Chapter 1

My husband cheated on me.

His mistress brazenly approached me with their love child, mocking me for being a barren woman and telling me to step aside.

Later, watching my husband kneel before me begging for forgiveness, I didn't get angry. Instead, I gently suggested, "Why don't we register the child under my name?"

"The child in this photo is Jack's and my son."

I calmly observed the young woman sitting across from me.

She was pretty and petite, not looking at all like someone who was already a mother.

If only her smug and arrogant expression could be ignored, it would be even better.

I stared at her delicate face, thinking to myself.

The Jack she mentioned was my husband.

Being suddenly told that your husband has a child with another woman feels absurd, but I chose not to make a scene. On the contrary, I remained rational.

I listened coolly as the young woman across from me recounted how she met my husband, fell in love, and gave birth to the fruit of their love.

"So?"

Out of politeness, I had patiently waited for her to state the purpose of seeking me out, but she kept going on and on about her love story with Jack Thompson. I couldn't stand it anymore.

I finally couldn't help but ask.

"You... you..."

She looked at me in shock, as if she hadn't expected me to say that. She was completely stunned.

Under her shocked gaze, I elegantly took a sip of the coffee in front of me.

She quickly regained her previous arrogant demeanor.

"Hmph, Jack told me you had a miscarriage before, and you probably can't have children in this lifetime.

"Now that I've given Jack a son, what right do you have to still hold the title of Mrs. Thompson when you're just a barren woman?

"If I were you, I'd voluntarily divorce him. You might even get some money out of it. Better than ending up kicked out with nothing, just an old hag that no one wants."

I didn't expect Jack to even tell her about my infertility.

But what she doesn't know is that I was once pregnant. It was Jack's and my first child.

At the time, I didn't know I was pregnant. I was busy accompanying him with work and social engagements, and due to overexertion, I miscarried.

It damaged my body, and since then I've had a tendency to miscarry.

I remember Jack swearing to me in front of my parents.

"Emma, don't worry. Even if we never have children in this lifetime, I will love you forever. If I ever cheat on you, may I die a terrible death."

My parents, who had never liked him, weren't moved by these words. Their expressions only grew heavier. I was the only one who was touched.

Thinking about it now, I was so foolish.

To believe such words.

I chuckled lightly and said, "You want to be Mrs. Thompson? Then you shouldn't be coming to me, you should go to Jack. It seems he doesn't know you came to see me, right?

"You may be younger and prettier than me, but so what? His success today is because of me, because of my family!

"Why don't you go ask him if he dares to divorce me for you and this illegitimate child? Does he dare?"

With that, I took out my wallet, placed some cash on the table.