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Semua Bab I Bred My Husband's Mistress 50 Times: Bab 1 - Bab 10

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Chapter 1

"Go find me 50 feral toms in heat, and don't let anyone catch on!" I gripped the hand of my personal maid, Ember Smithe, and gave her my orders.The cat had just been brought to my chambers. The other maids were fawning over it like it was the most precious thing they had ever seen, crowding around and cooing."Ms. Linton is truly so kindhearted. She's practically on her deathbed with her illness, and yet she still thinks of you, my lady. She even asked Mr. Hughes to find you a cat.""Exactly! If Ms. Linton hadn't suggested it, would Mr. Hughes have even thought of you?"The cat climbed right onto my pregnant belly, then deliberately pressed down hard with its paws a few times. A cold, vicious glint flashed in the corners of its eyes.A chill ran through me instantly.In my past life, Jocelyn Linton had bound herself to the Life-Drain System and possessed this very cat. She had clung to my side day and night, draining my lifespan dry and killing my unborn child.Everyone around

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Chapter 2

Since that was how things stood, there was no need for me to butt heads with them directly. Hence, I smiled softly and spoke in a gentle tone."Why would I be upset? I love cats more than anything. I couldn't possibly be more delighted. It's just that people always say you should give a pet an ugly name, or it won't survive. They die young otherwise. I was only thinking of the cat's well-being."Edmund's expression eased considerably at that, but then I continued without missing a beat."Jocelyn sent me a cat, so I really should thank her properly. I'll head over to her room right now."Edmund immediately grabbed my arm. "Jocelyn is seriously ill. You shouldn't go. I'd hate for you to catch whatever she has."In my past life, Edmund had used that exact same excuse. He never once let me visit Jocelyn from start to finish.It was only after I died that I saw Jocelyn's soul drift out of the little cat and return to her own body, which had long gone stiff and cold. That pale, withere

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Chapter 3

The moment Josy heard that, disgust and fear flashed through her eyes. She abandoned any plan of staying on my lap, terrified that I might actually have someone come at her with a stick.She leaped obediently into the cage and nudged the door shut herself.I laughed coldly on the inside. Scared already? Once those feral toms were all rounded up, there would be plenty more where that came from."Put her in the storage shed. I'm tired and want to sleep, and I can't have the meowing keeping me up."With that, I yawned and returned to my bedroom. I shut the doors behind me, leaving only myself and Ember, the personal maid I had brought from my family home.Ember looked worried. "My lady, finding 50 toms isn't impossible. But that cat was Ms. Linton's kind gesture after all. If you send her off to be bred, won't that..."I smiled faintly."Breeding her and getting a few more litters of kittens only shows how much I value the cat. I just want more of them. Isn't that right? Besides, t

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Chapter 4

Cold sweat broke out across my back in an instant.Edmund walked over and took my hand, guiding me toward the bed. Just as I was about to sit down, Josy suddenly lunged at me. Her sharp claws tore through my outer robe, aimed squarely at my belly."Oh my, kittens are just so playful. It's fine, it's fine. Leah, just go change your clothes."I heard from the maids that you had some iron plates custom-made the other day and put them inside your clothes for protection. There's no war going on. What could you possibly need protection from?"Edmund's gaze was fixed firmly on my clothing as he spoke in that gentle voice of his.I smiled. Then, I slipped off my outer robe, revealing the thin inner garment underneath."Iron plates? I have no idea what you're talking about. Whichever maid made that up should be thrown out and sold off."Then I walked over to Josy of my own accord, picked her up, and stroked her gently. Confusion flickered through Josy's eyes, but it was quickly replace

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Chapter 5

Edmund's face turned ashen. He stared hard at the round-bellied cat inside the cage.Josy was curled up in the corner. Her once sleek white fur was filthy and matted, her limbs thin as sticks, and her belly grotesquely swollen. She lifted her head, her cat eyes brimming with tears, and let out a feeble, pitiful cry toward Edmund."Leah Gilbert!" Edmund all but roared. "How dare you...""How dare I what?" I straightened up slowly from my hunch, trembling as I leaned on my cane. My clouded eyes gazed at him with pure innocence."The cat went into heat and was crying all through the night. I felt so terrible for her that I found a few toms to help. I was only doing it for her own good."A vein at Edmund's temple was visibly throbbing. He looked down at Josy's belly. There had to be at least seven or eight kittens in there."A few?" He was speaking through clenched teeth.I counted on my fingers and smiled warmly, like a kindly old grandmother."Around 50, I'd say. I had Ember find

