Rick's face immediately darkened and he quickly stood up.

"You're a useless piece of trash who can't become famous. Some things should be kept a secret, how dare you say it on the show? Do you think you'll no longer be a trash by telling everyone about it? Do you think you're the hero now?"

Shannon crossed her arms and snorted. "James Clinton, I gave you a chance, but you ignored it. You're the one who's useless. What right do you have to pin the blame on me?"

Looking at the two of them being on the same side, I sneered. "You've truly surprised me. Are you not going to keep things a secret anymore?"

I looked at Rick, who was at the side. His wife, Christine's face turned pale.

"Are you looking for a beating?"

Rick suddenly threw a glass on the ground, walked over to grab my collar, and punched me in the face.

I had no time to react at all. Just when I realized what was going on and was about to fight back, Christine suddenly grabbed my hand. "Let's start this argument. We're still on the show, the cameras are still recording."

After hearing those words, Rick calmed a little. He let go of me and patted down his clothes.

When he returned to his seat, he glared at me and then spat a mouthful of saliva on the ground.

I wasn't going to let things go. Just as I was about to walk over to reason with him, Christine quickly grabbed me and shook her head slightly. She seemed to be begging me not to do so.

I decided to let things go and turned to head back to my seat.

Shannon rolled her eyes and cursed quietly, "Useless fool!"

The makeup artist seemed to be used to this kind of situation, so she walked over and used makeup to cover the bruise on my face.

The director then said, "Quiet everyone. Let's continue the shoot."

Shannon did the same as before and leaned towards me passionately. However, there was a disdainful look in her eyes.

I forced myself not to be disgusted and completed the shoot.

After the shoot, Shannon became even bolder.

She went back to our room, packed up her things, and moved them all to Rick's room.

She became bolder and bolder over the next couple of days.

There was even one time when they occupied the set's equipment room. The director knocked on the door for quite a while saying that he needed the cameras inside.

Only a while later did the two of them walk out of the room with their clothes being in a mess.

I recorded evidence that Shannon had cheated on me and sent them to my lawyer, asking him to draft a divorce agreement for me. I was planning on getting Shannon to sign the agreement after the recording of the show had ended.

On the last day of the recording, it was the stage where the guests decided whether to get a divorce or not.

The script that Shannon and I were given was not to divorce. The director told me that if I didn't do what the script said, I would have to pay a huge amount of liquidation fees.

Therefore, even if I was disgusted, I still followed the script.

I looked at Shannon, whose eyes were filled with disdain, forced myself to not be disgusted, and said, "Honey, I'll love you for the rest of my life."

As for Shannon, she walked towards me and hugged me. "I love you, honey."

It was an absurd scene.

Shannon's lover, Rick, watched from the side. But Shannon and I still had to act as if we really loved each other.

The recording had ended. What was left was the editing part.

Shannon then showed her true colors. She first threw me a divorce agreement. "Your pitiful look disgusts me. How could I have been so blind to a useless fool like you?"

I sneered and looked through the divorce agreement.

It stated that I should give the car and the house, and she should have possession of all my music copyrights.

"Shannon, is your head on straight? You're the one who's cheated on me. How dare you ask me to divorce and leave without a penny?"

"You've wasted so many years of my youth, can I not ask for you to compensate me?"

I sneered. "Why should I? Did I ever let you suffer over the years? I've spent all the money that I've earned on you. What right do you have to say such things? If I hadn't spent all my money on you and let you live a comfortable life, how could you have gotten to know Rick?"

Maybe because I had exposed what she did, her eyes widened. "Nonsense! You have to sign this divorce agreement no matter what or I'll get Rick's family's legal team to sue you! I'd like to see who gets the last laugh."

"Go ahead." I sneered. "Do you think Rick truly loves you?"

"What do you think?" she glared at me and asked.

I felt it was amusing that Shannon still didn't know what was going on. She still thought that she was living in a fairy tale. She was truly a fool.

"You're just one of the many women around him. Do you know why he chose you?" I looked Shannon in the eyes and continued, "That's because you easily fall for him and are willing to sleep with him. All he has to do is hook his fingers and you'll be willing to throw yourself on his bed completely naked. To put it bluntly, you're just a lowlife!"

After hearing those words, Shannon's face became fierce.

She probably knew what I said was true, but didn't want to admit it. "Nonsense!"

She lifted her hands and walked towards me in an attempt to scratch me, but I stopped her with one hand.

I dragged her to the door and threw her out.

"James, you wretch! I'm going to rip you into pieces!"

"Instead of making a fuss in front of me, why don't you go and cause a scene in front of Rick? You might be given a status if you do that. However, for a shameless woman like you, he'll treat you as a mistress at the most. You'll be kept hidden all your life as you wait for his love. As for him, he'll soon meet someone else and won't even take another at you."

With that said, I slammed the door shut.

Shannon shouted and slammed the door from the outside, but she couldn't retort at all.

