My best friend, Maura Sewell, and I both married into the Sherman family, and Maura became my sister-in-law.

But not long after the engagement, my husband cheated on me. I was so angry that I decided to divorce him.

Maura said that her husband was gay and wanted to divorce him, too.

But as soon as Maura divorced her husband, she said that she was pregnant.

But the baby was actually my ex-husband's!

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Maura and I were best friends.

Both of us married into the most prominent family, the Sherman family, in New York.

I married the oldest son of the Sherman family, Kendrick Sherman.

Maura married Kendrick's younger brother, Hayden Sherman.

Maura once said to me, "Well.

"After we marry into the Sherman family together, we won't even be afraid of some relatives who have bad intentions!"

I was engaged to Kendrick, and Maura was engaged to Hayden.

After that, I was even happier.

A long time ago, I and Maura had a promise.

We wanted to live as close as possible to each other so that we could get in touch with each other more conveniently and easily.

This time, I had strongly requested one thing.

I let Maura and Hayden move into my and Kendrick's villa.

However ...

One day, I accidentally passed by the study.

Suddenly, I vaguely heard some voices and moans coming from inside.

My heart sank.

Kendrick said that he would work overtime at the company today.

So, he might come back a little later.

Then, I thought the man in the study might be Hayden.

However, Hayden had rarely set foot in this area.

I suddenly had a bad feeling about this.

I tiptoed to the door of the study.

Then, I carefully leaned to one side and peeked through the crack between the door and its frame.

I wanted to know what was going on.

However, the scene before my eyes made me so shocked.

I saw my husband, Kendrick, staring at my best friend, Maura.

They seemed to be talking about something.

I only heard that Kendrick told Maura he thought Maura was prettier than me.

He also said that if he could choose again...

He would definitely choose to marry Maura.

Maura said she disliked it.

But her body said a different thing. She kept getting closer and closer to Kendrick.

This scene really stunned me.

All of a sudden, I felt dizzy.

I almost couldn't stand still.

I couldn't believe what I had just seen.

I couldn't believe that my husband and best friend were flirting with each other behind my back.

I covered my mouth tightly, afraid that they would discover me if I made any noise.

I still didn't give up and looked back.

Then, I had confirmed that it was Kendrick and Maura.

Tears welled up in my eyes uncontrollably.

And they blurred my vision in an instant.

I couldn't stand it anymore and quickly turned around.

I left this place as fast as I could.

It was as if a horrible monster was chasing after me.

I ran back to my room and locked the door with trembling hands.

Then, I collapsed on the bed and burst into tears.

I could no longer suppress the pain in my heart.

I cried so sadly and choked with sobs.

I felt as if I was being torn into pieces.

The intense pain swept through my body, which almost suffocated me.

I didn't understand why my beloved husband and best friend betrayed me at the same time.

Was my marriage and friendship both fake?

I first saw Kendrick at a banquet.

And I fell in love with him at first sight.

He was handsome, rich, and talented.

He was the perfect prince charming in my heart.

Later, I tried my best to please Kendrick.

I used all the methods I could just to know about his preferences.

I even carefully dressed myself up to look like his unforgettable first love.

At the wedding, I held Kendrick's arm.

I stood side by side with him.

At that moment, I felt extremely happy and proud.

I looked at the nearly perfect face in front of me.

I couldn't imagine how happy my life with Kendrick would be in the future.

However, something unexpected happened later.

After the engagement, many things had changed.

Kendrick was always polite to me.

He was trying to hide his indifference to me.

But no matter how hard he tried, I could still feel his distance and coldness, which made me very sad.

I tried to change Kendrick's attitude.

I was over 20, but I had never done any housework or cooking before.

But for Kendrick, I learned how to cook soup from the chef at home for the first time.

I tried my best.

After finishing making the soup, I brought it to Kendrick.

Kendrick was as polite as ever.

No matter how virtuous and considerate I was to him, he was always indifferent to me.

Maura soon found out what the real problem was between Kendrick and me.

She even said that she would give me some advice and help me win Kendrick's heart.

At her instigation, I did something that I had never done before.

I suppressed my shyness and put on a set of clothes that I would never wear in the past.

I even meticulously decorated Kendrick's bedroom.

Kendrick returned home at night.

As soon as he pushed the bedroom door open, he began to cough and sneeze non-stop.

The butler immediately rushed in.

When he saw the decorations in the bedroom, he was shocked.

