Semua Bab My Husband's "Scam" Investor Is My Father: Bab 1 - Bab 8

I immediately bought a plane ticket overseas.By the time I reached the hotel Daniel Hayes was staying at, he was already dressed like a groom, standing at the entrance with his best friend, Chloe Turner, on his arm. She was in a wedding dress, smiling beside him as they welcomed the guests.The second Daniel saw me, panic flashed across his face, and he hurried down the steps."I can explain," he stammered. "Chloe's father is terminally ill, and his only wish is to see her get married. I'm only helping her put on a show."Amused by the sheer absurdity, I slapped him across the face. "A show?" I asked. "Should I give you two a wedding gift to make it more believable?"As the crowd began to whisper and point fingers, Chloe grew flushed with shame and anger. Tears immediately welled up in her eyes, making it look as though I were the homewrecker."Ms. Woods, I know your unrequited love for Daniel has driven you to delusion," she cried. "I sympathize with you, but today is my wedd

"You were faking it," I said.Chloe burst into laughter, not even bothering to deny it. "So what if I was? Daniel believes me. That's all that matters."She rested a hand on her stomach and let out a low, mocking laugh. "My baby could've lived. He could've been born perfectly healthy, but I slipped and lost him. Daniel wanted that child so much, so someone had to take the blame. Unfortunately, that someone had to be you."I shook with pure, unadulterated rage. "You're disgusting!"Her smile turned malicious. "Once you're gone, everything under your name will belong to me."A chill ran down my spine. Chloe had made up her mind. She wasn't going to let me leave this hospital alive.Summoning every last ounce of strength in me, I dragged myself out of bed, shoved her aside, and bolted for the door.Unfortunately, I had severely overestimated my own body. I barely made it a few steps before my legs gave out, sending me crashing to the floor.Chloe followed at an easy, unhurried pac

The man who stepped out of the luxury car was none other than my dad, Oscar Woods.The police quickly moved in, detaining the vagrants.When Dad saw the state I was in, his eyes instantly welled with tears."Dad," I choked out, tears streaming down my face. He helped me to my feet, his gaze turning stone-cold as it swept over Daniel.Daniel visibly shuddered, a cold sweat breaking out across his back. "Dad, what are you doing here?" he blurted.A frown marred Chloe's face as she asked, "I thought Olivia's father was just a blue-collar worker. How is he showing up in a luxury car? You don't think she used your money to hire an actor and put on a show, do you?"Daniel wasn't an idiot. Even if someone were putting on an act, there was no way they could get the local police department to play along.He began to feel uneasy. Completely ignoring Chloe now, he stepped forward to confront Dad. "Is this a rental car, Dad? And what about these cops? They're not fake, are they? That's a cr

After Daniel decided he didn't want children, Rachel found every possible way to make my life miserable and blamed me for the fact that we hadn't had a child. Day in and day out, she kept barking about how I was ending their family line and how I was selfish.In the past, for Daniel's sake, I would just tune her out and tolerate the old hag. But now, there was absolutely no reason for me to put up with it anymore.I slapped her across the face and yelled, "Get out of my house right now, or I'll have you two thrown in prison with Daniel."Chloe immediately panicked. With Daniel behind bars, the properties under his name were being foreclosed and auctioned off, and all his bank accounts had been frozen.She didn't even have a place to live anymore. That was why she had gone to Rachel, hoping they could find a way to take this house from me."Olivia, I have video evidence of you assaulting an elderly woman!" Chloe screeched. "Do you want to see what happens when I post this video onl