All Chapters of My Wife's Affair, My Daughter's Betrayal: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Steam was still rising from the cheese fondue, yet I felt cold to the bone as I looked at my daughter, Giselle Moore. She was dressed in the immaculate uniform of an elite private school, complete with a neat little bow tie and polished black leather shoes. She was the spitting image of a future elite. Gulping down the bitterness in my heart, I asked calmly, "Giselle, your mother is the CEO of a publicly listed company that's worth billions of dollars. Why did you think I should only get a million dollars?" Giselle crinkled her nose and answered, "Because you don't go to work like Cal does, Daddy. I asked one of the security guards, and he only makes ten grand a month. I'm already giving you extra just because you're my dad." She had already given me extra. I repeated those words in my head. In her eyes, a million dollars was enough to pay off the 20 years I had devoted to this family. It was enough to erase the car accident that had left my leg held together by 20 steel scre

So, I compromised and gave up my booming career. My hands, which used to churn out code on keyboards, clumsily learned to cradle and soothe a baby. My sharp, tailored suit jackets were replaced by loose, comfortable T-shirts. Before long, I began to notice that, at some point, Cora had started coming home later and later. The scent of perfume on her grew stronger with each passing day. It all came to a head on the day of Giselle's third birthday, when I pushed open the door to her office and found her and Callum entwined together on her desk. I still remembered how I had screamed until my throat was raw and smashed everything in her office. I was about to slap Callum across the face when Cora frowned and grabbed my hand. "That's enough. You might not care about your dignity, but Callum has a reputation to uphold."I stared at her stoic face in disbelief. She lowered her head and smoothed out the wrinkles on her skirt. "Now that you've caught us red-handed, let's get a divorce,

Cora was shell-shocked. Instinctively, she asked, "Do you really not want her anymore?"I raised my head to meet her gaze. "Yes."Then, I pointed at Giselle. "Her, and you. I don't want either of you anymore."After a moment of silence, Cora softened her tone. "I know you're just throwing a tantrum again, Galen. Giselle is our daughter, after all. So long as you behave and stop targeting Callum, you can become our neighbor. Giselle can visit you once a month, too."Giselle also hesitated before chiming in, "That's right. Even though I like Cal the most, you can still become my second dad.""That won't be necessary." I shook my head. "I only have one condition, and that's to divide our marital assets." Cora's expression instantly hardened.Giselle froze. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she lunged at me and hit me. "You really were trying to sell me off, you horrible man! You never loved me or Mommy. You were only in it for the money!"She still wanted to hit me, but I deftly c

Cora, on the other hand, had no time to pay Giselle any mind, as the video on the screen was still playing. After a series of sickening, wet squinches and rhythmically pounding sounds, Cora, who was slick with sweat, sank back into her executive chair. "Callum, did you resolve the technical copyright issue I sent you overseas to handle?" she asked.Covered in love bites, Callum rolled his eyes at her. "I guess I still haven't worked hard enough, considering you're already talking business the moment you get off me. It sure is exhausting, having to please you in bed and on the job."Cora's expression hardened in an instant. "Answer me. This concerns the future of our company." "Of course it's been resolved. He's silenced for good. You really take the cake, you know? Not only did you plagiarize their core code, but you even let them take it to the press. In the end, I still had to clean up your mess."Cora pinched his cheek, smiling sweetly. "I knew you were adaptable. Had I sent

The divorce trial officially commenced. Cora had hired the most-undefeated divorce attorney in all of Aldermoor. He was the lawyer who had dealt me six consecutive defeats. However, things were different now. The hotshot lawyer, who was usually aggressive, softened his tone and began spinning a story about how our marriage was still salvageable. "My client has proof that Cora and Galen are still living together. Moreover, the plaintiff has always been adamant about obtaining custody of the child, which is sufficient to prove that their marriage is still salvageable. We respectfully request the court to preside over a mediation."Mr. Hill adjusted his glasses and firmly objected. "Objection! Here are five years' worth of intimate chat records between the defendant and the third party, Callum Scott. "The defendant had made large monetary transfers to him over an extended period, and the two of them referred to each other as husband and wife. This is sufficient to prove that the