My Husband Cheat, I Leave Him In Debt

While I was breastfeeding the baby,my motherinlaw,Yohana,burst in furiously and slapped the expense statement onto my face.

"Sandra,are you crazy?How could you choose such an expensive postpartum care center?My son works so hard to earn money and you’ve squandered it all!"she yelled.

I called for the maternity nanny to take the baby away.When I picked up the bill and took a look,I was instantly stunned.

This postpartum care center was owned by my best friend,Wendy Chole.We had agreed on a flat rate of 14 thousand dollars per month for everything included.

But after just one postpartum treatment yesterday,how did an extra 7 thousand dollars in care fees show up on the bill?

"Mom,please don’t worry.I’ll ask the nurse if there was a mistake,"I said,trying to calm her down.

Yohana had already been strongly against me staying at a postpartum center.Wouldn’t it have been better to just give her 21 thousand dollars directly?

“Are you so delicate,spending 21 thousand just for postpartum recovery?When I gave birth to Zack,I was back on my feet working the very next day.You're not some pampered princess,so what are you acting so fragile for?”Yohana said sarcastically.

I finally managed to calm my motherinlaw down and left the room alone,heading to the administrative office to find Wendy.

Just as I was about to push the door open,I suddenly heard nurses inside gossiping.

“I just saw Wendy go up to the rooftop in broad daylight!How exciting.”

"Exactly.I heard Mr.Orgeta is Wendy’s best friend’s husband.The wife’s downstairs in postpartum recovery and the husband’s upstairs fooling around with the best friend.Even soap operas wouldn’t go this far."

"I heard from the cleaning lady that when she was tidying up this morning,the place was littered with used condoms and torn lingerie..."

My head buzzed,a loud ringing drowning out all sound.My body tensed and my fists clenched tightly.

Impossible.

Last night,Zack had clearly been with me the entire time.Before bed,he even warmed up a glass of milk for me.

In the morning,he massaged my lower back,washed my feet and we shared a sweet,intimate moment that nearly got out of hand.

After breakfast,Zack left immediately for a management meeting at the company.How could he still be at the postpartum center,let alone be messing around with my best friend?

All at once,I felt a wave of panic.My scalp tingled with dread.

“Mrs.Orgeta,are you going in?”a staff member's voice suddenly came from behind.

Startled,I instinctively pushed the door open.

When the nurses saw who had entered,they visibly panicked.“Mrs.Orgeta…”

My face turned ashen,my nails digging into my palms as I forced myself to stay calm.

“I’m looking for Wendy,”I said.

“Wendy just stepped out,”one of the nurses replied.

Distracted and unsettled,I mumbled,“Alright,I’ll call her later.”

I left the office,turned toward the stairwell and dialed Wendy’s number.

It rang again and again,but no one picked up.

I switched to Zack’s number,only for the call to be immediately rejected.

Not long after,I received a text message:[In a meeting.]

Whether it was really a meeting or a secret affair,I decided to find out for myself.

I headed to the top floor of the postpartum care center,to the socalled New Dad Learning Center.

To avoid drawing attention,I paid 300 dollars to borrow a cleaning lady’s uniform and slipped in unnoticed in disguise.

It was my first time on the top floor of the center and I immediately found the layout strange.The entire area was made up of small,highly private rooms.There were security guards stationed at the entrance and access required scanning a staff ID.

Walking down the hallway,I stopped in front of the room at the very end.

The door wasn’t fully closed and from inside came familiar sounds of heavy breathing,mingled with the unmistakable rhythm of shameful intimacy.

Peering through the narrow gap,I saw a man and woman entangled,both naked.

Zack was on top of Wendy,performing intimate acts that he had never once done with me.His strikingly handsome face was flushed,as if seared by fire,red enough to drip blood.

"Baby...do you prefer being with me,or with Sandra?"

"Of course with you.Sandra's body changed after giving birth and she still has stretch marks on her stomach.I get disgusted just looking at it."

"Since it's so disgusting,why did you still have a child with her?"

"Little devil,the eggs used in the IVF were yours.Don't pretend to be clueless.Once the demolition compensation comes through,I'll kick that ugly woman out with nothing!"

"Baby,aren't you cutting off your own future?"

I stood frozen,as if struck by a heavy hammer.My mind went blank,but tears couldn't be controlled as they streamed down my face.

My husband had been with my best friend and the child I had struggled for three IVF attempts to conceive wasn’t even mine.

These two adulterers actually wanted to seize the Lewis Family's demolition compensation.

