Lahat ng Kabanata ng Spoiling the Assistant, Breaking the Husband: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

As soon as he left the chapel, Zeke got a text. To punish him for his earlier "jealousy", Ruth had revoked his access to her account, even though his monthly spending limit had been only 300 dollars.He let out a cold laugh, went home, and laid the signed divorce papers on the desk in her study. Then, he headed straight to his part-time job and started running delivery orders.He had emptied his savings to pay for Margaret's medical bills. Now, to scrape together enough for a proper burial, he could only grind it out at work.On the way, Zeke's thoughts drifted to his past. His mother had died young. His father had racked up a huge gambling debt and skipped town, leaving just him and Margaret to depend on each other. Later, he'd worked at a late-night food stall, earning money for Margaret's treatment.The first time he'd met Ruth, she'd been drunk out of her mind and had thrown up all over him. He hadn't been disgusted—he'd even brought her home and taken care of her all night. He

Zeke clutched his chest as pain ripped through every inch of his body.So Ruth loved Calvin that much, huh? She was even willing to get pregnant for him.Thinking back, she'd never wanted kids with Zeke. She'd always said her career came first and that pregnancy would just distract her, but now it was clear that was just an excuse. She simply didn't want his baby.As he walked home in a daze, his phone buzzed in his hand. A notification from the delivery platform popped up—he'd been fired.Ruth had to be behind this. Just like that, he'd lost his wages and bonus.No way. That was the money he needed to bury Margaret.Every muscle in his body was pulled tight as he rushed back out the door, determined to demand an explanation from the delivery platform.But as he cut through a deserted side alley, a red sports car came speeding straight toward him. With a sickening bang, the impact sent him flying nearly 30 feet.Through the pain, Zeke saw someone stumble out of the driver's sea

When Zeke opened his eyes again, he was lying in a hospital bed. His mouth was painfully dry. He forced himself upright, and his phone immediately lit up with taunting messages.One of them was a video. In it, Calvin was curled up in Ruth's arms, eating the peeled grapes she was feeding him."Ruth, Zeke was so fierce just now. Do you think he's serious about wanting to kill me?" he asked.Ruth tapped his nose, her eyes full of indulgence. "Of course not. No one gets to bully you as long as I'm around."Calvin let out a long, gloomy sigh and said, "But I don't wanna be some dirty little secret for the rest of my life. Can't you at least give me a wedding, Ruth? Let's register our marriage!"Zeke's hand clenched tightly around his phone, a sharp pain stabbing through his chest.A second later, Ruth spoke up hesitantly, "Cal, I can't promise you that. Zeke is still my husband, and no one in the Jensen family has ever gotten divorced. If I divorce him, it'll hurt the company's reputa

A day went by.Ruth was in the middle of the final wedding preparations. She looked around the lavish ballroom. The million-dollar wedding had been turned into something straight out of a fairy tale.Even the hotel staff were openly envious."This wedding setup is insane. You can tell the couple's loaded!""I just snuck a look—the bride is gorgeous. The groom really hit the jackpot!"Calvin held Ruth's arm as she listened to the stream of compliments around them. The corners of her lips lifted slightly, but the smile never reached her eyes.Calvin definitely loved something this extravagant, yet another face kept surfacing in Ruth's mind—Zeke. He'd always been almost excessively frugal, wearing the same clothes for years and refusing to throw them out even when they were long past their prime.Their wedding back then had been nothing like this.Ruth was a rich heiress, but her family fought her every step of the way when it came to marrying Zeke. To prove she was serious about

By this point in the playback, the guests were in an uproar.Ruth's face turned dark. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. She snapped, "You'd better start talking, Calvin!"Calvin's face twisted. He lunged forward and smashed the big screen. "It's not what it looks like, Ruth! Don't believe it! That has to be AI or some edited clip—someone's trying to frame me!"The next second, a commotion broke out at the door."Who are you saying framed you?"It was Rebecca's husband, Keith Coolidge, the chairman of Ruth's rival company. He barged in with a few bodyguards like he was leading a raid."You've sure got balls sleeping with my wife, punk! You must have a death wish. Get him!"Before Calvin could react, Keith's bodyguards had him pinned to the floor and were beating him mercilessly."Ruth, help me!" Calvin shouted.Keith backhanded him across the face."And you're asking for help now? You're just a glorified manwhore from a nightclub. Think every sugar mommy out there is g