All Chapters of Ashes of Betrayal: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

On my son’s birthday, my husband had asked his first love to pick our son up from our home. While I stubbornly refused to let him go, a huge fire broke out in the hallway during our standoff.I was struck by falling debris, and blood started streaming from my head. However, my son was unharmed as he lay beneath me.My husband, who was a firefighter, came forward to rescue us. But he handed the only gas mask he had to his first love. “Miss Leia has a weaker constitution. Dad, please get her out first. Mom, wait for the other firefighters to save you!”I watched them leave with a faint, bitter smile. It appeared that they had both forgotten about my severe asthma and the fact that I would die without a gas mask.… Through the blaze, I watched helplessly as my husband ran outside with another woman in his arms.My son, whom I had risked my life to bring into the world, was so attentive toward Leia Scott. He would support her from time to time because he was worried that she m

At this point, I felt that no further explanation was needed. So, I nodded faintly. “Think whatever you want. You must be disappointed to see me alive, right?“But it’s fine…” I looked up and met his calm gaze. “Williams, let’s get a divorce.“I’ll set you free so that you can pursue your true love.”I turned and shifted my gaze to Lucas. “I’ll stop being your mother as well, just as you wish.”I smiled as I saw their shocked faces. How wonderful. We were all finally free.I turned and started to leave, but Williams grabbed my wrist. His voice trembled slightly as he spoke. “Christelle, what do you mean? You want to divorce me just because I saved Leia first?“You aren’t hurt, and you even lied about being pregnant. I haven’t even begun to blame you, yet you want a divorce? Is that really necessary?”I could not be bothered to argue with him; I just silently pulled away. However, he held on even tighter, and my wrist started to turn red.Lucas had been standing

Williams, who was usually calm and composed, began to panic. He reached out to grab my hand, but I moved away.Perhaps it never crossed his mind that I would refuse his touch one day; he was in disbelief. His voice trembled slightly as he tried to suppress his anger. “Christelle, have you really thought this through? “If you divorce me, I’ll have custody of James, and you won’t see him ever again!” I looked down but remained unbothered. “Fine. Once Leia becomes his mother, he won’t want to see me anyway.” To my surprise, James burst into tears and threw himself into my arms. “No, mom. I just didn’t like how you were controlling me. I don’t want Miss Leia to be my mother.” I hesitated for a long time. After all, he was my child. I gently wrapped my arms around his shoulders. He cried in anguish in my embrace and clutched onto my sleeves tightly. He feared that if he let go, I would disappear. It had been a long time since he last leaned on me. He had refused my touc

Lucas proudly showed me the smartwatch on his wrist. “Mom, I sent our location to Ivy earlier, and Mr. Evans got here so quickly.”Ryan blushed a little and gently ruffled Lucas’s hair. Then, he winked at him behind my back. I could not help but laugh. It felt so nice to be cared for. Worried that I might get wet, Ryan took off his coat and covered my head. Then, he shielded me with his other hand as he helped me into the car. I sat in the back seat and teared up as I saw Lucas laughing and getting along with him. When we arrived at my apartment building, Ryan insisted on helping me carry the bags upstairs. I did not refuse his offer, and we walked upstairs. Lucas was in between us, and he held our hands. As I looked at our reflection in the water, I suddenly thought that being a family of three was not so bad after all. We were chatting happily, but I froze when we stepped out of the elevator. Williams was standing at my door with a delicate box in his hands. Ja