PART 2: THEY CALLED IT A JOKE—UNTIL THE DNA REPORT WAS READ IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE FAMILY
Luc Xuyen gritted his teeth. —Oanh Oanh and Chu Trach were only joking. Do you really have to ruin An An’s celebration? I looked at him. For…
PART 2: HE THOUGHT I WOULD USE THE 30 DAYS TO BEG HIM TO STAY—ON DAY 29, I HANDED HIM THE LIFE HE HAD ASKED FOR
Adrian stared at the ultrasound for so long that his fingers began to shake. —Thirty-two weeks? I nodded. His eyes moved slowly from the date on the…
PART 2: HE DIVORCED ME FOR GIVING BIRTH TO A GIRL—THEN DISCOVERED WHO MY FATHER WAS
Daniel stood outside Sophie’s apartment like a man who had forgotten how to breathe. Behind him, Margaret Reed looked even worse. Her lips were pale. Her expensive…
PART 2: HE FINALLY SAW I WAS EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT—THEN LEARNED WHY I HAD BEEN PREPARING TO LEAVE FOR MONTHS
Adrian kept staring at the ultrasound. —Thirty-two weeks? His voice barely came out. I bent down and took the folder from his hands. —Yes. He looked at…
PART 2: HE THOUGHT I WAS A POOR WIFE HE COULD REPLACE—UNTIL HE LEARNED WHO REALLY OWNED HIS FUTURE
Adrian stood in the middle of the Foster mansion with the phone still pressed to his ear. —What did you just say? The chief financial officer on…
PART 2: HE LET ME LEAVE WITH THREE CHILDREN—THEN THE HOSPITAL TOLD HIM I WAS CARRYING HIS FOURTH
Three days after the divorce, Daniel received the call at nine in the morning. —Mr. West? —Yes. —Your number is listed as the emergency contact for Mrs….
PART 2: I LOVED HIM FOR FIVE YEARS AS SOMEONE ELSE’S SHADOW—WHEN HE FINALLY SAW ME, I HAD ALREADY FILED FOR DIVORCE
Five years passed like that. Until To Lac returned. She came back without warning, wearing a red coat and dragging two suitcases through the gates of the…
PART 2: HE MADE OUR ENGAGEMENT A JOKE—THEN THE MAN I CALLED ARRIVED WITH A REAL RING
Conrad stared at Callum’s name on my screen. His expression changed for the first time that night. —Why are you texting him? I put my phone away….
PART 2: HE STAYED FOR HIS CHILDHOOD FRIEND—THEN CAME HOME TO FIND I HAD MARRIED SOMEONE ELSE
The farewell dinner was held three days later. By then, my suitcase was already packed. My train ticket was inside my coat pocket. And Nathan Foster had…
PART 2: FIVE YEARS AFTER HE DESTROYED MY CAREER, MY EX FINALLY LEARNED WHY I DISAPPEARED
I laughed coldly. —Take your hand away. Tham Thanh Chu froze. His fingers slowly left my shoulders. I pulled off his coat and handed it back. —Five…