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Audrey argued agitatedly, "We never got our marriage license, and I never agreed to the union in the first place! I wasn't even of legal age!"The young man with the limp growled, "I took you back to my place and that makes you my wife! You are bound to me forever!"Audrey's voice cracked. "I didn't agree to it. I fought but no one came to my rescue. You didn't marry me; you raped me!"The man burst out laughing. "How is sleeping with my wife a form of rape? You deserve to get beaten up for refusing me! All the young ladies back home were married off in the same way, so why couldn't you have just shut up and taken it?"Audrey's father's face turned red with anger as he snapped, "How could you behave so immorally?"Meanwhile, the livestream equipment hadn't been turned off during this heated exchange. At once, comments flooded the channel."Hold up, isn't this a play or something? This has to be scripted, right?" a viewer wrote."It's got to be staged!""Shouldn't we call the co
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I sent evidence of my husband Jerome Maslow's affair to the family group chat. The chat fell silent, though private messages began pouring in nonstop.I ignored them, turned off my phone, and headed to work.Jerome's mistress was Audrey Norton, a young streamer our company had just signed last month. When I arrived, she was mid-livestream, energetically twirling around in a short skirt and high heels.I signaled the room controller to pause the live stream. Once the microphones were off, I finally spoke."Dancing in heels while pregnant? Aren't you worried you might slip and fall?"Tension filled the air. Someone swallowed audibly and accidentally knocked over a microphone with a loud crash, followed by a flurry of apologies."I'm sorry, Harley."Clearly, Jerome's affair was no secret here. No one wanted to get involved in the showdown between his wife and mistress.I let out a dry laugh and swept my gaze across the group before locking eyes with Audrey. I said, "Change your sh
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"Harley, don't be upset.""I'm not upset," I replied with my eyes downcast.After five years, my heart had already been broken beyond repair."Get someone to replace the door."After visiting the hospital, I went straight home. The living room looked noticeably different, now cluttered with various new items.My in-laws were seated on the couch while Jerome knelt at the doorway.As soon as I entered, Jerome's mother, Lillian Gabler, hurried over to take my bag. "Harley, we've already given him a good scolding. You can do whatever you want with him now. We'll back you up."As she spoke, she slapped Jerome's shoulder twice for good measure.I glanced at Jerome. His head was hung low, and he looked nothing like the arrogant man who strutted around the office."Harley, I was wrong. Please forgive me," he said.To be fair, when Jerome wasn't acting out, he was undeniably handsome. It was that face—a perfect blend of charm and deceit—that had blinded me back then.I'd married him
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Lillian explained, "We just thought since you're unable to get pregnant, why not keep the baby instead of adopting in the future?"As for that woman, we'll give her some money, and she'll leave quietly. Then, you can raise the baby as your own and be his mother."Mike chimed in with a stern face, "Either way, our family cannot end without an heir!"My head buzzed, my stomach churned, and I felt on the verge of throwing up.How had I ended up tied to a family like this?I looked at Jerome—the man I'd chosen in my youth and defied Dad to be with.Five years had passed. His looks were as polished as ever, but time had added an air of worldliness or perhaps just cunning."Jerome," I asked, "what about you? What do you think?"Five years ago, when we first got our premarital check-up results, I had asked him a similar question. "If we might not have kids in the future, will you change your mind about marrying me?"Jerome had answered without hesitation, "I love you. Kids would only
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As I was about to step into the hospital, Jerome grabbed my hand.His voice brimmed with the same tenderness he'd had five years ago. "Harley, why put yourself through this? We did all the tests back then. I don't want you to feel sad all over again.""Let go!"The sensation of his hand on mine made my skin crawl. Reflexively, I pulled away and took out a disinfectant wipe.Jerome didn't seem offended. Instead, he even reached out to take the used wipe from me. "Do you really not want me to stay with you?"I dodged his hand and tossed the wipe into the trash. "Finish your own business first.""I'll wait for you at the office then," he said, walking me to the waiting area outside the examination room.After I sat down, Jerome handed me a bag filled with everyday essentials and turned to leave. Before walking away, he lifted his hand to pat my head.When I dodged him, he smiled to himself, a self-deprecating twist of his lips.Five years ago, I thought he was deeply affectionate
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"I thought that even if our marriage was over, at the very least, you'd still see me as a decent person."Jerome opened his mouth but didn't make a sound.I decided to follow his train of thought and continued, "Even if I were to make her lose the baby right here and now, do you think you could stop me?"He fell silent, and under Audrey's panicked gaze, he left in disgrace.I took a moment to collect myself. Then, I made sure the doors and windows were securely closed before turning back to Audrey.I softened my tone and said, "Audrey, the baby you're carrying… it's not Jerome's, is it?"Five years ago, Jerome had just graduated from college, broke and struggling. I had to plead with Dad for months before he finally agreed to let me marry him.But during our premarital health checks, Jerome was diagnosed with azoospermia. He would never be able to have children.I was fine with not having kids, but Dad was a traditionalist. If he had known, he would have stopped us from getting
