All Chapters of The Don Cheated on Me While I Was Pregnant: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

Susie lay beneath Charles, half-naked.When she saw me, she screamed. Charles froze, then yanked the blanket over her.He put himself between us, shielding her with his body."Why didn't you tell me you were coming home?" Charles snapped before he could stop himself. A second later, he softened his tone.My throat tightened. I could barely make a sound.I stared at how ridiculous he looked and let out a humorless laugh."So you'd have time to hide her?"Then I turned to leave.Charles panicked. He leaped out of bed, caught up with me, and grabbed my wrist. "It's not what it looks like.""Let me explain. I just wanted to see whether I'd still cheat. That's the only reason I brought her here."I took a breath and kept my voice steady."Well, now you know. You cheated.""Just listen. I had to find out if I'd still cheat so I'd know what to do from now on. Besides, Susie was having a bad day, so I let her come over."Charles scrambled to explain himself.I didn't let it show, but inside, I

Chapter 2

The pain in my belly was so intense that cold sweat trickled down my back.At my checkup earlier that day, the doctor had warned me that the pregnancy was unstable and that I needed to avoid stress.The gunshot had caught me off guard and terrified me.My legs gave out, and I collapsed to the floor.I fumbled for my phone and called 911. Charles was long gone with Susie. He hadn't looked back once.I passed out before the paramedics got there.When I woke up, I was in a hospital bed. The doctor told me the shock had been too much. I'd lost the baby.The grief sat on my chest like a weight, and the tears wouldn't stop.It had been so hard for me to get pregnant. Four years earlier, during the shootout at the docks, I'd jumped out of a moving car and lost my first baby.My body never fully recovered, and getting pregnant again had been a struggle.When I finally did, I never imagined Charles would be the one to cost me my second baby. The bullet had missed my head by only a few inches.I

Chapter 3

I opened the safe, took everything out, sorted through it, and put it in a drawer.The first time I caught him cheating, he'd dropped to his knees and begged for my forgiveness.To win back my complete trust, he gave the combination only to me. I held his fate in my hands, so after I forgave him, I trusted him completely.That trust was exactly what gave him the chance to cheat again.I owned plenty, but I packed only the valuables.I packed one suitcase, wheeled it into the living room, and took one last look around.That was when my phone rang.I picked up. It was my mother.She sounded frantic, and I could tell she was fighting to keep her voice steady. "Serena, your father's been kidnapped. They want a ransom, and I don't have enough money. If we don't pay right away, they'll kill him! You have to do something."Fear gripped me, and I started to shake."Okay. I'm coming home now. Send me the kidnappers' account and the ransom amount."I dragged my suitcase out the door. As soon as

Chapter 4

Susie scrambled up and clung to his leg, sobbing. "If killing me will make Serena feel better, then let her kill me."The cramps in my belly intensified. Something warm and wet trickled out of me.I no longer had the strength to argue. I looked at Charles and laughed without humor. "The divorce papers are already drawn up. Don't forget to sign them.""Don't even think about it! You're going to take care of Susie and her baby for the rest of your life. You owe them that!"Charles helped Susie to her feet.By then, my body had gone numb. I forced myself out of the room.A sheen of sweat covered my forehead.I hailed a cab and rushed home, clutching my stomach the entire way. I was barely holding on.On the way, I called my most trusted assistant. "Go to the estate right now. Take the files from the drawer in my room and gather everything."Those files held years of evidence against the Marino family.The moment I got home, I heard my mother sobbing as if her heart were breaking.I stoppe

