As for me, whether now or in the past, Elowen always asked me not to be extravagant, as he liked women who were frugal and good at managing a household. I believed him, so in the five years of marriage, I never spent recklessly. I saved every penny I could.

But it wasn’t until I saw Maya’s posts on social media, where Elowen bought her luxury goods almost every day, that I realized just how much money he spent on her. One of those items could have covered everything I spent in five years.

That was when I understood, it wasn’t that he didn’t like extravagance, it was just that he didn’t think I was worthy of it.

Looking at the disdainful looks from the guests, I clenched my fists in humiliation, wanting to speak, but it felt like something was lodged in my throat and I couldn’t utter a single word.

Seeing this, my mother-in-law grew even more furious. She yelled, “What are you still here for? Hurry up and get out! Don’t let your stench stink up my granddaughter!”

After saying that, without waiting for my response, she had someone push me out of the banquet hall and shut the doors, locking me out.

I listened to the lively atmosphere coming from inside the room and felt an overwhelming sense of humiliation. I turned my wheelchair and fled in embarrassment.

In the middle of the night, I felt thirsty, so I got into a wheelchair and went outside to find some water. However, when I reached the living room, I saw Maya pressing Elowen onto the sofa and said coquettishly, “Elowen, you're so hot. Let me help cool you down, okay?"

"Maya, stop joking around. It wouldn't be good if Callista sees this."

"She’s asleep right now and won’t notice. Elowen, don't refuse me anymore. I know you’re suffering from holding back."

As soon as she finished speaking, Maya leaned in and kissed Elowen on the lips. Elowen didn’t refuse. Instead, he turned over and pinned Maya underneath him.

After a while, I heard the woman's pleasant moan and the man's low roar of pleasure from release from behind the sofa.

I felt my stomach churning and almost vomited. I finally suppressed the urge and reluctantly took out my phone to take a picture of this scene.

Not long after I returned to bed, the door suddenly opened. I thought it was Elowen and ignored him.

The next moment, scalding hot water poured onto my face. The sharp, burning pain startled me, causing me to sit up. When I looked up, I saw Maya standing at the bedside, smiling ambiguously as she watched me.

"I know you saw everything just now. Elowen has always loved me. Marrying you was just to sever any thoughts you had about your fiancé. Over the years, whenever he had free time, he would come to me, just to take care of my needs, including your four children. The truth is, they weren't lost by accident. It was because I told him I didn’t want you to have Elowen's child. So, Elowen planned for you to have a miscarriage."

"As for why the fifth child was able to be safely born, it's because I wanted to have a child with Elowen, but I didn’t want my figure to change after giving birth. So, I used your womb to have Yasha. During that time, Elowen kept giving you supplements, but it was actually to ensure the child absorbed all your nutrients."

Maya grew more and more smug, laughing as if her joy knew no bounds. "Callista, I have to thank you. If it weren't for you, my daughter wouldn’t have grown so plump and fair. And I wouldn’t have known how wonderful it feels to be loved by two men!"

I was so angry that my whole body shook and I raised my hand to strike her. But before my hand could even touch her, she collapsed heavily onto the ground.

In the next moment, Elowen rushed over, hurriedly pulling Maya into his arms with a panicked expression.

"Maya, are you okay?"

Maya shook her head, looking pitiful as she spoke, "I'm fine, Elowen. Don’t blame her. She didn’t mean to push me. Please don’t blame her…"

Maya's words only made things worse. The moment she spoke, Elowen immediately shifted all the blame onto me. He stood up and kicked me off the bed.

"Callista, what has Maya done wrong for you to treat her like this? I even thought you were tired from childbirth and wanted to take you out to relax, but now, it seems there's no need for that."

My body crashed heavily onto the ground, the pain making me gasp. Then, I noticed a strange smell beneath me. Looking down, I realized I had lost control of my bladder.

An overwhelming sense of humiliation surged through me. I tried to get up, but it was useless. All I could do was watch helplessly as Elowen carried Maya out of the room.

In the end, it was the housekeeper who found me, cleaned me up and put me back in the wheelchair.

I could no longer bear living in such humiliation, so I called my best friend and asked her to come pick me up early the next day.

The next morning, someone brought over the divorce papers. Just as I was about to sign, Elowen’s call came in.

"Callista, Maya was terribly frightened by you last night and has been admitted to the hospital. You need to come apologize to her right now!"

I gave a self-deprecating smile, hung up the phone and signed my name on the agreement before leaving the villa.

However, just as I stepped out the door, a black sedan blocked my way.

The next moment, the car door opened and Vero excitedly jumped out.

"Callista, I've missed you so much!"

She rushed up to me, wanting to hug me, but froze when she saw me sitting in the wheelchair. She pointed at my legs and asked, "What happened to your legs?"

I hadn’t expected her to come directly to my house to pick me up and I was a bit surprised. Hearing her ask about my legs, I felt an inexplicable ache in my heart.

"Let's get in the car first and I'll tell you on the way."

Vero frowned, opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end, she chose to help me into the car.

On the way, I told Vero everything that had happened to me over the years. She was so angry that she almost fainted. She yelled at the driver to stop, saying she wanted to go beat up Elowen, but I stopped her.

"It's already happened. There’s no point in going after him now and I don't want to see him again."

Vero furrowed her brows and asked unwillingly, "Are you just going to let him off the hook? Callista, this isn't like you. You've always been someone who takes revenge on those who hurt you. We haven't seen each other for just a short while and you've become so weak."

Seeing the disappointment in her eyes, I lightly smiled and replied, "Who said I'm letting him off the hook? I've prepared a big gift for him."

"What big gift?" Vero asked, her face full of curiosity as she leaned in.

I pretended to be mysterious and told her, "It's a secret, but I can guarantee that this big gift will make Elowen remember it for the rest of his life."

***

On the other side, Elowen grew even more furious when he saw that I hadn't gone to the hospital to apologize to Maya. He took out his phone and sent me a message.

[Didn't I ask you to come to the hospital? How long has it been and where are you?]

In the past, because Elowen was often busy with work, we rarely had the chance to chat. To avoid missing his messages, my phone would stay on with notifications for them. I would always reply almost immediately when he sent something.

But this time, ten whole minutes had passed and Elowen still hadn't received a reply.

He became increasingly irritated and decided to call me.

"Callista, you..."

But before he could finish speaking, the busy tone from the call being disconnected echoed through the phone.

We've been together for so many years and while we've had our arguments, no matter how angry we were, I would never hang up on him if he called to apologize. It had become an unspoken understanding between us. But now, I hung up on him without hesitation, which left him a little stunned. It took him a while to process it. Unwilling to accept it, he was about to call me again when he was stopped by Maya, who was lying in the hospital bed.

"Elowen, did she hang up on you? I think she might be mad at you. Women always use tactics like this to get a man's attention. If you call her again, she'll just get more upset and push you away. You need to act cold toward her. I can see that she loves you so much and I bet she’ll come looking for you within a day. You shouldn’t call her again."