All Chapters of Voucher Wife: Bought, Used, Then Discarded: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

After I signed the paperwork, the nurse asked me one more time, "Ms. Skelton, are you sure you want to have the abortion without anesthesia? It will hurt a lot."I dug my nails into my palm. I was so ashamed that I wished I could disappear.Then, I slowly nodded and said, "I'm sure."The harsh white fluorescent light overhead made my eyes sting.The vouchers Yannick went out of his way to make for me were usually good for buying anything and were even better than the most premium credit card. However, they couldn't even buy me the cheapest dose of anesthesia now.Before I was wheeled into the operating room, I wiped the blood off my phone screen with trembling fingers and replied to the pinned message.I texted, "Aunt Amanda, I'd like to live in Afrondia with you."Amanda Millard replied almost immediately, "That's great, Coco! I'll send someone to pick you up in three days."It wasn't until I lay fully awake on the operating table that I understood what the nurse had meant whe

Chapter 2

After some time, a high fever set in. I could feel my whole body burning.Still dazed, I was dragged into a car and taken back to Harker Manor. Once we arrived, some men threw me into the main hall roughly. I swayed so badly that I could barely stay on my feet.Countless eyes fell on me. I saw mockery, pity, and arrogant disdain in the gazes directed my way."So, this is the true love Mr. Harker spent seven years pursuing? Tsk. She's nothing special.""True love? She's just a woman from the slums who sold herself for a good price.""Look at the miserable Voucher Wife. She schemed her way into the Harker family, only to end up without a single penny to her name. How pathetic."When everyone noticed Yannick's gradually darkening face, the whispers slowly died down.Tracy smiled sweetly as she accompanied Yannick around the room, toasting the guests one by one.When she reached me, she bit her lip and put on a conflicted expression. "Are you still mad at me, Colette? You went over

Chapter 3

The moment the cold water poured over me in the second-floor bathroom, I shivered violently. I staggered to my feet, only to be shoved hard to the floor by the maids surrounding me."How disgusting. Just looking at that filth on you makes me want to puke!""Ms. Swain said that cold water is the most effective way to wash away the dirt clinging to you.""Don't act like you're some delicate little thing. It's not like you're a princess. Just deal with it!"I fell onto the slippery floor, curling into a ball as agonizing pain spread from my lower abdomen to every part of my body. Bright red blood flowed from beneath me, only to be washed into the drain by the running water.Leaning against the bathroom door, Tracy smiled with eyes full of icy hatred.She jeered, "Colette, you're damn lucky. Even that car accident couldn't finish you off. By the way, was the voucher I specially saved for you useful? Do you think someone like you is fit to give birth to a child of the Harker family? D

Chapter 4

Yannick grabbed me by the collar and dragged me outside, barely able to contain the rage in his eyes.He roared, "If anything happens to Tracy, I'll kill you and bury you with her!"My face still burned from the slap.It wasn't until I saw Tracy's pale, terrified face that I understood why Yannick was so furious. Just the night before, a group of thugs had dragged her into an alley with no surveillance cameras. If a passerby hadn't come to her rescue and contacted Yannick, no one could've imagined what would've happened to her.The moment Tracy saw me, she trembled violently. With reddened eyes, she dropped to her knees in front of me and pleaded, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Harker. Please, let me go. They tore at my clothes and yanked my hair brutally. I'll stay far away from Mr. Harker from now on. I'll never cancel your vouchers again. "I won't ever dare do it again. Please... Just spare me..."The police had found two things on those thugs. The first was the vouchers that only I us

Chapter 5

That night, I walked six miles barefoot to Mom's grave. The skin on the soles of my feet was rubbed raw and bloody from the constant friction with the jagged road. Every step I took left behind a bloody footprint. Every step hurt enough to keep me painfully awake.When I saw the photo on her headstone, I wiped the dirt from my face and forced an ugly smile. I said, "Mom, I'm sorry. I didn't have the money to buy you lilies. You loved me so much. I'm sure you won't blame me, right?"Leaning against her headstone, I rambled on and on, saying everything I had kept inside. At some point, I drifted off to sleep.Just before dawn, I said goodbye to Mom and left the cemetery.Back at the villa, Tracy was sitting at the dining table wearing my silk robe. The exposed skin on her body showed a cluster of suggestive red marks. When she saw me come in, she deliberately snuggled closer to Yannick.Then, she made sure to put on a frightened expression as she said, "Colette, Yannick was worrie

