Chapter 2

The first time I received Leon's "compensation" transfer was the first time I experienced his infidelity.

I was three months pregnant then. Leon said he was busy with work and told me to do my prenatal checkup and go home alone.

On my way home alone, I was attacked by Rogues. My body and mind suddenly transmitted immense pain.

By the time Leon heard the news and rushed to find me, the Rogues had left. They'd beaten me until I didn't have a single patch of unmarked skin, and I'd lost the baby.

My first child was lost because of Leon's infidelity.

That night, he transferred all his assets to me and knelt before me, begging for another chance.

I didn't take it. I just told him:

"From now on, transfer me two million dollars every time you wrong me. When it reaches fifty-two million, I'll leave you completely!"

He thought I was joking out of spite.

I never told him that Alpha James had asked me not to divorce before Leon did.

Back when Leon married me, he'd paid off tens of millions in gambling debts for my dying, gambling-addicted father.

Alpha James said that when I paid back the debt money, he'd agree to our divorce.

I knew he wasn't deliberately making things difficult or demanding repayment.

It was because I was Leon's fated mate. Leon maintaining his marriage with his fated mate would consolidate his position as Alpha heir.

After the first child's accidental miscarriage, when I found out I was pregnant again, I was devastated.

I didn't want this child born into a broken family, a family where the father only cheated with mistresses.

But Leon suddenly returned to family life, caring for me attentively like during our courtship, saying he wanted a family.

Until my fifth month of pregnancy, while Leon was giving me a massage at home, Aisling suddenly showed up in the pouring rain.

Drenched, Aisling wore only a dress. Her curvy figure was perfectly displayed by the dress clinging to her body.

Aisling clung to the villa's doorframe, looking pitiful, saying she missed Leon and accusing him of abandoning her.

Leon's Adam's apple bobbed. He told me, "I'll go talk to her. I'll be right back."

But Leon never came back that night.

After that, naturally, the two of them returned to their old ways and continued their affair.

A message notification pulled me from my memories.

Alpha James sent me a draft of the electronic divorce agreement.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

During my hospital nights, I'd felt physical and emotional pain again, knowing Leon was having sex with Aisling.

The pain made me clutch my pillow, cold sweat breaking out on my forehead. I could only hope in my heart that Alpha James would quickly find a witch to break the mate bond between Leon and me.

On discharge day, Leon came to pick us up.

The nurse held the baby and a pile of infant supplies in the back seat.

I sat in the passenger seat I hadn't occupied in a long time.

The seat was adjusted wide. When I reached to touch the knob, I pulled out a pair of torn pearl lace panties.

"Aisling's too wild. She wants to try it everywhere."

He raised an eyebrow at me.

Expecting to see the uncontrolled madness in my eyes.

But I just released my grip expressionlessly, leaving the thing where it was.

He froze for a moment, then sneered.

"Your composure is pretty good lately. You've become much more generous too. Good thing you sent those five extra boxes of condoms last time, or with how clingy she is, we wouldn't have had enough."

"If you'd been this sensible earlier, we might've had a second child by now."

I didn't respond, just closed my eyes to rest.

After a while, that familiar ringtone sounded. I had an ominous feeling.

Sure enough, he hit the brakes and stopped the car on a shortcut road.

"You guys wait here. Aisling's not feeling well. I'm taking her to the hospital first. I'll come back for you soon."

He opened the car door and dumped everything by the roadside, pulling me out in two or three moves.

With a whoosh, the car sped away.

Meeting the nurse's confused and angry expression, I pointed to the car turning the corner behind us.

"Take that one. My father-in-law's car."

She looked at me in surprise. I smiled.

A year ago when he abandoned me halfway, I'd believed his words to wait. I'd encountered several drunk werewolves who beat people.

In the end, those drunk werewolf thugs injured me. When I was sent to the hospital, he complained that I was inflexible and that the police call had disturbed him while he was comforting Aisling.

After that, I avoided riding in his car whenever possible.

Even when I did, I had to be prepared to be abandoned at any moment.

I'd grown used to these accidents.

That evening, Leon came back panting after returning to the original route and not finding us.

"Why didn't you tell me you got a cab? I went back to look for you for ages."

"I sent you a message. You didn't see it."

He flared up immediately.

"Don't you know how to call? I thought something happened to you."

I paused, then quickly recovered.

"Didn't you say not to disturb you when you're with Aisling?"