The sounds of the struggle soon stopped.After a short break,the two began a new round of intense move.

Wendy swapped positions with the man,using a tie to bind Zack's hands,forcing him to kneel and lick her like a dog.

Then,Wendy pulled out her phone and aimed it at the man’s face.

"I’m going to take a picture of you like this and send it to Sandra for her to admire.I wonder what her reaction will be?"

Zack's eyes were halflidded."Sandra,that ugly woman,is like a log in bed.Even if I take a strong pill,I don’t want to touch her!If it weren’t for her being pregnant with our child,I would have divorced her a long time ago!"

"Say that again,what did you call her?"

"Sandra is like a log in bed,like a corpse...just looking at her makes me sick.I wouldn't touch her even if I had to be castrated!"

The words of debauchery made me gag in disgust.

I gripped the broom tightly,my anger reaching its peak.I wanted to rush in right now and stab these two adulterers.But the last bit of rationality stopped me from breaking down the door.

Killing these two would lead to prison for me,but that would be too easy for them.

They deserved a fate worse than death.

I slapped myself across the face,trying to snap out of it.After a moment of calm,I left the top floor alone.

When I returned to my room,my motherinlaw had already left.

I had just sat down on the sofa when my phone chimed with a message notification.In a daze,I picked it up and saw a video from an unknown number.

Through the shaky camera,Zack had a satisfied look on his face,licking Wendy's skin while cursing Sandra.

"Sandra is like a log in bed,like a corpse...just looking at her makes me sick.I wouldn't touch her even if I had to be castrated!"

My face turned pale.

I thought Wendy seducing my husband was already disgraceful,but I never expected her to have the audacity to send me an anonymous video of their affair.

The shameful sounds of their union filled the entire room.My nails dug deep into my palm,not even realizing I was bleeding.

The sounds suddenly stopped and a storm of emotions surged in my heart.

I bit my lip,the salty,metallic taste hitting the tip of my nose.

Just then,the nanny entered,holding the baby.She noticed my pale face and asked with concern what had happened.

I quickly lied,saying I was just tired,then reminded the nanny to take good care of the baby before retreating to my room and closing the door.

Tears flowed uncontrollably,like a faucet that couldn’t be turned off.

Zack and I were university classmates,dating for four years before getting married after graduation.

After marriage,we opened a hotpot restaurant.Through six years of hard work,we eventually built it into a wellknown chain.

Zack also became a somewhat wellknown entrepreneur in the area.We swapped our villa and luxury cars,living a comfortable life.

Just when I thought I had achieved success in both my career and love life,I was diagnosed with a serious ovarian issue.

The journey to conceive was full of obstacles.I underwent countless ovulation injections and endured extraordinary pain.Finally,after my third IVF attempt,I became pregnant.

Once pregnant,I stopped going to work and focused solely on preparing for the baby at home.

Although Zack’s work was busy,he was attentive to both me and the child.He was always concerned about my wellbeing,never missing any prenatal checkups and spent a lot of money on supplements to help me regain my health.

Before the child was even born,Zack purchased a large flat in the city,claiming it was the baby’s first gift.

To my shock,Zack,who appeared to be a devoted husband and a humble man in front of others,turned out to be nothing but a despicable scoundrel.

Without giving myself a moment to catch my breath,I secretly pulled out my son’s hair and sent it,along with my own,to a paternity testing agency via my assistant.

Twentyfour hours later,the expedited paternity test results came back.

I wasn’t biologically related to the child.

The last shred of hope I had left was completely shattered by the cruel reality in that moment.

As long as Zack wasn’t at the confinement center,he would send me text messages and location updates every few hours,reporting his whereabouts.

His subordinates at the company often joked that Mr.Orgeta spoiled his wife to an extreme,calling him a 100%good man.

This"100%good man"who appeared flawless in the eyes of the world,had just spent the morning in bed with my best friend and by evening,he had returned with a completely different demeanor,trying to win my favor.

Zack specially ordered a large bouquet of red roses for me,along with an expensive diamond necklace.He also bought milk tea and snacks,sharing them with the caregivers and the confinement nanny taking care of me.

Every time something was handed to someone,Zack would smile and ask them to take good care of me.

"Darling,you’ve worked hard with the pregnancy and childbirth.I will teach our baby well and when they grow up,they’ll be filial to you."Zack gently held our son in his arms,his face full of tenderness and affection,looking every bit the picture of a loving father.

Before today,I had believed that my husband’s affection was a genuine expression of love,a true reflection of the bond between us.