Chapter 6

Yannick's hand shot out to grab my arm. His voice was so hoarse that it sounded as though it had been forced out of his lungs. "This is an abortion report. What does this mean? Colette, tell me... It's not what I think, is it?"Yannick dropped into a crouch tremblingly, his eyes fixed on the ultrasound report.He saw from the report that I'd been three weeks pregnant. The fetal heartbeat had been developing normally… Toward the end, it stated that the pregnancy had been terminated.The signature at the bottom was shaky and uneven, with traces of blood smeared across it.It read, "Colette."The surgery had been performed on the very day of our wedding anniversary.Yannick's eyes turned bloodshot, and his voice caught in his throat. "The blood on you that day..."I looked at him calmly, though the memories of that day still made my chest ache. "Yes. You said it was filthy."The color instantly drained from Yannick's face. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but all he c

Chapter 7

Yannick had lost a lot of weight. He looked haggard, disheveled, and heartbreakingly fragile.For a moment, I was lost in thought.In the past, whenever his eyes reddened pitifully, my heart would soften. I would relent and surrender without hesitation. No matter what he'd done, as long as he humbled himself and pleaded tenderly, we would always make up.But now, faced with his sorrow, I felt nothing. If anything, I was only irritated that my peaceful life had been disrupted.Yannick strode toward me and pulled me tightly into his arms. His voice trembled with the sense of relief of finding something he thought he'd lost forever.He said, "I've been looking for you for so long, Coco. I thought I'd never see you again."I struggled to break free, but he held me too tightly.His voice that came from above my head carried the faint hint of a sob. "You're still angry with me, aren't you? Coco, I was just angry. I hated that you didn't choose me at our wedding, but I never wanted to

Chapter 8

Yannick did exactly what he said he would.When I was at work, he stubbornly sat in the cafe all day long. When I went back to my apartment, he sat in his car outside, smoking one cigarette after another."I won't bother you, but please don't make me leave," he said.In just a few days, he became visibly more gaunt.One night, after pushing himself beyond his limits, Yannick crashed his car into a highway guardrail. From the hospital, he called me. "Colette, I'm in so much pain. Can you come see me?"At that moment, I was pouring latte art for a customer's coffee. The instant I answered the call, my hand trembled, and the pattern in the cup became crooked.I said, "I'm busy. I don't have time to play whatever game this is."After hanging up, I apologized to the customer and remade the coffee before serving it.I later heard that Yannick had gotten seriously injured. He had been covered in blood and trapped inside the driver's seat for a long time before anyone rescued him.A

Chapter 9

Yannick flew me on his private jet to take me back to Grisport. Once we landed, he locked me inside the villa. Ironically, this was the most time we had spent together in years.When Tracy learned that Yannick had returned to Grisport, she called him countless times. Every call was the same. She cried about how miserable her life had been and told him how much she missed him.I had assumed that the moment he received her call, he would rush to her side.But to my surprise, he coldly rebuked her and warned her never to call again.Then, he turned to look at me affectionately and swore earnestly, "I'm sorry, Coco. I'll never let her appear in front of you again. Don't worry. From now on, I'll devote myself only to you. You must be hungry. I'll make you some pasta, okay? That's your favorite."I looked at him indifferently without saying a word.After Yannick finished cooking the pasta, he carefully placed the plate in front of me with a pleading look in his eyes."Coco, please hav

Epilogue

Third-Person POVYannick had never imagined that Colette would leave him.Throughout their first year of marriage, he had deliberately allowed Tracy to make things difficult for her. Like a spectator watching a show, he watched Tracy humiliate her with voucher after voucher.He thought that once he got over the resentment from the wedding, and once Colette apologized to him, he would forgive her.Yannick didn't love Tracy at all, but he enjoyed her infatuation with him and the admiration in her eyes.He wondered whether Colette would panic if she saw him choosing Tracy over and over again. Would she finally become afraid of losing him too?So, he let it happen.He allowed Tracy to stay by his side as though she were declaring her claim over him. He allowed everyone in their social circle to call Colette the "Voucher Wife".Yannick had been angry, but he believed that a woman needed to feel a sense of crisis.Once Colette apologized to him, he would forgive her.But the moment

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