Chapter 5

I opened my mouth and reached for the papers, ready to tear them up.But the next second, Susie waved a hand, and two bodyguards barged into the ER. I leaped up to stop them.The ER door had already slammed shut.I screamed for my mother through the glass. She lay inside, barely alive.The bodyguards already had a syringe ready.I screamed until my voice cracked. "Don't! Get away from her! Don't touch her! Stop!"At last, I grabbed Susie and begged, "I'll sign! I'll sign!"I scrawled my name across the divorce papers.Susie looked over the signed papers, satisfied. Inside the ER, the bodyguards waited for her order.She smiled. "I said I'd consider it. Well, I've considered it. I don't want you to have anyone left."Then she gave the bodyguards a look.They plunged the needle straight into my mother's heart. My eyes widened, and all the blood drained from my face.I screamed as the heart monitor flatlined.The bodyguards walked out the moment it was done. I grabbed Susie by the shoulde

Chapter 6

Susie needed peace and quiet for the pregnancy.So Charles moved her into another house.The house was far from the estate, in a quiet, peaceful area. He'd originally planned to live there after stepping down as Don.But now he'd given the house to Susie ahead of time.I'd taken care of that garden myself. Every week, I stopped by to watch the gardeners trim the plants. I'd even chosen the lounge chairs.After each visit, I sent him pictures.But I hadn't been there in more than a week. Weeds had sprung up in the garden, and no one had cleared away the dead leaves.Charles hadn't visited in a long time. The moment he stepped into the garden, he stopped short.Something felt wrong.Susie stopped at the door and didn't go in. "I don't really like it here, and neither does the baby. It's so quiet. It would be perfect for Serena, though. Living here might improve her mood."Charles looked at her. "Then where would you live?" he asked flatly."We could live at the estate. You're used to it

Chapter 7

Susie paused, and her smile froze. "Seven more months," she said, dazed. "Did you forget?"Charles stood up and nodded. "Right. I'll send a few maids over. That should be more than enough help. If you need anything else, call me. Work's been crazy lately, so I won't have time to stay with you."With that, Charles headed out.Susie went pale. She flinched and opened her mouth to say something.But the door had already closed.Charles left Susie's place and drove straight back to the estate.He sat in the car for an hour before he finally went inside.Before opening the front door, Charles had rehearsed everything he planned to say. He knew how he'd comfort me and explain the situation with Susie.But when he stepped inside, the house was completely silent.He searched everywhere, but I was gone. Upstairs, he noticed the bullet lodged in the bedroom door and suddenly remembered me standing there a few days earlier, white as a sheet.Only then did fear grip him.That bullet could have gon

Chapter 8

All the strength seemed to drain from him.Beneath the report lay the divorce papers, bearing his signature. The records showed that we were legally divorced.It was too much, too fast.Charles couldn't process it. He turned on Susie, his eyes bloodshot, lunged at her, and seized her hands."Why did you pay to have people killed! What happened to Serena's parents?!""What else are you hiding from me?! Did you do all this?"Charles's voice shook. He'd never imagined any of this.Every question made him feel worse. Then it hit him: the divorce papers.It was his handwriting. He'd signed them himself.Susie recoiled from his shouting, trembling all over.She shook her head again and again but refused to speak.Charles wrapped his hands around her throat. "It had to be you. You did all of this!""You're insane! You're the reason Serena turned me in!""This is all because of you!"Charles slapped Susie across the face with every ounce of strength he had."I didn't! It's not my fault!" Susie

Chapter 9

I found news about Charles online.Photos and videos of Charles had been released. The Marino family had been completely dismantled, with more than a hundred members arrested.Charles received the harshest punishment of them all.He was sentenced to death for money laundering, human trafficking, illegal gambling, and ordering hits.A reporter interviewed him on video. He looked broken. In only three months, his eyes had become bloodshot, dark circles had settled beneath them, and he'd lost a great deal of weight.The reporter asked about his greatest regret.His eyes reddened. He'd kept his head down the entire time, but now he looked straight into the camera as the color drained from his face.After struggling to speak for a long moment, he finally said, "I wronged someone. She was right to divorce me. I was wrong.""She's the only person I ever truly wronged. I never meant to hurt her or our baby. If Susie hadn't lied to me...""I don't know whether she'll ever see this, but I still

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