But it wasn’t until this moment that I realized it was a trap carefully orchestrated by the scoundrel and his mistress,who had long been plotting to take everything from me.

I came from a wealthy family.My parents were in business and they owned several selfbuilt houses that had been included in the demolition area.In just ten days,we would receive compensation from the developers.

However,Zack was nothing but a typical"wicked man."

He was a poor college student who came from a mountain village and during his time in school,it was I who provided him with his living expenses.

To avoid being looked down upon by my family,after graduation,I secretly used all of my savings to start a business.

In the early stages of the venture,I was handson with everything.

I traveled alone to the Ocalan area,carefully selecting the best hot pot base suppliers.

Using my network,I secured the best shop locations at low prices and partnered with internet influencers for extensive promotion and traffic generation.

I personally trained employees,supervised the cleanliness of the store and ensured the quality of all ingredients and seasonings.

Step by step,the once obscure hot pot shop developed into a nationally recognized chain restaurant and the company was about to enter its IPO stage.

After achieving success,I gave all the credit to Zack,quietly becoming the woman behind him,focusing solely on preparing for pregnancy and childbirth.

Unbeknownst to me,my deep love and selfsacrifice ultimately became the stepping stone for the scumbag and his mistress to plot my downfall.

The hatred in my heart had reached a boiling point,ready to erupt at any moment.

Several times,I wanted to confront Zack and ask him why,my hand already reaching for the scissors I had secretly taken from the caregiver,gripping it tightly.

But I couldn’t do it.

Murder would cost my life and I couldn’t ruin my future over a scumbag.

"Honey,the doctor said it's best not to take a bath during the confinement period.Let me help you wipe your body and wash your feet,"Zack said as he walked over with a basin of water,gently lifting me from the bed and placing me on the sofa.

He carefully wiped my body,cleaned the lochia and finally washed my feet,all the while with a smile on his face.

The nurse who was helping care for me often sighed and remarked that I had married an exceptionally good man.

Most men wouldn't be able to handle something like helping their wife,but he did it with ease and care.

I thought back to the scene I had witnessed on the rooftop earlier that morning,where the two were entangled and the provocative video that Wendy had sent me.A wave of disgust surged up my throat and I felt a strong urge to personally cut off this bastard's manhood.

But I had to calm down.Impulsiveness wouldn’t solve anything.

“Honey,was the meeting very busy this morning?”I took a deep breath,forcing myself to suppress the negative emotions as I asked.

Zack finished washing my feet and was now using a dry towel to wipe them."That's right,the meeting lasted until 1 PM.Then,I went out for a cooperation discussion in the afternoon.As soon as work is done,I'll come to the confinement center to see you."

“Honey,are you upset that I'm too busy with work and don’t have time to keep you company?I'm working hard to make money for the baby formula.I’ll make sure you and the baby have the best life!”

Oscar needed an actor like Zack so much.

His acting skills were so good.No wonder he had managed to charm me before.

"Did you see Wendy today?She hasn’t visited her godson in a few days.I kind of miss her,"I deliberately brought up my best friend's name.

Zack smiled and said,"How would I know where Wendy went?Aside from my dear wife,I have no interest in any other women."

He said he wasn't interested,but when it came to licking,he sure put in a lot of effort.

If I hadn't seen it with her own eyes this morning,I might have been fooled by Zack's seemingly honest and simple face.

After finishing washing my feet,Zack applied some moisturizer to my skin.When he reached my wrinkled belly that hadn't fully recovered,his eyes were filled with pain and he leaned down to kiss it again and again.

"Honey,giving birth was hard for you...I will take good care of you from now on.No matter how you change,I will always spoil and cherish you like I did before!Honey,I love you!”

I felt my stomach churning,nauseous to the extreme."Aren’t you disgusted by my figure?"

"You worked hard to give birth to our son,you're a great contributor to the Orgeta Family.How could I possibly dislike you?I can’t even bear to treat you poorly,"Zack said,pulling me into his arms,his voice so gentle that it seemed to drip with sweetness.

Then,another round of flattery and compliments followed.

"By the way,honey,the compensation for your family's demolition is going to be released by the end of the month.I’ve been thinking seriously about it.How about we have your father invest the money into our hotpot restaurant?This way,we can rapidly expand the chain and keep the profits in the family,not letting the money go to outsiders,"Zack said softly.

If I hadn’t heard this man telling his mistress he wanted to castrate himself,I might have believed him.

“There are only ten more days until I can leave confinement and the compensation for the demolition will be released by then.I’ll give you a satisfactory answer,”I said,my expression unclear.