He shouted anxiously, "Why are there so many flowers in the bedroom? Mr. Kendrick is allergic to pollen!"

I hid in the wardrobe happily, ready to give Kendrick a surprise.

But when I heard the butler's words, I was dumbfounded.

Then, I got out of the wardrobe and apologized to Kendrick with a sad face.

Kendrick pretended that he didn't care.

But I still noticed the disgust deep in his eyes.

Later, Maura gave me another advice and said, "Trust me. This is definitely the type that men like.

"The more dignified you look outside, the more open you need to be at home."

Feeling helpless, I believed in her again.

I had pretended to let my upper clothes slip in front of Kendrick four times.

At the fourth time, Kendrick came over, picked up my clothes from the ground, and helped me put them on.

Then, he said softly, "Ingrid Lloyd, you're too dissolute. I don't like such a woman."

The moment I heard this, I felt like his words were like a sharp knife, which stabbed my heart hard. I felt both ashamed and annoyed.

I stomped my feet and ran out of his bedroom.

Back in my room, I looked at my body in the mirror.

"It's not that bad. Am I really that unattractive to him?" I muttered.

I didn't understand. I loved Kendrick so much.

But why didn't he accept me? He didn't even want to look at me.

In comparison, Maura's marriage was much better than mine.

Hayden listened to her in almost everything.

Maura showed off in front of me every day.

I couldn't help but feel jealous.

"Ingrid, I really can't stand Hayden. He is really nagging.

"As long as he is in the same space as me, he'll keep nagging at me. Can you imagine that?"

I looked at Maura, who was complaining and looked unhappy.

I was actually a little confused. I didn't understand why she was unhappy about it.

I thought maybe things were different in different people's eyes.

Maura and I were different.

I tried my best to get Kendrick's attention, but Kendrick turned a blind eye to me.

Worse still, Kendrick even flirted with his brother's wife at home...

I had just gotten engaged to Kendrick, and everything I saw today was very hard for me to accept.

I couldn't help but think, Why?

Did I do something wrong?

Why did Kendrick take such a risk to have an affair with Maura?

All kinds of thoughts ran through my mind.

The more I thought about it, the sadder and desperate I became.

After a long while, I finally stopped crying, but I was still very sad.

I sat by the bed dejectedly and picked up my phone.

I wanted to call Maura and question her.

However, at this moment, someone knocked on the door of my room.

Subconsciously, I got up and opened the door.

Then, I saw Maura standing outside with tears on her face.

Obviously, she had cried just now.

Maura threw herself into my arms as soon as she entered my room.

She hugged me tightly and choked with sobs.

She said with sobs, "Ingrid, I feel so terrible.

"Kendrick... He has been harassing me.

"I rejected him many times, but he just wouldn't let me go.

"I don't know what to do...

"I'd rather die than..."

I looked at the sobbing Maura in front of me.

After hearing what she said, I felt so complicated in my heart.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

I wanted to ask Maura why she didn't tell me earlier.

Was it because she felt guilty?

However, when I saw Maura's tearful face and pitiful look, I didn't question her about anything.

I became soft-hearted again.

I thought that maybe Maura was also the victim. Maybe I blamed her wrongly.

I sighed and lightly patted Maura's back.

I comforted her softly, "Maura, don't be afraid. I'm here.

"I didn't expect that Kendrick, that bastard, would even dare to harass you. I will never let him hurt you."

Maura gently lifted her head and looked at me with her tearful eyes.

She seemed a little hesitant.

But the next moment, she made up her mind and nodded.

Then, she said, "Ingrid, I really don't dare to tell Hayden about this. After all, I don't have any concrete evidence.

"If Kendrick plays the victim and says that I seduced him, I really don't know what to do to clear my name then.

"Besides, he dares to harass me like this right after he marries you. Who knows how dissolute he is outside?"

Maura's words seemed to have reminded me.

I thought, Yeah. He even dared to harass my bestie.

Who knows how many mistresses he has already?

Maura continued, "Ingrid, you must trust me. If you are not on my side, then I really don't know what to do.

"How about this? You find a way to follow him, and I'll leave evidence when he tries to harass me again. His grandpa cares about the family's reputation the most."

I added, "As long as he dares to harass you again, we'll be able to teach him a lesson."

As I looked into Maura's resolute eyes, the rage in my heart was ignited.

I thought, That's right. We can't just sit still and do nothing.

We have to let Kendrick pay the price!

