《Bad Hair Day, Worse Husband》全部章節：第 1 章 - 第 9 章

My heart jolted. Johanna stared at me, stunned.She clenched her teeth. "Henry, that idiot—he really kept a side chick..."Her voice trailed off. Guilt flickered in her eyes. Disappointment, too.She'd been burned by her husband's affair before. Hated cheating more than anything. Raised both sons alone—only for Henry to turn out the same.I squeezed her hand, steadying her. I wasn't buying this woman's story.I kept my voice cold. "Last I checked, Henry's wife's last name is Cavell. You don't look anything like her. You're just the side chick, acting like this? Shameless. Call him. Now. I want to see if he actually claims you."That hit a nerve.She snapped, "Shut up! Henry pursued me for three years before I said yes. He told me he'd dump that washed-up wife and marry me! I'll call him right now—let him deal with you himself!"She dialed on the spot. Put it on speaker.A familiar voice came through. "Gracie, miss me already? I'll make sure you're taken care of today."Gracie

My vision went red. "She IS Henry's mother! If she dies, you and Henry are done! He can forget being heir. I'll make sure you lose everything!"Gracie pressed her foot into my face. "Shut up! You dare curse my husband? You two aren't even worth the dirt on his shoes—and you, old hag, pretending to be his mom? You're asking for it!"Just then, I spotted a guy hurrying over, a gold nameplate pinned to his suit—the mall manager."Help! My mother-in-law's having a heart attack! Call an ambulance!"He looked at Johanna—covered in blood, not moving. His face changed.If she died here, it'd fall on him, not Gracie.He forced a polite smile. "This looks serious. If she dies in your salon, it's a PR nightmare. And Mr. Jourdain just took over—he won't want this blowing up. Why don't we move them out of here?"Gracie thought it over, then snorted. "You've got a point. Fine. They broke my high-end machine—they owe me a hundred grand. Have them write an IOU, and I'll let them go."Johanna's

A man stepped in, calm and steady.Jace.He took one look at Johanna and me, his frown cutting deep. He didn't interrupt the doctor or the paramedics working on her.Instead, he helped me up. "You holding up?"I nodded. "Take care of your mom. I'm fine."Henry's face darkened as he shot Jace a glare—plan wrecked, ego bruised. "Jace, let go of Charlize. She's my wife. Don't think I don't know what you've been thinking about her."Jace helped me into a chair, then rolled his cuffs and walked straight at Henry.His fist landed clean."If anything happens to Mom or Charlize, you're done."Henry clutched his cheek, already swelling, ready to snap back—The doctor cut in, urgent. "She's stable for now, but still critical. We need to move her—now. Family only. Come with us."Only after they rushed Johanna out did I finally breathe.The doctor said she got lucky—she took a heart pill in time. Otherwise, it would've been over.Henry suddenly turned to me, all fake concern. "How bad

Henry didn't notice anything off. His mind was already set—he came to plead for Gracie.He leaned in. "Gracie's young. She can be reckless. She didn't know about your heart condition—didn't think it'd go that far. She knows she messed up. She didn't mean it."If Charlize had told her you're my mom, she would've treated you right. Nothing really happened. You're fine now, so just forgive her."She's timid. Getting taken by the police probably scared her to tears."Johanna's voice stayed flat. "How do you want me to let her off?"Henry's eyes lit up, like she'd agreed. "Just sign a letter of leniency. Don't pursue this anymore. I already wrote it—you just need to sign."He flipped open the folder, pulled out the letter, then casually shoved aside the other document inside. It was the divorce agreement Alan had sent him for me.He grabbed a pen and pushed it into Johanna's hand. "Mom, hurry up and sign. I can get Gracie out sooner."Johanna's face went cold. She hurled the pen at