Zack thought my pale face was just due to the exhaustion from childbirth and he didn’t take it seriously.

“Honey,thank you...you’re so good to me!”

He excitedly hugged and held me,swearing that once the company went public,I and our son would enjoy a lifetime of wealth and prosperity.

“By the way,honey,there’s an urgent meeting at the company.I have to head back and host it.Love you.”Zack kissed me on the forehead before leaving.

I watched as the man walked away,then immediately dialed my father’s number.

“Dad,didn’t you say before that you wanted to liquidate your assets in Chandila and retire abroad?”

“You just had a baby.Your mother and I decided to stay in the country a bit longer to help take care of you,”my father replied.

I took a deep breath and made up my mind.“I’m going to divorce Zack,then go abroad with you and Mom for retirement.”

My father had never approved of Zack as his soninlaw.Even after the grandson was born,he hadn’t shown him the slightest bit of warmth.

Back when I and Zack were still dating,my father had already warned me to be cautious of scheming men like him.

These days,there were plenty of scumbags looking to marry into wealth and then take everything.

But at the time,I was madly in love with Zack and completely ignored my father’s words.

In the end,unable to change my mind,my father reluctantly agreed to the marriage.

Even after the wedding,he never warmed up to Zack.

The funds for Orgeta Family's startup had come from me selling a large luxury apartment.It was gifted to me by my father before marriage.

“Since you’ve thought it through,then go ahead with the divorce.But the Lewis Family’s child must fight for custody,”my father instructed.

I took a deep breath.“No.I don’t want the child either.”

The next morning,Wendy arrived at the postpartum care center carrying several shopping bags to visit me.

“Sandra!I’ve missed you and my godson so much these past few days!”Wendy said as she took off her coat,revealing a tight,sexy camisole dress.

Hickeys were clearly visible on her collarbone and jaw.

But the most eyecatching thing was the sapphire necklace around her neck.

I stared at the necklace for a long moment,my expression darkening.“Wendy,that necklace on your neck looks really familiar…I think it’s the one I saw at the auction last year.”

Wendy touched the necklace around her neck and said with a sarcastic smirk,“People say pregnancy makes you dumb for three years.Are you sure you’re not remembering it wrong?This necklace was a gift from my darling husband.”

No.I was certain this was the very necklace Zack had personally bid for.Its design was one of a kind,with significant collectible value.

I had loved it so much at the time that I’d deliberately paid an exorbitant price to win the bid.

“You’re not getting a divorce with your husband anymore?How come he’s still giving you such an expensive gift?”I asked,my voice calm but cold.I had once felt sorry for my best friend’s unhappy marriage and had treated her with great care,never expecting I’d invited a wolf into my home.

Wendy waved it off nonchalantly.“Just coax men a little and they’ll behave...Oh anyway,Sandra,have you received any strange text messages lately?”

I looked puzzled.“No.Why do you ask?”

“Oh,nothing…I just saw some news recently,”Wendy said casually.“It’s about men who can’t hold back while their wives are in postpartum confinement and go looking for other women.Mr.Orgeta is young,rich and handsome,you’d better keep a close eye on him.”

Her tone was calm on the surface,but the look in her eyes was filled with provocation.

I stared hard at Wendy,whose obviously altered face was smug with the satisfaction of someone who believed she’d gained the upper hand.

I wondered,if someone took a knife to that face,would any man still like it?

“Oh really?Maybe that’s true for other men,but I trust Zack,”I said with a slight curve of my lips.“He loves me so much.He’d never do something like that.”

Wendy let out a soft laugh and pulled two plastic bottles from her bag,handing them to me.“I had a meeting at the headquarters the past couple of days and brought you something good for postpartum recovery.They’re imported.I even translated the labels for you.”

“This one is oral,it’ll brighten up your dull complexion…And this one’s a topical cream for your private parts.It’ll help you regain that tight,delicate feel and make your man absolutely addicted to you.”Wendy’s voice was dripping with enthusiasm.

“I’ve tried both myself.They really work.You have to use them regularly.Your husband always needs to stay hooked.You know how men are.They’re always chasing something fresh.Now that you’ve had a baby,you can’t afford to be sloppy like when you were pregnant.”

I gave a cold smile.“Don’t worry.I won’t waste your kind intentions.”

“We’re besties,after all,”Wendy said,her voice sweet but hollow.“If your marriage is happy,I’m happy for you too.”

But she was celebrating too soon.The real drama was just beginning.

