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Chapter 1

On New Year's Eve in the third year of our marriage, the house was buzzing with life, relatives chatting and laughing.My husband set a designer gift box with a gilded logo in front of me. The velvet case, tied with an elegant ribbon, looked expensive at a glance.My heart skipped.He didn't notice anything unusual."Honey, I specially ordered this custom piece for your New Year's gift. You'll look absolutely stunning in it."As he spoke, he opened the box and lifted out a fitted dress with a cinched waist.My mother-in-law spoke up, her tone edged with sourness."You've really forgotten your mother now that you have a wife. Ever since you married Sheila, she's the only one you see. You even put this much thought into buying her a dress. At this rate, you'll be wrapped around her finger for life."My husband, Jayden Reese, just smiled indulgently."Mom, what are you saying? Sheila is my wife. If I'm not good to her, who should I be good to?"The relatives chimed in at once, p

Chapter 2

My brother-in-law chimed in as well. "Sheila, Jayden treats you better than anyone could. He spends every day on his phone picking out styles and checking designer brands just to buy you nice clothes. How can you not see how good he is to you?"My mother-in-law's face hardened as she scolded me."Sheila, you're utterly ungrateful. Jayden doesn't just buy you clothes—he comes home from work and goes straight into the kitchen to cook your favorite dishes. He never lets you lift a finger. What more could you possibly want?"Jayden sat beside me, his eyes slightly red, looking as though I had truly hurt him.…A white porcelain bowl of boiled greens was set in front of me. The pale green broth didn't even have a trace of oil.Jayden seemed completely unaware of anything wrong."Honey, I made your favorite boiled vegetables just for you."As he spoke, he picked up my empty bowl and reached over to serve me.The silver spoon dipped to the bottom and came up with a full portion.I k

Chapter 3

"Sheila, you've gone too far! Jayden has already backed down so much, and you're still being so rude to him. Do you have any sense of how a wife should behave?" Lilian scolded.Camille nodded along."Exactly. Jayden has given you his whole heart. How can you be so unappreciative and even say such hurtful things to wound him?"Every gaze in the room converged on me.Even those who weren't speaking pointed at me, one after another, eager to voice their disapproval.My mother-in-law let out a cold snort."Sheila, listen carefully. Today, you must apologize to my son. Otherwise, this won't end here!"I looked at her. "What if I don't?"She slammed the table so hard it echoed through the room, her tone firm and unquestionable."If you don't apologize, then you two will get a divorce! Our family has no place for an ungrateful daughter-in-law like you!"She believed that the moment she said the word *divorce*, I would panic—give in, soften, and obediently apologize to Jayden.After

Chapter 4

I shrugged off the oversized, heavy down jacket. Underneath, I wore only a thin cotton base layer.Under the lights, my body looked distorted by how thin it had become.My collarbones sank deep, my ribs jutted out one by one, and there was almost no flesh left on my waist or stomach.I looked like a skeleton, dried out by the wind.A collective gasp rippled through the room.The relatives who had just been talking over each other to criticize me all fell silent. Their expressions shifted—from reproach, to shock, to utter disbelief.Jayden stared at me, stunned. For the first time, the gentleness and indulgence in his eyes were gone, replaced by panic and confusion.I bent down, picked up one of the couture dresses from the pile on the floor, and shook it open in front of everyone.The waist was so narrow it could be grasped in one hand, the skirt light and flimsy. There was no way it could fit me. Even a seven- or eight-year-old child might not find it loose."Weren't you all

Chapter 5

I looked at Jayden, my eyes devoid of warmth."You don't love me. You love a toy—someone you can manipulate at will, starve down to skin and bones, squeeze into your custom tiny sizes, someone who satisfies your twisted sense of beauty."In front of others, you play the perfect husband—buying designer brands, giving diamond rings, crafting this image of a devoted man. But behind the scenes, with your words, you've pushed me step by step into this half-human, half-ghost state."The ring size is wrong. The clothes are the wrong size. You've never even remembered what I actually like to eat. The only thing you remember is that so-called perfect body in your head—thin to the point of sickness."Your so-called love is nothing more than a performance to satisfy your own vanity."When my voice fell, the room sank into a deathly silence.The relatives looked at one another, no one daring to say another word against me.My mother-in-law, who had just been so certain—demanding my apology,

Chapter 6

I took a cab back to my parents' house.They were already asleep, but when they heard the knock and opened the door, the moment my mother saw me—cold air clinging to me, my face pale—her eyes reddened on the spot."Sheila, what happened to you? It's New Year's—why did you come back alone?"I couldn't hold on anymore. I threw myself into her arms and broke down in sobs.Three years of suppressed grievance, fear, and despair erupted all at once.I told my parents everything.From Jayden's "thoughtful" habit of buying me clothes at the beginning, to the daily gaslighting of "you're too fat," to constantly purchasing smaller sizes to force me to lose weight, to starving until I felt faint and surviving on boiled vegetables, to hospital visits and medication, to the chaos on New Year's Eve—and the divorce agreement I had already signed.The more my father listened, the darker his expression grew. His clenched fists turned white at the knuckles.My mother held me, crying even harder

Chapter 7

Jayden's behavior—using marriage to construct a public persona while subjecting his wife to psychological control and physical harm—severely damaged the company's image.On the spot, leadership suspended him pending investigation.Within days, an official notice was issued. Citing misconduct, serious violations of public morals, and the negative social impact he had caused, the company terminated him.When the news reached the Reese family, my mother-in-law collapsed on the spot.Jayden lost his stable, respectable position at the conglomorate. There was no severance. A stain now marked his record. Finding a job of similar standing would be nearly impossible.As for me, I stayed at my parents' home to recover.Every day, my mother prepared nourishing meals in endless variety—chicken soup, fish soup, pork rib broth, beef, eggs, milk, fresh vegetables and fruit—never repeating the same dishes, always urging me to eat more.At first, I was still conditioned to resist. The moment I

Chapter 8

Unable to bear the fall from their former high, my mother-in-law spent her days at home sighing and complaining, cursing Jayden for being useless, for losing such a good job. The two of them argued constantly, the household in chaos—no trace left of its former harmony and respectability.The relatives who once gathered around them, envying their circumstances and praising Jayden as a good husband, gradually kept their distance.After learning what he had done, no one wanted to associate with them anymore, afraid of being tainted by the reputation of someone morally flawed and psychologically twisted.…One day, I ran into Jayden at the supermarket.He wore a jacket faded from too many washes, holding discounted food packets in his hand. His hair was disheveled, stubble covered his chin, and his eyes were dull. When he saw me, he instinctively tried to avoid me, then stopped, standing there awkwardly."Sheila... you... you seem to be doing well."I glanced at him and gave a faint

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