All Chapters of My Three-Month-Old Exposed My Wife's Dark Secret: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

The words had barely left my mouth when the ground violently shuddered.Suddenly, the asphalt ahead caved in with a deafening roar.I watched in horror as several cars plunged into the abyss.Luckily, I slammed on the brakes just in time. My car teetered precariously on the edge.One wrong move, Enzo and I would be blown to pieces."Dad, that was too close. I remember this road. It was built by Dayton's company. They had the exact same accident before because they cut corners."His words jogged my memory. I had seen it on the news.My wife's best friend, Dayton Harrell, had to pay millions of dollars in damages, which completely bankrupted his company.With the car rocking on the brink and nothing but pitch-black darkness below, I knew I couldn't hesitate.I grabbed Enzo, threw the door open, and leaped out.The next second, my car plummeted into the deep void.I was left dangling off the edge, desperately gripping a piece of rebar with one hand.Below us, a deafening explo

Chapter 2

It was Colin Palmer, Elaine's subordinate."Ashton, are you kidding me? How could a main city road just collapse out of nowhere? Elaine just filled us in. She said you two had a fight, which is why she blocked your number."But no matter how mad you are, you can't abuse the emergency hotline just to get us to pass a message to her, especially with such a ridiculous excuse."My heart sank at his words. "No! I'm not lying to you! Listen to me, I'm at—"Before I could finish, the earth shook violently beneath my feet again.The cracks along the edge of the collapsed zone spread like lightning, sending loose gravel cascading down."Shit!" I cursed. I had no time to explain.I scooped up Enzo, bolted off the ground, and ran for my life.The sound of cracking and crashing drowned out everything else.I could actually feel the rush of air and debris chasing my back.Just as I made a desperate leap forward, thinking I had reached solid ground, the very piece of asphalt I used to push

Chapter 3

"Colin, send the rescue team now! We don't have a second to lose!" I kept it brief.Colin went silent for a few seconds before finally responding, "Ashton, hang in there. I'm mobilizing a team to your location right now!"His words took a bit of the edge off the tension.But then, Enzo's thoughts echoed in my mind again."Dad, Mr. Palmer didn't take you seriously at all. He's just blowing you off. The underground gas lines are leaking. There's about to be a chain reaction of explosions. Tell everyone to run!"His thoughts broke me into a cold sweat. I immediately yelled at everyone to run for their lives.At first, people looked confused, but then the pungent, biting smell of gas hit the air.On the other end of the line, Colin actually let out a scoff. "Ashton, how much are you paying these extras a day? They're really committing to the bit. Great acting."I didn't have time to argue. I scooped up Enzo and bolted forward.The survivors helped one another up, fleeing for their

Chapter 4

Elaine continued, "Besides, do you think I can just open a green channel whenever I want? Stop wasting my time. I'm not wasting that clearance on his mother!"Her words made Colin catch his breath in disbelief.With a life on the line, she was actually choosing to stand by and do nothing."Elaine, what the hell are you talking about? The person who got stabbed 99 times is your own mother! You won't even save her? Are you even human?"Elaine let out a dismissive laugh. "That's Ashton's mother. What does she have to do with me? If his mom hadn't poked her nose into other people's business, would she have been stabbed so many times?"Ashton is honestly hilarious. Just because he can't stand me treating Dayton well, he makes up all these elaborate excuses. There's no way I'm humoring him."Just then, a nurse rushed out of the operating room, her voice frantic. "Have you contacted Ms. Russell? When can the outside medical team get here? The patient is already showing signs of heart fa