Using fatigue as an excuse,I politely showed her the door.

After Wendy left,I immediately called my assistant to come to the postpartum care center.

I handed over the oral and topical medications and instructed her to send them straight to a testing lab.

That night,I received another video from that same unknown number.

This time,the setting had changed.It was the rooftop and stairwell of the postpartum center.

The video once again showed only Zack’s face.

The infatuated,intoxicated look he gave the camera stood in stark contrast to the venomous,hateful things he had said about me before.

“Sandra,that old hag,has been fawning over me since our school days.If it weren’t for her family’s money,I wouldn’t even have looked at her!Every single second I spend with her disgusts me to no end!There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you!You’re the only one I’ll ever love in this lifetime!”

I silently synced the video to the cloud,then turned off my phone and lay back down on the bed.

I didn’t shed a single tear.The ones who should be crying were those two despicable traitors.

The next morning,I received a call from my assistant.

"Mrs.Lewis,the two boxes of medicine you asked me to send for testing have results.The one for internal use is a blooddamaging medicine.The doctor said that taking it during menstruation or postpartum can cause heavy bleeding."

As I expected,that bitch Wendy didn’t just want to steal my husband,my money and my child—she wanted my life too.

"What about the other one?"I asked.

"There are large amounts of penicillin in it."

I understood immediately.

The people close to me—including Wendy—knew I was allergic to penicillin.

If I had followed Wendy’s advice and applied that stuff,I could’ve ended up with swelling and ulceration in my lower body at best…or gone into shock and died at worst.

Wendy had a vicious heart.

Well,I wouldn’t hesitate to repay her in kind.

I planned to personally deal with that shameless couple in the ten days I had left before my confinement ended.

The nanny taking care of my child,a woman in her early forties named Jane,was a single mother.

Her exhusband had borrowed a significant amount of highinterest loans in her name and after their divorce,the creditors came knocking,often surrounding her former company.Left with no choice,she switched careers to become a caregiver.All the money she earned through hard work each month went toward paying off the gambling debts.

"Mrs.Orgeta,may I ask why you kept me here alone?"Jane asked.

I handed a mini camera to Jane and got straight to the point."I want to make a deal with you.Help me collect evidence of Zack and Wendy's affair.Once it's done,I'll pay off your debts."

The dirty secrets of the new dad club on the top floor weren't a secret in the maternity center.

Wendy was a shrewd woman,charging high maternity fees to expectant mothers while enticing their husbands to seek pleasure on the top floor.All the expenses were added to our care fees,so no one suspected anything.

Jane had once witnessed Zack and Wendy's affair.She caught them in the parking lot late at night,engaging in a car sex act—showing no regard for me,even though I was enduring postnatal pain while in confinement.

Since it was a guest's private matter,Jane,though pitiful,had never tried to intervene.

"Once the job is done,I can help you find a highpaying job.I know you used to be an accountant and you don't need to be working as a caregiver in a place like this,"I said,taking out a thick stack of cash from my drawer.

"Here's a fifteenthousanddollar deposit.Once you get the evidence,I'll give you another thirty thousand."

The thirty thousand was exactly what Jane owed,including both the principal and interest on the highinterest loan.

"Don't worry,I'll make sure everything goes smoothly,"Jane said with confidence.She had long since looked down on Wendy's behavior and with such a high reward,she immediately decided to help me get revenge on the adulterous pair.

Jane was efficient and managed to successfully install the mini camera in the VIP room where Zack and Wendy often sneaked around before evening.

At nine o'clock that night,Zack arrived at the maternity center as usual.

The room I had booked was a luxurious threebedroom suite and Zack made an excuse that I hadn't fully recovered after giving birth,so he slept in the adjacent guest room.

After taking a shower,he came to check on the baby first,then brought a glass of milk to me.

"The doctor said drinking milk before bed helps with sleep,"Zack said gently as he helped me fix my long hair,kissed my cheek and even carefully massaged my lower back.

I remained calm and composed."I heard from the maternity nurse that the baby had a rash today.Did you check on it?"

"Really?I'll go take a look later.You should drink your milk and rest first."

Without hesitation,I drank the entire glass of milk right in front of him."Go ahead."

"Alright."

As soon as he left,I rushed to the bathroom,stuck my fingers down my throat and vomited up the milk I had just drunk.I collected it in a cup and immediately sent a message to Jane,asking her to take it to the hospital for testing.

Unsurprisingly,the test results showed that the milk contained a large amount of sleeping pills.

The truth lifted the last veil covering their ugly secrets.

