Chapter 2

Ever since my pregnancy was confirmed, Alex's intense concern for the child made me think countless times that he definitely wouldn't cheat again.

Because he wanted so badly to be a good father.

But reality slapped me hard across the face.

I moved Alex's hand away, pointing at the lipstick mark on his neck. "Cheating during my pregnancy is your idea of love?"

Alex grabbed my hand and kissed it. "I just made a mistake any man could make. But I'm different from other men. I know very clearly who my wife is, and who are just wildflowers for fun.

"You're my only wife."

After saying this, he pulled me into his arms, holding me tightly.

I didn't speak, just felt that Alex's love was really dirty.

The first time he cheated, I saw him getting cozy with his secretary outside his company.

At that moment, I was thunderstruck.

I broke down crying right in front of him. "You actually betrayed me. I'll show you—I'll end it right here!"

Back then, Alex was scared out of his wits.

He begged me for a chance to turn over a new leaf.

After that day, he transferred all the property under his name to me, and I thought he would really turn over a new leaf.

But within six months, I caught him again, getting hot and heavy with a strange woman in the car.

Seeing me crying and shaking all over, he just brought a foot bath, soaking and massaging my feet while explaining shamefully. "I drank too much. She's just someone I've seen twice at a bar. I don't have real feelings for her."

The next day, several large gold bracelets appeared by my bedside.

Alex also became a model husband who came home every day to cook for me.

Even though it hurt terribly, seeing that Alex indeed had no further contact with that woman, I wavered again.

I didn't want to give up on this relationship, so I forced myself to swallow the bitterness.

To make him stop cheating, I even, under his sweet persuasion, started trying to conceive.

Just because he said. "I'll definitely spoil you and the child like princesses."

I lost my head.

My constitution is weak, not suitable for pregnancy, but for Alex, I took countless shots and medicines.

Every time I saw that thick, long needle go into my body, I endured the pain and told myself that as long as I got pregnant, Alex would never cheat again.

But today, reality was like a pot of scalding boiling water, completely waking me up.

All the bitterness in my heart turned into one decision!

This child should not be kept!

That night, I refused to sleep in the bed another woman had slept in.

Early the next morning, Alex had people come and take the bed away. "If you don't like it, I'll buy you a new one."

He gently brought me breakfast. "Emily, I also ordered a crib. That way, when you get back from the postpartum center, the baby can sleep in the crib right away."

But as soon as he finished speaking, his phone rang urgently. I glanced and saw it was a strange woman's name.

Alex answered unhurriedly.

From the other end of the phone came a woman's tearful, coquettish voice. "You really wore me out last night. What should we do? You have to take responsibility."

Seeing me staring straight at him, Alex just turned his back and coaxed. "I'll be right there."

After hanging up, he took my hand and explained softly. "I'll go make things clear with her. After today, I won't have any contact with her ever again."

Alex's eyes were full of determined affection.

If it were the first two times, I would have definitely believed him.

But now I just drank my milk calmly, lowered my eyes. "Do you remember what day yesterday was?"

Alex didn't even have time to hear my question before he hurriedly strode away.

Hearing the door close, I smiled self-deprecatingly.

The next second, I stood up and took down the wedding photo on the wall and all our couple photos.

Looking at that photo that once witnessed our happiness, tears welled up in my eyes.

But just as I hesitated about burning the photos, my phone received a text from an unknown number.

[How long has it been since he touched you, you discarded woman? Aren't you ashamed?]

The taunting message instantly made my blood boil.

The excessive emotional turmoil made my lower abdomen ache faintly.

Holding my stomach, I uncontrollably collapsed to the ground.

Just then, my phone lit up repeatedly with more messages.

[Since Alex won't touch you during your pregnancy anyway, why not just give him to me?]

[I promise, I'll leave him alone after your baby is born! Okay?]

Thinking that Alex was right next to this woman at this moment, possibly even smiling indulgently, watching her send me these messages, made my chest ache with anger wave after wave.

Even though my lower abdomen was in great pain, rage drove me to go downstairs to the flowerbed and set fire to all the photos of me and Alex.

Watching the blazing fire turn our sweet past into ashes, I also passed out in the unpleasant smell, collapsing to the ground.