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After my discussion with Audrey, I slammed the office door open with a forceful swing.When I saw Jerome standing outside, I slapped him hard across the face."If you don't settle this today, don't bother coming home!" I spat before storming off.Back home, I dug deep into the farthest corner of a cabinet and retrieved Jerome's premarital health check report. It felt like a relic from another lifetime.The first time I'd suspected Jerome of cheating was because of a strand of long hair on his suit—one that wasn't mine. To make up for it, Jerome had prepared a lavish candlelit dinner and apologized profusely.He'd presented all kinds of evidence to prove his innocence, ultimately turning the blame on himself for making me feel insecure and insisting I was imagining things.Coincidentally, the next day, a new employee had been abruptly fired. I'd chosen to believe him then.And then came the second time, the third, and the fourth time.A lipstick stain on his shirt. The lingering
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Jerome, having mastered the act of the obedient son-in-law, peeled an apple with expert ease as he broke the news to my dad.My dad gripped my hand in shock as he demanded, "That's great! When's the adoption?"I stiffened and said pointedly, "Dad, it'd be better for Jerome and I to have a child of our own, don't you think?"Dad looked somewhat disappointed, but he got over it within seconds. "Adopted or not, he'll be my grandchild all the same."I squeezed a tight smile. Jerome wrapped an arm around my shoulders as he turned to address Dad, "We're on the same page, Ben, which is why the kid will be a Clark instead of a Maslow."I stared at Jerome with wide eyes, but his pleasant and indulgent façade did not so much as falter. He said warmly, "I've given it some thought, Harley. The kid will be ours, and it'd make sense for him to have your last name."Is that so? The corner of my lips twitched wryly as I glanced at Dad. "Jerome and I will step out for a bit, Dad."I dragged Jero
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Audrey argued agitatedly, "We never got our marriage license, and I never agreed to the union in the first place! I wasn't even of legal age!"The young man with the limp growled, "I took you back to my place and that makes you my wife! You are bound to me forever!"Audrey's voice cracked. "I didn't agree to it. I fought but no one came to my rescue. You didn't marry me; you raped me!"The man burst out laughing. "How is sleeping with my wife a form of rape? You deserve to get beaten up for refusing me! All the young ladies back home were married off in the same way, so why couldn't you have just shut up and taken it?"Audrey's father's face turned red with anger as he snapped, "How could you behave so immorally?"Meanwhile, the livestream equipment hadn't been turned off during this heated exchange. At once, comments flooded the channel."Hold up, isn't this a play or something? This has to be scripted, right?" a viewer wrote."It's got to be staged!""Shouldn't we call the co
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Three days after Audrey had delivered her baby, my assistant told me the four men had set up camp outside the company. The janitors had shooed them away, but they returned with a whole bunch of stuff and camped for another day.At this point, Audrey could get out of bed on her own.On the fourth day, Audrey asked, "Where are they now, Harley?"I stared at the suture across her belly and said hesitantly, "Well…"Her brows lifted. "I've been avoiding them for a while now, Harley. It's time to face them." It was only when she told me the full story that I understood.Back in her hometown, her people had a culture where single men could snatch women off the streets and force them into marriage. The man only had to show up at the woman's home, offer her family money in exchange for their blessings, and the marriage would become official.The bride didn't have a say in the union, and no one bothered to ask what she made of the abrupt arrangements, either. Even if the bride cried and ki
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Audrey also promised me that she would wait a month postpartum for her body to recover before preparing for her GED. Since she had run away from home, I had the honor of going into the delivery room with her.Dad had made his stance on this clear and simple. "What are the chances that this young lady's path has crossed with ours? You can either become the godmother of her child, or I'll become her godfather."Needless to say, I chose the former. And because of that, I was left checking off the list of things that Audrey would need when she went into labor.Despite the rest Audrey had gotten after all she had been through, she had a tough pregnancy. When the doctor came with a notice of critical condition and asked for my signature, my hand shook so badly that I could barely hold the pen.Just as I was about to sign off on the notice, a bunch of voices sounded from behind me. "Save the child!""Save the child at all costs!"The doctor and I were both confused, but the overlapping
