn’t pull his blanket all the way up. Instead, he turned and looked at me, his eyes too serious for a child his age. “Mom, you don’t look happy,” he said, reaching out a small hand. “Why?” The question hit me like a physical blow. I felt a lump of hot coal in my throat as I gripped the edge of the old mattress so hard my fingers hurt. “Why do you say so, Eth?” I asked, forcing a calm tone. Lily shifted closer to me, her small face tilted up as she studied me closely. “You couldn’t eat at the table, Mom,” she said in her tiny voice. “You just stared at your plate like you were scared of it.” I stayed silent, while Ethan nodded

Sarah's POV Slowly, carefully, I blinked, pretending to wake. I let my gaze stay unfocused, as if the world were still soft and blurred around the edges. “What box?” I asked quietly, forcing a sleepy softness into my voice. He just stared, not answering. Instead, he squatted on the floor and began flipping through the files again. His fingers moved slowly, and deliberately. He was counting the papers without letting me see, checking to make sure everything was still there, maybe. I swallowed hard, my throat painfully dry. The photograph lay flat against my stomach beneath my nightclothes, hot and sharp against my skin. With every breath, fear flickered—terrified he’d notice the photograph shift. “Sarah,” he said quietly, without looking up from the box. “You were on the floor last night. Right here.” I nodded, careful to keep my expression neutral. “I told you, Sean. I couldn’t sleep. I felt dizzy from thinking a lot and needed to sit down.” He looked up then, his gaze settlin

Sarah’s POV I expected a note. Perhaps a formal apology for the way his guard had shoved me yesterday, or something about my suspension from work. I pulled the flap open. “Oh… my…” I muttered, my mouth falling open. It wasn't just a note. It was a stack of clean hundred-dollar bills. I stared at the money. I didn’t count it at first, I just stared at the bright blue strips and the face of Benjamin Franklin. They almost looked like play money because I hadn’t seen a hundred-dollar bill in more than three years. On top of the stack of money, there was a small folded note. I opened it carefully. ‘Sarah, I learned you were suspended for two days. Use this money to cover your expenses. Take care. — Adrian Vale’ I held the note in my hands and stared at the neat writing, my heart beating fast. I felt happy, confused, and shocked all at once. I almost laughed yet, I almost cried. Slowly, with trembling fingers, I pulled the money out and began to count… one, two, five, ten, twe

Sarah’s POV He didn’t look like my husband anymore. He looked like a mean stranger who was trying to catch me in a lie. He stood there holding Lily, but his eyes were fixed on my hand. My fingers were squeezed tight around the blue piece of paper. "What is that, Sarah?" he asked, his voice very low. It was the kind of low voice he used right before he started shouting. "It is nothing, Sean," I said, trying to make my voice sound normal, but it shook. "It is just a piece of trash. Lily found it on the floor." At that moment, I could feel sweat on my palms. Sean stepped toward me, he didn't look happy. "If it is trash, why are you holding it like it is made of gold? You just hurt Lily’s hand to get it. Give it to me." He reached out his hand. He expected me to drop the paper into his palm. For the past seven years, that is exactly what I would have done. I was the good wife, the quiet wife who always did what he said because I believed we loved each other. But looking at him n