His Mistress Ate Cake While My Daughter Starved

Synopsis

After Isaac Salazar's company went bankrupt, we spent the next ten years of our marriage living a modest and frugal life. Our daughter, Charlee, wanted to celebrate her dad's birthday in style and eagerly offered to work part-time at a theme park to earn some extra money. Under the blistering sun, Charlee and I donned thick animal costumes, setting up a stall to sell stuffed toys. Despite being drenched in sweat, she handed me the last bottle of water with a hopeful look: "Mom, once we sell all these toys, can we buy a big cake for Dad?” "I haven’t had cake in ages either. Think I could have a small slice too?" I stroked her little head, my throat tightening with emotion, ready to tell her that we’d saved enough money. But then I looked up and saw Isaac, sharply dressed, walking hand-in-hand with his first love, Haley, and her son. His face shone with happiness. “Isaac, you’re spending too much. Titus is just having a birthday, no need to blow thousands on a private fireworks show tonight,” Haley said teasingly. Meanwhile, the boy was savoring a Ben & Jerry's ice cream,