It turned out that every night,while I was in a deep sleep,Zack would secretly get up in the middle of the night and go to the top floor to fool around with that bitch,Wendy.

That night,the entire process of the two of them fooling around was captured on the miniature camera.

They did it four times in one night—moaning,panting,their absurd sounds intertwining—more shameless and explicit than a certain country’s adult films.

Afterwards,Zack carried Wendy to the bathroom and the two of them did it again in the bathtub.

"When are you going to tell that ugly woman the truth?"Wendy asked,resting her head on Zack's chest.

With a satisfied look on his face,Zack kissed her on the lips and said,"Wait until she finishes her postpartum confinement,then the demolition compensation will come through."

"I heard the Lewis Family's demolition compensation is the highest.They have several sixstory selfbuilt houses,worth about 400 million dollars,"Wendy said excitedly.

With the cash in the hot pot chain store’s account,gathering 700 or 800 thousand dollars in cash wouldn’t be a problem.Plus,Zack’s villas,luxury cars and other shops,along with miscellaneous assets,probably totaled at least 140 million dollars.

Once they got that money,Wendy could directly go abroad and live a laidback life.

"You think Sandra will transfer the money to you?And can you get the money from your company’s account as soon as possible?"Wendy said,acting coquettishly.

Zack patted his chest and said,"That ugly woman loves me so much that she'd die for me.Before she finishes her postpartum confinement,I'll definitely get the Ukey from the public account."

"Honey,you're the best!"

"Of course,I'd give you my life.What’s a little money?"

At 2 a.m.,Zack reluctantly left the room.

I had spent a considerable amount of time saving and uploading the video.Just as I was about to turn off the camera,the door to the room suddenly pushed open.

This time,the man who entered was not Zack.

I looked at him again and again,finally dumbfounded.

Wasn’t that the husband of Mrs.Lincoln,the highnecked postpartum woman who had checked into the maternity center with me and was staying in the room next door?

What followed was yet another steamy,eyewatering live stream.

Unexpectedly,Wendy was playing the field,juggling two men at the same time.

I quickly saved the video,uploaded it to the cloud and planned to find the right opportunity to send it to Mrs.Lincoln.

Dealing with a mistress didn't always require getting one's hands dirty.

After collecting the evidence,I didn’t immediately tear off the mask but secretly prepared another big plan:to make the scumbag leave with debts.

The next day.

Wendy came early in the morning to visit me and the baby,bringing several boxes of the"good stuff"she had sent before.She reminded me to take the medicine and apply it daily,both internally and externally.

Every time Wendy saw the baby,she couldn't stop smiling,hugging and kissing,repeatedly saying,"Godmother loves you."

Previously,I thought that our close friendship was as strong as gold and that's why Wendy would show so much love for the baby.

She even gifted the child a$10,000 safety lock right after birth.

I never expected that I was the real fool,reduced to being the surrogate tool for my husband and his mistress.

"Wendy,if you love children so much,why don't you have one yourself?"I asked tentatively.

Wendy played with the baby,not even looking up as she replied,"I'm afraid of the pain and messing up my figure,so I don't want to have one myself.Isn't it better to just take someone else's?"

"Is that so?"I snorted coldly.

Realizing she had misspoken,Wendy hurriedly corrected herself,"No,no,Sandra...Actually,it's okay if the figure changes,stretch marks and all.As long as you follow my instructions and take the medicine and apply it daily,I guarantee you'll be able to get your figure back to what it was after the confinement period."

This woman pretended to show sympathy on the surface,but a trace of mockery flashed in her eyes.

Soon,the man would be hers and the child would be hers too.

I,the ugly woman,would just wait to be forced out with nothing.

Soon,Zack came in,took the baby from Wendy’s hands and said with a smile,"Godmother's tired of holding you,let Daddy take you."

"Zack,take the baby out and let the nanny take care of him.I’m tired and want to rest,"I said,rubbing my brow.

Seeing the severe dark circles under my eyes,Zack still maintained his usual hypocritical warm demeanor."You've been taking care of the baby and I know it's been tiring.Just hand him over to the nanny and rest well.Once the confinement period is over,I’ll give you a surprise."

Coincidentally,after the confinement,I would also have a surprise to give Zack.

“Thank you,honey.”

"Drink the milk first,the doctor said you need to supplement with calcium and protein after giving birth."

Under Zack's coaxing,I drank the milk that had been laced with sleeping pills.I pretended to feel drowsy and waited until the bedroom door was closed.

