All Chapters of The Currency of Goodbye: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

I walked home carrying two heavy bags filled with groceries I normally would never splurge on. My mind kept spinning, trying to figure out how to convince my husband to finally take his treatment seriously.When I pushed the door open, I saw Wade Zeller sitting on the couch, his face dark and sickly.My heart dropped. I thought he had already found out about his stomach cancer.I was just about to tell him I had won a hundred million, that money would never be a problem for his treatment…However, before I could speak, he looked up at me and asked in a flat tone, "I just got a call from your coworker. She said if you're not going back to work, you should go shopping with her. Yoana, did you get fired?"In all six years of our marriage, I had never heard him speak to me in such a distant, unfamiliar tone.I froze.I was about to explain, but something in me suddenly shifted. I wanted to test him.So I lowered my head, forcing my face into a look of defeat."Yeah," I said quietl

Chapter 2

I rushed to the hospital as fast as I could and paid the fees without stopping for a second. Then I waited, my heart burning with anxiety, for two long hours.Finally, the doctor came out and reassured me."Don't worry, Ms. Carter. Thora is stable now. However, her heart can't hold on much longer. We need to arrange a transplant as soon as possible."I let out a breath I felt like I had been holding forever, like I had just survived something terrible."Please schedule the surgery as soon as possible," I said. "Money isn't a problem."After the doctor left, Thora was still unconscious. That was when I suddenly remembered the thirty thousand.I went to the payment counter to check, and that was when I found out the truth.Wade had never come to pay.Luckily, his bank card was linked to my phone. I logged into the account, and what I saw made my chest tighten with rage.He had used the entire thirty thousand… to buy a luxury handbag.In that moment, anger pressed down on me so

Chapter 3

That night, I found a nearby hotel and stored our luggage there.The next morning, I arrived at the courthouse a few minutes early.Wade was already there, sitting in his car. In the passenger seat was a woman, completely covered up in disguise.Looks like he was afraid I would make a scene and refuse to divorce him.After all, he was a department supervisor then.The moment he saw me arrive, he rushed over impatiently, dragged me out of the car, and pulled me inside to finalize the divorce.By the time we walked out with the divorce certificate in hand, the woman in the passenger seat finally opened the door and stepped out.Even though she was wearing a loose dress, I could still see the slight curve of her belly.Just as Linda had said, Wade already had another woman, and even a child.As if worried I might lose control, Wade quickly stepped in front of her, shielding her protectively.I did not even bother with them. Instead, feeling lighter than I had in years, I waved d

Chapter 4

Me: ?"Are you serious? I live here." I rolled my eyes at him.Wade let out a mocking laugh."Did getting dumped by me finally make you lose it? You live here? Do you even know how expensive the houses are in this place?"I did not bother arguing with him. Right then, the makeup artist arrived.I smiled and walked over to greet her, ready to take her upstairs, but Wade stepped in front of me and blocked my way."Where do you think you're going? Lying is really becoming a habit for you, huh? Is your home here?"He kept firing questions like a machine gun. The property staff nearby had already started moving toward us, probably ready to intervene. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted Franklin and his wife coming downstairs. I gave the staff a quick look, signaling that they did not need to step in.When Wade saw that I was not responding, he seemed to think he had exposed me. His tone turned even nastier."You should really face reality. You don't attract me anymore."No ma

Chapter 5

His wife was no ordinary person.If it were not for the resources and connections from her side of the family, Franklin would never have made it to where he was today.Under Wade's desperate gaze, Franklin lifted his chin slightly and let out an icy snort."Come to my office tomorrow morning."Then, while Wade kept apologizing over and over again, I said a polite goodbye and left with the makeup artist and Ann.At the birthday party that afternoon, Ann and her family did not show up. So I baked some extra cupcakes and brought along a calming sleep drink from a friend's brand.I went to thank her in person.Ann had struggled with severe insomnia for a long time. After giving birth to her third child, her body never fully recovered, and she had been stuck in a constant state of exhaustion ever since.The friend I mentioned came from a family of doctors, and she had been professionally trained since childhood, so she truly knew her craft. In time, she even went on to found her own

Chapter 6

The private investigator I hired was worth every cent. In just half a month, he uncovered everything about Wade and that nanny.Her name was Yvette Scott. She had moved to this city two years ago.She graduated from high school and thought she was pretty attractive. After arriving in Avalon City, she worked as a dishwasher, a nightclub receptionist, and a street promoter. Eventually, she became a maternity nurse at a postpartum care center.Since she had three younger siblings, she was naturally good with kids. Her reviews from clients were actually quite positive.However, there was something strange.In every household she worked for, she never lasted more than three months, and each time, there were complaints. The reason was always the same: she failed to maintain proper boundaries with the male elders in the household.The investigator even managed to get several photos of Yvette being intimate in private with the fathers-in-law of those families.Looking at her background,

Chapter 7

When the private investigator told me that Wade and his mother were waiting outside my daughter's elementary school, trying to block her, my heart instantly tightened.Luckily, Ann happened to pass by that day and picked Thora up early. Otherwise, I did not even want to imagine what could have happened.At first, knowing Wade was already in the late stage of stomach cancer, I had not planned to go too far with him.However, now, they had crossed a line. They went after my daughter.At that point, I had no reason to hold back.It might have seemed like Wade cared deeply about Yvette at the time, but the truth was, it was all because of the child. Deep down, he still held onto his resentment.The investigator told me that recently, Yvette had secretly met several times with the male owner from Unit 703.They had even been seen entering and leaving a hotel together.Some things, once they had happened, could never be hidden again, and I was going to make sure Wade saw it with hi

Chapter 8

About three hours later, the private investigator called with an update.Wade had coughed up blood in anger and passed out. He was rushed into emergency care.In the end, everything came down to Ella.She could not accept the tangled mess of relationships that had exploded in front of her. She had once had a secret affair with that man, Ronald. Then he was involved with her own daughter-in-law.When he even claimed the baby might be his, everything spiraled out of control.In the chaos, Ella fell down a flight of stairs.The result was simple. She would never fully stand again.When Wade came out of the emergency room and saw his mother like that, he panicked.Right then, Yvette was pushed out as well. However, the baby… was stillborn. She had gone into premature labor, and on top of that, Ella had always complained about the cost of checkups and refused to take her.Yvette herself did not care much either. She kept going out, staying at hotels, living recklessly. The baby's h

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