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Skyla's body trembled. She finally broke down, letting out a sob before covering her face and running out.Aiden remained frozen, his head lowered as he stared at his phone. He didn't look up again.When we got home, Aiden's face was dark with anger, and his voice was laced with resentment. "Lily, I told you—I only came back home on the condition that we let this go. You didn't keep your word."I let out a small laugh. "Yeah, I broke my promise. So? What are you going to do about it?"Aiden was silent for a long time. He stared at me, his voice carrying the kind of cold finality that came when someone completely gave up. "Then, we have no choice but to get a divorce."I nodded. "Okay."He stiffened, his face flashing with disbelief.I walked into the bedroom, pulled out a document, and handed it to him. "Here's the divorce agreement. Look it over and let me know if you have any issues."His eyes widened as he took it with stiff fingers, gritting his teeth. "You… When did you pr
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There was an unmistakable lingering desire in both their expressions.Suddenly, Skyla called out to him and threw herself into his arms. The two of them held each other tightly.Chloe bit her lip as she watched them, tears streaming down her face.I sighed inwardly. I never intended to drag my daughter into this mess between adults.However, the moment Chloe cried and shouted at me, telling me she chose Aiden, I finally realized that she had long been involved in this. Her words hurt, but deep down, I knew I could never let go of the daughter I raised. She always depended on me and Aiden. But now, she was being led astray by someone with an agenda.She needed me, and I needed her.So, I let her see the cruelty of life early on.It was fine—as long as she was with me, I would teach her how to shine brightly and bravely face the ugliness of life.…Now, Aiden stood frozen, his face pale as he hoarsely explained, "That day, Skyla said we needed a proper goodbye. In the end, I d
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I was overwhelmed, unable to believe what I was hearing. I roared, "Skyla is your one and only wife in this lifetime, Aiden! How can you say you never wanted to be with her? Then, what do you call those hundreds of files between you two? What do you call all that intense passion you two shared?"If he gave up, what was the point of my meticulously planned divorce?Aiden was a stubborn man. It seemed he was determined to prove his words through actions.From that day on, he started waking up early every morning to make breakfast. Chloe and I didn't even look at him. I went to work, and she went to school. We barely exchanged words with him.During the day, he would send me random messages. He shared a perfectly shaped autumn leaf he saw on the sidewalk, what he had for lunch, or some new philosophy he figured out.At night, he washed the dishes, cleaned the house, and told us goodnight over and over again. He was patient and persistent.I had enough.I went to find Skyla again.
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"Everyone was in disbelief, saying there had to be some kind of mistake. But Skyla spoke up and loudly insisted there was no mistake. The baby in her belly is Mr. Spencer's!"The moment Mr. Spencer heard that, he suddenly snapped at Skyla, cursing her out, saying she had seduced him, drugged him, and tricked him into bed. But Skyla wasn't about to back down."She said even if she drugged him the first time, there's also the second and third time. She demanded to know if he claims he was drugged then too."After hanging up the phone, I sat there in a daze for a long time.That day, I told Skyla there was a way for her to avoid paying back the money. When she asked me what it was, I said, "Just take Aiden for yourself."My original intention was to have her help me push for the divorce. I never expected her to take such an extreme approach.For a moment, I found it hard to believe.Thinking back to that "My One True Love" folder filled with all those burning, passionate words, I j
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Two years later, I saw Aiden and Skyla again.I took Chloe to the hospital to visit Mrs. Holmes, who sprained her ankle. As we walked out, we ran straight into Aiden and Skyla.They were in the outpatient lobby, yelling at each other at the top of their lungs.I held Chloe's hand, standing among the crowd watching the scene. The drastic change in their appearance startled me.Skyla was now thin and haggard, and her face was etched with bitterness. Her lips were shriveled into a thin line, and the corners of her mouth were permanently turned downward.Right now, her features were twisted as she cursed furiously, "Bullshit! Your family is completely useless! My parents are the ones breaking their backs to raise that kid, and yet your family still acts all high and mighty in front of us! They even have the audacity to insult me. Those two old fools!"Aiden's face was dark, and his expression was grim.He was wearing the old jacket I bought him years ago. At just 35 years of age, hi
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My husband, Aiden Spencer, frowned, got up, and went to the balcony to smoke.I looked over. Against the backdrop of bright city lights, his tall and slender figure blended into the faint haze of smoke, exuding loneliness and desolation.Half an hour later, he walked back inside, forcing a smile that screamed of silent endurance."This time, come with me to the company's family day event. Since I'm free this weekend, I'll take you to the mall to pick out a few outfits."Aiden's company held family day events from time to time, but he never took me along. On the rare occasions I asked about it out of curiosity, he would frown impatiently."Those are benefits arranged for the lower-level employees. The slots are limited. As a senior executive, I need to be mindful of that. There's no point in competing with them."At this moment, I really wanted to ask him, "So this time, you don't have to be mindful anymore?" But I didn't.Ever since Aiden moved back in with me, there had been a