Then,I quickly stuck my fingers down my throat and vomited the milk I had just drunk.Less than fifteen minutes later,the caregiver pushed the baby to the bathroom.Soon,sounds of heavy breathing and restrained moans came from the guest bedroom next door.

"Zack,is this really okay?Sandra is still sleeping in the next room."

"Don't you think this is even more exciting?Am I amazing,honey?"

"Honey…Mmm…You're so bad!Harder...Yes,like that...I'm about to fly to the sky!"

"Wendy,you're so naughty.That ugly woman can't compare to even a single strand of your hair!"

"Honey,I want to change my car!"

"Buy it,we'll go to the store tomorrow to look at cars!"

Absurd sounds came from the next room,like the sharpest blades,each one cruelly cutting at my heart.

I reached under the pillow,but this time,what I found wasn’t a pair of scissors.Instead,it was the equity pledge agreement and the divorce agreement.

One hour later.

I walked out of the bedroom and ran into Zack,who was disheveled.There was a fleeting panic in his eyes,but it quickly returned to normal.

"Sandra,you're up so soon.Don't you want to sleep a little longer?"

"Mm,I slept too much during the day,so I’m a bit dizzy,"I replied,intentionally yawning.

Zack hurriedly stepped forward to massage my temples,putting on a concerned expression as he gently coaxed me,“You’ve worked so hard,honey.Once things settle down at the company,I’ll take you to the Maldives for a vacation,then to Europe for shopping as a reward for giving me a big,healthy baby boy!”

“What about the baby if we go away?”I pushed Zack away.

Zack thought for a moment,then wrapped his arm around my waist and said,“We’ve got a nanny anyway.I’ll have my mom come over to help take care of him.If you don’t trust my mom,there’s always Wendy,right?”

"How do you know Wendy can take care of a baby?"My expression darkened.

Zack held my hand and coaxed in a low voice,"Didn’t you say so yourself?Wendy is the baby’s godmother.When the two of us want some couple time,we can just leave the baby with her."

He used to claim he wasn’t close to Wendy,but now he was calling her“godmother”so intimately.

If only Zack knew that the night he had just left,Wendy had immediately hooked up with other men,what would he think then?

“Honey,my dad’s planning to buy some dividend insurance policies for the baby.Just sign these before you head to the office,”I said,pulling some documents from a folder and placing them on the table.

On top of the stack was indeed a child education insurance policy.Zack,in a rush to leave,didn’t look closely and signed his name directly in the signature field.

“Dad’s so good to the baby.I’ll have to thank him in person later.”

“Of course,the baby is their precious little treasure,”I replied,watching closely as Zack finished signing.Then I urged,“Once you’re done,head back to the office.The company’s preparing to go public.It’s hard work for you.”

“It’s nothing!”Zack adjusted his tie and hurriedly left the postpartum care center.

I looked over the agreements one more time to make sure nothing was missed,then immediately called my lawyer.

Over the next two days,under my authorization,Jane took leave from the postpartum center,using a cold as an excuse.

With the access code,Jane successfully entered the villa.

In the master bedroom,every valuable item—luxury brand clothing,jewelry,handbags and premium health supplements—was packed up and moved out without leaving a trace.

When I received the fake necklace from the safe,I finally understood why Wendy had one that looked exactly the same around her neck.

That despicable scumbag had actually pulled a switch,giving the 400 thousand dollar necklace to his mistress and putting a nearly identical fake back into the safe.

‘Fine,if you’re heartless,don’t blame me for being ruthless!’

I handed the fake necklace to Jane,instructing her to find a way to swap it back the next time Wendy came to see the baby.

Once that was settled,I liquidated all my personal stocks and mutual funds.Every cent from the company’s corporate account was also transferred to an offshore account abroad,down to the last penny.

I was grateful I had the foresight to place a trusted confidante in the company’s finance department.

By the time everything was in order,there were less than three days left before the end of my postpartum confinement.

Keeping it from everyone,I quietly made a trip to the immigration office to apply for a business visa.As for the immigration process,I wasn’t in a rush.I left that entirely to the agency to handle.

Next came the procedures for mortgaging the villa,commercial properties,equity shares and luxury cars,as well as applying for a massive business loan under the company’s name.

In the blink of an eye,it was the day before the end of my postpartum confinement.

Sure enough,Zack brought up the matter of the company’s Ushield(USB security token for banking).

“I heard from finance that the password was entered incorrectly yesterday and the Ushield got locked.I checked with the bank,they said the earliest it can be reset is tomorrow,”I explained.

