Chapter 1

The day I found out Kevin, the head of our crime syndicate, had cheated for the first time, I filed for divorce.

But he locked me in our bedroom for five days and four nights, going through two boxes of condoms.

Afterward, he wore a look of utter helplessness as he explained:

"Our rivals set me up, drugged me, and forced me into a one-night stand with Serena. You have to forgive me."

The second time, I saw him with Serena at her prenatal appointment. Again, I brought up divorce.

He pushed me against the wall, his voice laced with menace:

"Audrey, you want a divorce? Over my dead body. You need to trust me. Serena is a plant from our enemies. I have to keep her close, it's a deep cover operation. Once she has the baby, I'll get rid of her immediately."

But then Serena had a miscarriage, and everyone suspected I was behind it.

Serena lunged at me, her hands clamped around my throat like a madwoman:

"Hate me all you want! Why would you hurt my baby?!"

Even Kevin looked at me, his eyes filled with disappointment:

"I told you to wait, why would you touch *my* child?"

With that, he ordered me to be locked in the basement.

"You'll stay down here until you've truly reflected on what you've done."

Curled in the corner, I sent a message on my phone:

【Erase all records of my child's birth. Once the paperwork is complete, arrange for me and my child to leave.】