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Before the court session, Lillian and Mike showed up at the courthouse and accosted Audrey. They hadn't been able to see her before this, but their opportunity came when she insisted on coming to court with me."You entered into a mature and consensual relationship with Jerome! How much did Harley pay you to turn on him like this?"I tried to shield Audrey, but she nudged me aside. Despite the trepidation on her face, she bit out icily, "Harley did not pay me to do this. She helped me. And if you ask me, Jerome was a scumbag who deserves everything he's got coming for him!""You little—" When Lilian and Mike realized they wouldn't get anywhere by playing tough, they softened up. "Young lady, you are carrying Jerome's child. Do you want the baby to have a criminal for a father?""Hold up," I interjected, eyeing the pair oddly. "Haven't you seen Jerome after he was taken in by the cops? Or did he fail to mention this important tidbit? Audrey isn't carrying his child."Lillian and Mi
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Audrey blanched at the complete lack of evidence in Jerome's phone. Panic had her on the verge of tears as she habitually clutched the hem of my shirt. "What do we do now, Harley? The videos he took of me aren't on his phone!"Where could he have saved them? What do I do?"I gave her a reassuring look. "Calm down." I opened the hidden window to reveal the clone software running in the system. As I worked on disabling the software, I gave Audrey a brief explanation of how Jerome operated.Jerome was a cautious man. He had two phones—one for his affairs and the other for his daily business."I discovered this when I caught him texting his third mistress in the middle of the night. My dad had just fallen ill at the time, and I couldn't sleep a wink that night, not that I'd let Jerome know. He still has no idea of this."When Audrey first mentioned the videos, I immediately thought of Jerome's second phone.But he was so secretive that he hid the phone well. I didn't want to risk gra
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Jerome, having mastered the act of the obedient son-in-law, peeled an apple with expert ease as he broke the news to my dad.My dad gripped my hand in shock as he demanded, "That's great! When's the adoption?"I stiffened and said pointedly, "Dad, it'd be better for Jerome and I to have a child of our own, don't you think?"Dad looked somewhat disappointed, but he got over it within seconds. "Adopted or not, he'll be my grandchild all the same."I squeezed a tight smile. Jerome wrapped an arm around my shoulders as he turned to address Dad, "We're on the same page, Ben, which is why the kid will be a Clark instead of a Maslow."I stared at Jerome with wide eyes, but his pleasant and indulgent façade did not so much as falter. He said warmly, "I've given it some thought, Harley. The kid will be ours, and it'd make sense for him to have your last name."Is that so? The corner of my lips twitched wryly as I glanced at Dad. "Jerome and I will step out for a bit, Dad."I dragged Jero
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After my discussion with Audrey, I slammed the office door open with a forceful swing.When I saw Jerome standing outside, I slapped him hard across the face."If you don't settle this today, don't bother coming home!" I spat before storming off.Back home, I dug deep into the farthest corner of a cabinet and retrieved Jerome's premarital health check report. It felt like a relic from another lifetime.The first time I'd suspected Jerome of cheating was because of a strand of long hair on his suit—one that wasn't mine. To make up for it, Jerome had prepared a lavish candlelit dinner and apologized profusely.He'd presented all kinds of evidence to prove his innocence, ultimately turning the blame on himself for making me feel insecure and insisting I was imagining things.Coincidentally, the next day, a new employee had been abruptly fired. I'd chosen to believe him then.And then came the second time, the third, and the fourth time.A lipstick stain on his shirt. The lingering
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"I thought that even if our marriage was over, at the very least, you'd still see me as a decent person."Jerome opened his mouth but didn't make a sound.I decided to follow his train of thought and continued, "Even if I were to make her lose the baby right here and now, do you think you could stop me?"He fell silent, and under Audrey's panicked gaze, he left in disgrace.I took a moment to collect myself. Then, I made sure the doors and windows were securely closed before turning back to Audrey.I softened my tone and said, "Audrey, the baby you're carrying… it's not Jerome's, is it?"Five years ago, Jerome had just graduated from college, broke and struggling. I had to plead with Dad for months before he finally agreed to let me marry him.But during our premarital health checks, Jerome was diagnosed with azoospermia. He would never be able to have children.I was fine with not having kids, but Dad was a traditionalist. If he had known, he would have stopped us from getting
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As I was about to step into the hospital, Jerome grabbed my hand.His voice brimmed with the same tenderness he'd had five years ago. "Harley, why put yourself through this? We did all the tests back then. I don't want you to feel sad all over again.""Let go!"The sensation of his hand on mine made my skin crawl. Reflexively, I pulled away and took out a disinfectant wipe.Jerome didn't seem offended. Instead, he even reached out to take the used wipe from me. "Do you really not want me to stay with you?"I dodged his hand and tossed the wipe into the trash. "Finish your own business first.""I'll wait for you at the office then," he said, walking me to the waiting area outside the examination room.After I sat down, Jerome handed me a bag filled with everyday essentials and turned to leave. Before walking away, he lifted his hand to pat my head.When I dodged him, he smiled to himself, a self-deprecating twist of his lips.Five years ago, I thought he was deeply affectionate
