All Chapters of Love without Credit: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

By the time my wife, Jade Quinn, reopened the study door, a day had passed.She once again looked the part of an academic elite. She was wearing a Patek Philippe watch and had put on a custom blend of perfume.As she walked past me, she glanced at me and asked, "Well? Aren't you going to work?"I sat on the couch without looking at her.Clinging to my last shred of hope, I pleaded in a low voice, "My grandparents are already 90 years old. They wouldn't have asked for this money had their old family home not collapsed, leaving them with no place to live."Although I fought to suppress my bitterness, I couldn't keep my voice from trembling as I added, "You can just treat the 30 thousand dollars as a loan. I'll pay you back…"She neither responded nor made her opinion known. She didn't even pause in the act of swapping her indoor shoes for outdoor ones.It was as if she hadn't even heard me.Perhaps she heard me but was just pretending she hadn't.The living room was silent save

My reply had clearly enraged Jade."Fine! You'd better remember what you said!" she snapped.She turned sharply and stormed off.She hadn't gone far before I saw Nicholas lean close to her and ask with a smile, "Ms. Quinn, are you still taking me to the economic forum tomorrow?"Jade glanced back at me before replying loudly, "Of course. In fact, I'll stay with you for the entire day."She held absolutely no reservations.That afternoon, I was summoned to the library management office.The head librarian, Michael Reese, slid a complaint form over to me with a troubled expression."Denny, all of us working here recognize your hard work, but the administrative department has found someone more suitable for your role," he said.I glanced briefly over the complaint form.Most of the names listed belonged to Jade's students, and among them, Nicholas' name appeared most frequently.I looked at Mr. Reese and asked, "Who did they recommend?"After a moment's silence, Mr. Reese loo

Jade's expression visibly shifted.She stared disbelievingly at me.My head felt like it was about to explode.Just as I was about to hit the floor, I thought I heard two voices calling out to me.After that, my memories were a mess.One moment, I was back in my childhood days with my grandparents collecting used bottles for the money to buy me some bread.The next moment, I was riding through the campus on my bicycle with Jade in the back seat.Back then, she hadn't yet become a university professor.She'd just been an economics student whose family was more well-off than mine. She'd looked out for me a lot at that time.I'd gotten to know her because I'd taken an elective in economics.She'd been very curious as to why a law student like me would take an interest in economics, but she hadn't asked me outright.On the contrary, she'd even given me all the notes she'd personally written over the years.Later on, she'd started giving me more than just notes, such as romantic

I watched as Jade shifted through a variety of emotions.A few seconds later, she finally regained her senses and looked at me with gritted teeth."Aiden, aren't you going overboard? Not only do you refuse to sign the private settlement form, but now you even want me to give up all my marital assets!"I lifted my hand, took the divorce agreement from Artemis, and presented it to Jade once more.I didn't argue or say anything at all. In fact, I didn't even look at her.I simply gazed at the covers while saying slowly and clearly, "Sign it, or don't. I stand to gain either way. I saved records of every penny you spent on Nicholas and evidence of every favor you did for him, including the conversation we just had."Jade froze, her hand hanging in midair. Her entire body seemed to sway.The room was dead silent.After a long moment, she picked up a pen with trembling hands and wrote down her name on the divorce agreement with heavy, careful strokes.I leaned back against the pillo

Jade stopped moving and stayed rooted to the spot.I continued, my gaze growing colder as I spoke, "Because I gave them 30 thousand dollars the night before and told them that it was from you. The hotel staff told me that despite being bad with directions, they spent a long time asking the front desk for directions before taking the bus to find you."They did it in order to thank you, but what did you do? You and your dearest student ran them over with a car… and instead of rushing them to a hospital immediately, you left them to lie in a pool of their own blood, bleeding their chances of survival away."I clenched my fists and sneered through gritted teeth."You're asking me to save you now, Jade, yet why didn't you save them back then? Was it because they were already 90 years old and were not long for this world anyway? Were they 'bad investments' in your eyes and thus not worth saving?"Every question I asked seemed to strike her like a physical blow.Jade stared at me with w