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Behind me, Aiden burst out in the darkness, his voice sharp with rage, "Why are you bringing her up? I came back! We've already paid the price for what we did! You got everything you wanted! Lily Chapman, what more do you want?"I didn't want anything.I just couldn't hold it in. I felt wronged and wanted to rip apart the thin veneer of pretense covering my life.Aiden and I were college classmates. We met during an event on campus, fell in love, got married two years after graduation, and had our daughter, Chloe Spencer, the following year.Everything happened naturally, one step following the next.I was outgoing, full of energy, and always smiling. I loved being around people.Aiden was more reserved. He was an expert in his field with top-tier research skills, but his lack of social aptitude held back his career.I felt he was wasting his talent, so I put my networking skills to use. Through my boss, I got to know Elijah Holmes, one of the key directors at his research insti
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The second time I saw Skyla's name was six months later.I was making a presentation for Chloe's elementary school speech, but my laptop ran out of battery. Aiden wasn't home since he was out for dinner with his department, so I turned on his computer.While searching for materials online, I accidentally clicked on the cloud drive and saw a folder named "My One True Love".Aiden was obsessively organized. Inside the folder, 27 subfolders were neatly arranged in chronological order, each labeled by year and month.Human intuition was a strange thing. Before seeing that folder, I never suspected Aiden of anything, not even the slightest bit.However, at that moment, as I hovered the mouse over one of the folders, I realized my hand was trembling uncontrollably.I sat there in silence for two hours.Inside the main folder was a detailed record of a relationship spanning two years and three months. It was cryptic yet burning with intensity.They started out as colleagues from diffe
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Two years later, I saw Aiden and Skyla again.I took Chloe to the hospital to visit Mrs. Holmes, who sprained her ankle. As we walked out, we ran straight into Aiden and Skyla.They were in the outpatient lobby, yelling at each other at the top of their lungs.I held Chloe's hand, standing among the crowd watching the scene. The drastic change in their appearance startled me.Skyla was now thin and haggard, and her face was etched with bitterness. Her lips were shriveled into a thin line, and the corners of her mouth were permanently turned downward.Right now, her features were twisted as she cursed furiously, "Bullshit! Your family is completely useless! My parents are the ones breaking their backs to raise that kid, and yet your family still acts all high and mighty in front of us! They even have the audacity to insult me. Those two old fools!"Aiden's face was dark, and his expression was grim.He was wearing the old jacket I bought him years ago. At just 35 years of age, hi
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"Everyone was in disbelief, saying there had to be some kind of mistake. But Skyla spoke up and loudly insisted there was no mistake. The baby in her belly is Mr. Spencer's!"The moment Mr. Spencer heard that, he suddenly snapped at Skyla, cursing her out, saying she had seduced him, drugged him, and tricked him into bed. But Skyla wasn't about to back down."She said even if she drugged him the first time, there's also the second and third time. She demanded to know if he claims he was drugged then too."After hanging up the phone, I sat there in a daze for a long time.That day, I told Skyla there was a way for her to avoid paying back the money. When she asked me what it was, I said, "Just take Aiden for yourself."My original intention was to have her help me push for the divorce. I never expected her to take such an extreme approach.For a moment, I found it hard to believe.Thinking back to that "My One True Love" folder filled with all those burning, passionate words, I j
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I was overwhelmed, unable to believe what I was hearing. I roared, "Skyla is your one and only wife in this lifetime, Aiden! How can you say you never wanted to be with her? Then, what do you call those hundreds of files between you two? What do you call all that intense passion you two shared?"If he gave up, what was the point of my meticulously planned divorce?Aiden was a stubborn man. It seemed he was determined to prove his words through actions.From that day on, he started waking up early every morning to make breakfast. Chloe and I didn't even look at him. I went to work, and she went to school. We barely exchanged words with him.During the day, he would send me random messages. He shared a perfectly shaped autumn leaf he saw on the sidewalk, what he had for lunch, or some new philosophy he figured out.At night, he washed the dishes, cleaned the house, and told us goodnight over and over again. He was patient and persistent.I had enough.I went to find Skyla again.