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Chapter 6

Once inside, I reached up and peeled the false skin mask from my face, revealing the smooth, firm complexion underneath.Ember handed me a warm towel. I wiped my face and sank comfortably into the chaise."The 50 feral toms, are they all taken care of?"Ember nodded. "Every last one has been released back onto the streets. There's not a single one left to find."I smiled with satisfaction.Seven days ago, Ember had brought the 50 feral toms in heat into the shed behind the main house.I had given her specific instructions to pick the biggest, strongest, and wildest ones she could find, the kind covered in scars from a lifetime of street fights. Those were the ones with the most stamina.I placed Josy's cage in the center of the shed and opened the door.She shrank into the corner, every hair on her body standing on end, letting out a hoarse snarl in my direction."Don't be scared." I crouched down and smiled at her sweetly. "I picked out so many handsome little husbands for yo

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Chapter 7

"My lady, Mr. Hughes has taken a lantern and headed for the backyard. He's carrying a shovel."I set down my comb, put the false skin mask back on, draped my outer robe over my shoulders, and made my way slowly to the backyard.The night wind was bitterly cold.I stood in the shadows of the covered walkway and watched from a distance as Edmund knelt before Jocelyn's grave. He stuck the lantern into the ground and drove the shovel into the earth, one stroke at a time.Moonlight fell across his face. His expression was a tangled mess of shock, fear, and guilt.The soil came up layer by layer. He dug for a long time.Finally, the shovel struck something solid. Edmund tossed it aside, dropped to his knees, and clawed the loose dirt away with his bare hands. The coffin came into view. He took a deep breath and shoved the lid open. Inside was nothing but a single white porcelain urn.Edmund lifted the urn out and removed the lid. Inside were pale gray ashes, still faintly warm from th

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Chapter 8

I turned and walked toward the door but stopped just before stepping out. I glanced back at him. "Oh, one more thing. I've already had the cat sent back to the shed. She's still carrying kittens, so she needs to be looked after properly."Edmund opened his mouth as if to speak, but not a single word came out. I stepped out of the bedroom and Ember hurried over, lowering her voice. "My lady, something seems off with the cat. She's been crying since last night, and the sound is absolutely chilling.""Let's go have a look."In the shed, Josy was curled up in the corner of her cage. Her belly was even bigger than the day before, swollen so tight it looked ready to burst. The moment she saw me walk in, she let out a shrill hiss and scrambled as far back as she could."What are you so afraid of?" I crouched down and peered at her through the bars. "I'm here to check on you today, not to find you more husbands."Josy was shaking from head to tail, her cat eyes filled with nothing but fea

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Chapter 9

Josy had seven kittens, every single one a stillborn. I pulled on my outer robe and went to the shed.Josy lay in the cage, drenched in blood, her belly deflated. Beside her were seven tiny, purplish-black kittens, completely motionless.When she saw me come in, she strained to lift her eyelids. Her mouth opened and closed weakly."Leah... You... You're heartless..."I crouched down and looked at her calmly. "Heartless? All I did was find you 50 toms. And that makes me heartless?"What about you, in my last life? You latched onto me day and night, draining my life away. You made me watch myself age a little more with every passing day, and watch my own child die inside me. What would you call that?"Tears spilled from Josy's cat eyes. "I... I didn't have a choice... I was dying... I...""You were dying, so I had to die instead?" I cut her off. "Your life matters, but mine doesn't?"Josy's mouth moved, but nothing came out. I stood up and looked down at her."Don't worry. I won

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Chapter 10

"I'm what?" I looked down at Edmund from above."My father is one of the highest-ranking officials in this country, and my mother is the daughter of the wealthiest family in the southern area. Did you really think a minor official like you could touch me?"Edmund was trembling from head to toe, his lips quivering, but he could not manage a single word.From inside the cage, Josy shrieked like a thing possessed. "Edmund! Kill her! Kill her!"I ignored her and turned to leave. At the doorway, I paused and glanced back at him."Oh, and one more thing. I have already asked my father to file a formal petition against you. Embezzling your wife's dowry, conspiring with a mistress to murder the lady of the house, plotting to kill your wife and seize her assets. Those charges alone should be more than enough to bury you."Edmund crumpled to the floor as though every bone in his body had given out.I walked back to the main hall and Ember came to meet me. "My lady, the letter has been del

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