Chapter 5

"This doesn't make sense… Weren't you the one who got stabbed 99 times? How are you still standing here?" Elaine asked.She looked like she was seeing a ghost. Her legs gave out as she collapsed onto the floor.Mom frowned deeply at her words. "What are you talking about, Elaine? Ashton told me your mother was trying to stop a human trafficker at the park today and got stabbed 99 times. I took the very first train here the moment I heard."Anxious and worried, she rushed over to the doctor to ask for an update.The moment she learned that Olivia was gone, she sank heavily into a chair.Over the years, she and Olivia had grown as close as best friends. She never could have imagined that their get-together last month would be their final goodbye.Mom broke down, sobbing uncontrollably.Even with the truth staring her right in the face, Elaine refused to believe it."No, it's impossible. My mom can't be dead. Ashton! The one who got stabbed was supposed to be your mother! My mom i

Chapter 6

"I called you the moment it happened, but what did you do? You didn't believe a single word I said!" I yelled.Elaine's pupils dilated instantly as the memories rushed back."The most twisted part is that she actually had a fighting chance. It was you! Her own flesh and blood, who personally cut off her last hope of survival!"Getting more worked up, I stormed over and grabbed Elaine by her collar."You were so convinced I was lying to you. You were so sure that it was my mom who was dying. It would have taken one phone call from you to save her, but you wouldn't even lift a finger. Remember this. You killed your mom. You're a murderer!"My words hit Elaine like a physical blow, freezing her in place.Her eyes went blank as she muttered, "No… that's not true…"But no matter how much she denied it out loud, deep down, she knew.When I first called her, she had been too busy comforting a weeping Dayton, who was threatening to kill himself. She hadn't absorbed a single word I said

Chapter 7

Elaine cried until she could barely breathe. She curled up on the floor as she shook uncontrollably.Blood streamed from her gashed forehead, mixing with her tears and staining her collar red.But no matter how much she repented, no matter how harshly she punished herself, the mother who had always forgiven and loved her was never coming back.Eventually, the sheer trauma overcame Elaine, and she blacked out completely.By the time she woke up again, reality had finally sunk in.One moment she would be sobbing hysterically, and the next she would stare blankly at the ceiling, muttering endless apologies under her breath.It took a heavy dose of sedatives from the doctor just to get her to sleep.During her time in the hospital, Mom came to see her a few times.Watching the daughter-in-law she had once loved like her own blood reduced to this state, Mom felt a mix of heartbreak and profound disappointment."Elaine, how could you be so utterly blind? I gave you my whole heart al

Chapter 8

"Divorce agreement." My voice carried no emotion whatsoever.Elaine snapped her head up and looked at me in disbelief. "Ashton, you can't do this. My mom is gone. You're all I have left. How can you abandon me now too?""Elaine, it's not that I'm abandoning you. It's that you never truly chose me. We're done."My gaze was ice-cold, devoid of any feeling."Just sign it, and we'll be completely even from here on out."She took the papers with trembling hands. Her tears splattered onto the pages as she said, "I know. I know my stupidity caused all of this. I know I was wrong. B-But we still have Enzo… Ashton, please, just for the sake of our son, forgive me this once.""It's exactly because of Enzo that I'm leaving you. I can't let him have a mother like you," I said, hitting her with every syllable."Are you even fit to be a mother? Were you even fit to be your mom's daughter?"Those words completely broke Elaine.She slumped to the ground.Realizing that everything was truly p

Chapter 9

"Dad, did Grandma turn into a star in the sky?"That evening, Enzo looked up at the night sky and softly whispered his question in his mind.I stroked his hair. "Yeah, she became the brightest star up there, and she's always watching over us."A year later, I heard from an old classmate that Elaine had quit her job and gone to a remote mountain village to teach.Word was that she donated the last of her savings to the local school there. Aside from teaching, she spent every day caring for the left-behind children.Maybe this was her way of seeking redemption, or maybe she had finally realized what truly mattered in life.But none of that had anything to do with me anymore.…Time flew by, and in a flash, Enzo turned five.On the anniversary of Olivia's death, I brought him back to our hometown to visit her grave.A bouquet of fresh lilies had already been placed before the tombstone. The granite was wiped spotlessly clean, with a few small, handmade gifts left beside it.I k

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