Then, Maura and I began to discuss countermeasures.

Maura said, "Ingrid, I just saw a lighter of a private club on his desk.

"That club is a famous gathering place for the rich and celebrities. I suspect that he must have some other women there.

"Or he's doing something shady in that place."

Then, she recommended a private detective to me.

She said, "Ever since he kept coming to chat with me, I felt that something was wrong. At that time, I began to think about how to deal with Kendrick. This is the detective that my friend recommended to me. You can also contact him.

"As long as you find evidence, you can control him in the future."

After Maura finished her words, a strange look flashed across her eyes.

I didn't want to doubt Kendrick.

However, when I thought of how cold he was to me, I couldn't help but feel resentful.

Under Maura's persuasion, I spent a lot of money hiring a private detective.

I asked the private detective to record Kendrick's every move secretly.

A few days later, Maura came to me in a hurry.

There was also a stack of photos in her hand.

I took those photos and gasped when I looked at them.

In the photo, Kendrick was smiling happily with a young and beautiful woman in a private room.

Looking at their intimate posture, I was furious.

I tried my best to please Kendrick, but this was what he did to me.

He had been so cold to me at home. But when he was outside, he smiled so happily at another woman.

Maura noticed that I was in a bad mood.

Looking at my gloomy face, she comforted me softly.

"Ingrid, don't be too sad. That's a man's nature.

"Now that you have the evidence, if he dares to make you unhappy, you will release these things to the public and let him learn his lesson."

I sneered and gripped the photos tightly.

I said to myself in my heart, Yeah. We've been engaged for so long.

I've always thought that I was not attractive enough to Kendrick.

But it turns out that I was totally wrong about him.

Maura said to me, "Kendrick seems to have become disciplined these days. He hasn't come to harass me again.

"So, I haven't got any evidence yet."

I looked at Maura, who seemed to be blaming herself.

I patted her gently on the shoulder. Then, I immediately took these photos to question Kendrick.

The moment, Kendrick saw those photos, the expression on his face changed.

He rushed up to me, wanting to snatch the photos, but I dodged him.

I sneered at him.

"You've really surprised me, Kendrick. If it weren't for these photos, I would have thought you couldn't even get an erection.

"Not only did you have a mistress outside, but you also wanted my bestie.

"From now on, you'll have to listen to me. Otherwise..."

Kendrick flew into a rage and pushed me to the ground.

He gritted his teeth.

"Ingrid, how dare you threaten me.

"Do you think I'm afraid of you? These photos can prove nothing. I just had a meal with my friend. There's nothing between us.

"I'm not like you. In order to marry into the Sherman family, you even used your best friend."

Seeing Kendrick's attitude, I was stunned.

Friend? I repeated the word in my heart. Then, I looked at those photos carefully again.

Although they indeed looked very intimate, they didn't do anything out of line.

It was more like a kind of casualness between friends.

My heart sank.

I sat on the ground in dejection, and tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.

Kendrick pushed me away and spoke to me coldly.

"Ingrid, I'll warn you again.

"I absolutely won't let a woman who doesn't trust me and even wants to threaten me stay by my side.

"If there's a next time, don't blame me for being rude to you then."

With that, Kendrick left without looking back.

Looking at Kendrick's receding figure, I felt so hurt in my heart.

I regretted it so much that I wanted to slap myself.

I thought to myself, How could I be so stupid?

Why did I believe Maura's words so easily and begin to suspect my husband?

But what exactly was going on between him and Maura?

Why did he say that I was using Maura?

I sat on the ground, and my mind was in a mess.

In the following days, I checked the surveillance video at home from time to time.

What made me angry was that I often "happened to see" Kendrick going to find Maura.

But every time I went to Maura, she looked frightened and innocent.

She accused Kendrick and complained to me with tears.

However, Kendrick was just saying.

He didn't take any practical action.

Thus, we still didn't have any evidence.

Although I had some doubts in my heart, I felt that something was wrong.

But because I trusted my best friend, I didn't say anything about my doubt.

I could only comfort Maura again and again.

I told her that I would definitely find a way to collect evidence and expose Kendrick's true face.

Maura seemed to be very satisfied with my support.

And she was getting more and more intimate with me.

She often held my hand and asked about my well-being.

I was very touched.

I thought to myself, My husband is completely ignoring me now.

But fortunately, I still have my bestie, Maura.

She has even become my sister-in-law. She's my family now.

There's still someone in this world who truly cares about me.