After transferring out all the company’s liquid cash,I had instructed the finance staff to deliberately enter the wrong password three times to successfully lock the account.

“No worries,I’ll just tell finance to make the supplier payments tomorrow,”Zack replied casually.

At this moment,Zack was filled with joy as he planned the baby's upcoming welcoming party.He was already dreaming about getting the money and filing for divorce right after.

Little did he know,I had already quietly turned all the couple’s assets into liabilities,mortgaging everything to banks and private institutions.

“Sandra,we have to make the baby's welcoming party a grand event.This kid takes after me.He's bound to do great things in the future,”Zack said,eyes brimming with fatherly pride.

Yohana chimed in from the side,“Exactly!My son is so outstanding,truly one in a million!In just a few years,the company’s about to go public.Our grandson is definitely destined for greatness too!”

‘Ridiculous!’

All the investment in the hotpot restaurant came from me.I was the one who found the suppliers and handled all the followup marketing and promotion.

How had all the credit suddenly become Zack’s alone?

Yohana turned to look at me.After postpartum,my figure had become noticeably fuller and dark circles shadowed my eyes.Unable to resist a jab,she mocked coldly,“Sandra,can’t you at least try to make yourself presentable?Look at you!If people see you out there,you’ll embarrass the entire Orgeta Family.”

“Look at Wendy.She’s got curves in all the right places and keeps herself in great shape.She’s even the owner of this postpartum care center.And you?You’re nothing.”

My expression instantly darkened.

Just then,Wendy arrived.She walked over and naturally took the baby from Zack’s arms.“Sandra,congratulations.You’ll be out of confinement tomorrow.Once you're back home,don’t forget to keep up with the internal tonics and external treatments.Your figure will be back to its prepregnancy state in no time.”

“Aren’t those supplements really expensive?If you ask me,once a woman’s had a baby,there’s no need to mess around like that.As long as there’s enough milk to feed the kid,that’s enough,”Yohana said impatiently.

Wendy smiled and said,“I gave them to Sandra.It didn’t cost Mr.Orgeta a cent.”

“Now that’s what I call capable and generous.Not like some people who do nothing at home and just burn through money,”Yohana said with a veiled jab.

Yohana stood by the window,conveniently blocking the view between me and Zack.

Even with so many people in the room,Zack actually dared to sneak a pinch on Wendy’s butt.

Yohana stood there scolding me for ages and Zack didn’t utter a single word in my defense.

Even though I knew my husband was fooling around with my best friend right in the postpartum care center,I swallowed all my grievances and chose not to alert them.

I hadn’t even finished my postpartum confinement and the three of them were already parading around like a happy little family.Did they really think I was a pushover,easy to bully?

“Zack,listen to what your mom is saying!”I couldn’t help but yell.

Only then did Zack react.He gave Yohana a sideways glance and said,“Mom,Sandra has already gone through so much giving birth.How can you still say something like that?”

“Gone through so much?What’s so hard about it for a hen that can’t even lay eggs?”Yohana said arrogantly,hands on her hips.

I looked at the bejeweled older woman in front of me.That topgrade strand of white pearls around her neck had been a gift from my own mother when the two families were discussing marriage.

"I gave the Orgeta Family a healthy,chubby son,how does that make me a hen that can't lay eggs?Watch your mouth!"I raised my voice,showing no courtesy to the mother and son.

"Sandra,don’t be angry.My mom doesn’t know any better and just talks nonsense,"Zack hurriedly stepped forward to ease the situation.

Wendy also chimed in,trying to help."Exactly,she just speaks bluntly.Don’t take it to heart,she’s an elder."

Bluntly?

Since marrying into the Orgeta Family,when had Yohana ever treated me kindly?I had served her wholeheartedly,treating my motherinlaw like my own,only to be repaid with a cruel insult,calling me“a hen that can’t lay eggs.”

"Give me back the necklace,"I stepped forward and yanked the pearl necklace off Yohana’s neck.

Yohana was so furious that she could barely breathe.“That’s mine!What right do you have?”

“Because that pearl necklace was a gift from my mother!”I shouted back.

Realizing that I was genuinely enraged,Zack hurriedly dragged Yohana out of the room.

Wendy put the child down and couldn’t help but scold me.“Sandra,she is still an elder.How could you disrespect her like that and snatch her necklace?If it weren’t for Mr.Orgeta all these years,the company wouldn’t be doing so well and you wouldn’t be living like a rich lady.”

“You really think all of this is Zack’s doing?”I shot Wendy a cold glance,my expression as dark as water.