All Chapters of Ten Years Too Late: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

The nurse looked at me with pity as I stumbled out of the hospital, trembling all over and clutching a fake marriage certificate.It was all fake.The breakup four years ago was fake. The five-year marriage was fake, too.In their twisted love story, I was the lawful wife, yet somehow, I was the one treated like the mistress.At the exact moment I was about to break down, Steven Palmer video-called me to tell me where he was.He said lovingly, "Honey, I'm going to the airport today to pick up a very difficult client. Just thinking about it gives me a headache. I really wish I could go home and hold you."As he spoke, he quickly turned the camera around the car. "There isn't another woman with me. I'll come home after I pick up the client and spend the rest of the day with you."He moved the camera quickly, but I still saw what was on the passenger seat.It was the pink diamond necklace I'd been watching for months after seeing it in an auction preview, only for some mysterious billiona

The room fell silent.Everyone who had just been praising Natalie's baby went quiet when they saw the tiny urn in my arms.Steven looked shocked. He forced a smile. "Melody, it's not what you think."He hurriedly handed the baby back to Natalie before rushing toward me. "Honey, this baby belongs to Natalie and another man. The father refused to take responsibility, so I'm only helping her for now."The moment he finished speaking, the baby in Natalie's arms started crying.The baby screamed so hard that his face turned purple.Steven immediately turned around and called for the family doctor. His hands were trembling with fear.But no matter how carefully the doctor examined the baby, he couldn't find anything wrong.Then Natalie pointed at the urn in my arms with tear-filled eyes. "Steven, that thing could bring bad luck! Get rid of it! The baby could die if he cries for too long!"Steven's face darkened.He slowly walked toward me. "Melody, give me the urn."I held it tightly agains

When Steven heard the news, he was at the mansion playing with the baby alongside Natalie.Aurelia stood nearby, happily watching them with a relieved smile.Steven frowned in annoyance. "How much did Melody pay you to go along with her little act? Tell her to stop causing trouble. Otherwise, she'll be stuck in that psychiatric hospital forever."With that, he hung up.Aurelia pressed her lips together, looking troubled. "I don't understand. Melody used to be so kind and sensible. But these past few years, she's become like this. One minute she's threatening to jump off a roof, and the next she's trying to burn herself alive..."She thought about how everyone had lied to Melody for ten years.Her voice trembled as she continued, "We only kept the fact that she was the homewrecker from her for ten years. How could that have turned her into this?"Steven froze.Then he suddenly roared in disbelief. "Why did you tell her about those ten years? Don't you know her mother killed herself by s

I was still alive.The moment the fire broke out, the version of me from ten years in the future had cried in despair. "Melody, are you really going to give up on yourself, too?"The tear rolling down her cheek brought me back to my senses.I didn't need to care about those people anymore. If I loved myself enough, I would always have the strongest love in the world.Once I realized that, I desperately called a number I hadn't dialed in 20 years.It belonged to the father who had tricked my mother into becoming his mistress even though he already had a family. He was Peter Quintero, one of the most powerful investors in Valdoria.His bodyguards arrived just in time. They quietly rescued me from the burning hospital room, saving my life.And now, I was standing before Steven once again.Steven burst into tears of joy.I calmly pulled my hand away and frowned slightly. "I don't know you."Steven's eyes turned red. He looked at me desperately. "Melody, I've already divorced Natalie. I al

As my assistant helped me out of Steven's car, she asked worriedly, "Melody, the marriage between the two families isn't even settled yet. Why did you lie to Steven and provoke him? What if he gets so angry that he ruins your engagement? What will you tell Mr. Quintero then? He'll definitely take back everything you have now."I rubbed my arm, which was red from Steven's tight grip, and smiled. "Because an arranged marriage was never what I wanted. Going from one man's daughter to another man's wife won't give me real power in the Quintero family. What I want is to throw everything into complete chaos."Just as I expected, Steven launched a ruthless attack on the Blackwoods the very next day. He was willing to hurt his own company if it meant taking down the Blackwoods.Blackwood Group and Palmer Group reported each other for tax fraud and tax evasion. They also exposed problems with each other's products.Both families tried to win me over and get me to help them destroy the other sid