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There was an unmistakable lingering desire in both their expressions.Suddenly, Skyla called out to him and threw herself into his arms. The two of them held each other tightly.Chloe bit her lip as she watched them, tears streaming down her face.I sighed inwardly. I never intended to drag my daughter into this mess between adults.However, the moment Chloe cried and shouted at me, telling me she chose Aiden, I finally realized that she had long been involved in this. Her words hurt, but deep down, I knew I could never let go of the daughter I raised. She always depended on me and Aiden. But now, she was being led astray by someone with an agenda.She needed me, and I needed her.So, I let her see the cruelty of life early on.It was fine—as long as she was with me, I would teach her how to shine brightly and bravely face the ugliness of life.…Now, Aiden stood frozen, his face pale as he hoarsely explained, "That day, Skyla said we needed a proper goodbye. In the end, I d
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Skyla's body trembled. She finally broke down, letting out a sob before covering her face and running out.Aiden remained frozen, his head lowered as he stared at his phone. He didn't look up again.When we got home, Aiden's face was dark with anger, and his voice was laced with resentment. "Lily, I told you—I only came back home on the condition that we let this go. You didn't keep your word."I let out a small laugh. "Yeah, I broke my promise. So? What are you going to do about it?"Aiden was silent for a long time. He stared at me, his voice carrying the kind of cold finality that came when someone completely gave up. "Then, we have no choice but to get a divorce."I nodded. "Okay."He stiffened, his face flashing with disbelief.I walked into the bedroom, pulled out a document, and handed it to him. "Here's the divorce agreement. Look it over and let me know if you have any issues."His eyes widened as he took it with stiff fingers, gritting his teeth. "You… When did you pr
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Derrick stammered, "I-I didn't recognize you at the time. I just couldn't stand by and watch someone get hurt, so I stepped in. I've already apologized to Mr. Spencer.""Apologized to Mr. Spencer? Was he the one who got hurt?" My voice was cold as I glanced at the group standing nearby.They were all Aiden's former subordinates. They were clustered together, looking indignant. They clearly felt Skyla was wronged and that I was being unreasonably aggressive.Then, I turned to look at Aiden.His face was slightly turned away, but his gaze lingered on Skyla, who was desperately trying to hold back her tears. His expression was full of pity and sadness.I let out a soft laugh. I reached into my bag, pulled out my phone, and handed it to Aiden."You left your phone in the car. I brought it back for you. Oh, and I also sent the surveillance footage from the barbecue shop that night to your work group chat."The entire room buzzed, a low murmur sweeping through the crowd as people pull
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The research institute was backed by private capital, and Mr. Holmes was the major shareholder. Mrs. Holmes was practically the power behind him.Hearing Mrs. Holmes' words, my eyes burned with emotion.Aiden stood awkwardly off to the side. Social situations like this weren't really his strong suit.However, Mr. Holmes already made it clear. If Aiden wanted a chance at getting his position back, he had to keep his family life in order and eliminate all distractions. So, he had no choice but to stand beside me.Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw Skyla.She was carrying a plate of pastries and walking straight toward us.Her expression was delicate yet carried a quiet air of arrogance. Her back was ramrod straight, and a bandage was plastered across her forehead.Softly, she said, "Mrs. Holmes, I personally prepared these desserts on behalf of the logistics department."I looked at her in silence.Her head was slightly bowed, and she stopped just beside Aiden. Whether thi
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I smiled faintly. "I finished the exam half a month ago.""Then, do you have time to attend the company's family day event?""I do."The moment Aiden and I arrived at the family day event, the entire room fell silent for a split second. Everyone's eyes landed on me, their expressions neutral yet scrutinizing.I took it in. They weren't exactly friendly.Over the years, Aiden built an impeccable reputation at the research institute.That wasn't a surprise. After all, he looked refined and courteous and never demanded anything of his subordinates. That group of young researchers practically worshipped him.Ever since his bold, resounding declaration at the hospital spread back to the research institute, people had a lot to say about his affair with Skyla. It was said to be one that was pure and tragic, like something out of a classic novel."Sure, it was wrong, but honestly? It's not that big of a deal. Plenty of men abandon their wives and kids and still live just fine. Compared
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Chloe's eyes were red and swollen as she shouted, "Daddy and that lady have nothing going on! You're just being petty! You just want to get me a new Daddy!""Anything else?" My voice was so cold that I barely recognized it.Chloe never saw me like this before. She froze, momentarily forgetting to cry, and obediently answered my question. "Aunt Amelia asked me if Ms. Thompson is pretty. She asked if I'd want Ms. Thompson to be my mommy."My nails nearly dug into my palms. "Chloe, when did you see Ms. Thompson?""I've seen her a lot. Sometimes, when Daddy picks me up, she's in the car. She would ask if it's okay for her to go home with Daddy. I said yes.""When your aunt asked if you wanted Ms. Thompson to be your mommy, was Daddy there?""Yes.""What did he say?""Nothing. He didn't say anything."I closed my eyes and let the rage coursing through me gradually calm down. "Chloe, if your daddy and I separate, who would you choose?"Big teardrops started falling as Chloe cried,