That was because she knew what I said was true.

After Shannon had left, I received the divorce agreement my lawyer drafted for me.

However, it wasn't the best time to sue her right now.

Before the end of the recording, we had all signed a confidentiality agreement. If I sued her, I would breach the contract. If that happened, I would have to pay a huge liquidation fee.

It wasn't worth it just to divorce someone like Shannon.

For the next couple of days, Shannon really didn't come and cause a scene.

I wondered if she had truly listened to what I said.

However, what I knew was that Rick and Christine would never get a divorce.

Their marriage was an alliance between affluent families. There were a lot of benefits involved. Only an idiot like Shannon would get herself involved in such a complicated relationship.

She would definitely end up in a horrible situation.

As for Christine, I didn't talk to her much on the show. The only impression I had of her was when she stopped me from getting into a fight with Rick.

I felt sorry for her, but she could endure Rick's actions meant that she knew what she was doing.

After a few quiet days, my mother-in-law, Lauren Lowe, suddenly came to find me.

Seeing that she still treated me like before, I knew that Shannon hadn't told her that she had found herself another sugar daddy.

From the fact that Shannon's whole family were gold diggers, Lauren would have desperately wanted to become Rick's mother-in-law.

Of course, I didn't expose what Shannon did. Instead, I asked straightforwardly, "What are you doing here?"

Lauren frowned. She was obviously unhappy. "Watch that attitude of yours. My daughter has been pregnant for over 12 weeks. Can't I come to visit her?"

After hearing those words, my mind went blank.

'Shannon's over 12 weeks pregnant?'

The recording of the variety show only took a month. We did make out around three months ago. Could it be that back then?

Lauren gave me a puzzled look. "Shannon didn't tell you?"

I shook my head and asked, "How did you know, Mom?"

"Last time, when she came home to get her clothes, she left the report at home. That's why I'm here today to ask her about what was going on. She not only didn't tell me, but she didn't tell you either. Why's that?"

I didn't care about what Lauren was saying anymore and ran out of the house.

She only got the medical report a couple of days ago. That meant she only found out a couple of days ago as well.

For the sake of the child, I was ready to forgive Shannon.

I called Christine and asked her where Rick and Shannon were.

Christine was a little dumbfounded but still told me where they were.

I then got in a taxi and headed to the shopping center where Shannon and Rick were.

It was a work day, so there weren't many people. I immediately saw Shannon, who had her arms wrapped around Rick's.

I walked over and grabbed her arm. "Shannon, you're pregnant, right?"

Shannon immediately looked guiltily at Rick. She then pushed my hand away. "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Rick was wearing a pair of sunglasses, so I couldn't see his face clearly.

He then said, "Well, well, well, if it isn't the famous James Clinton. I thought you would try to earn your wife back fairly. I didn't expect you to use such a lame excuse, useless fool."

I ignored Rick's words and continued to grab Shannon. "If you give birth to the child, then I'm willing to forgive you. We can still be together like before. I won't hold you responsible for what happened between you and him either."

Shannon seemed even more guilty. "Are you out of your mind? Why do I need you to forgive me? I'm not pregnant at all! Now get lost!"

I kept grabbing her arm. "Your mom has shown me the medical report and I saw everything."

After hearing those words, Rick looked at her. "Shannon, is what he said true?"

Shannon quickly smiled. "Of course not. That was my friend's medical report. If I really was pregnant, would I be so careless?"

I was taken aback by her words. I looked at Shannon with eyes full of disbelief.

At that moment, Rick answered his phone and said something to the other end.

After hanging up, he said, "I've got to go. My family wants me back. You can buy whatever you want."

He then looked at me. "If you want to buy anything, then tell Shannon. I'll pay for you. After all, you will never make this much money in the future."

After Rick was gone, Shannon's face changed immediately.

"Are you out of your mind, James? What has me being pregnant got anything to do with you? Don't ever show up in my face ever again! Get lost!"

I understood what she was trying to say and asked, "You're really pregnant, right, Shannon? I'm really willing to forgive you. I'll forget about what happened between you and Rick."

Shannon sneered and her face became cold instantly. "So what? I had an abortion as soon as I found out I was pregnant. It was small and I threw it into the hospital bin. It had probably been crushed with all the other rubbish."

My head began to spin and I stumbled.

That was my child, but it ended up being in the bin. How could I not hate Shannon for it?

"Shannon, you devil! That was your child as well!"

"It was nothing but a child who shouldn't be born!"

I had to force myself to remain calm and not punch Shannon in the face. I then turned and left.

I had always wanted a child, but had been unsuccessful over the years.

But just when I was about to have a child of my own, Shannon had an abortion as if the child meant nothing to her and she didn't seem to be guilty at all.

I had never hated Shannon so much in the past.

If the child belonged to Rick, then she would definitely give birth to it without any hesitation.

But because the child was mine, it lost all hopes of life.

I would never forgive Shannon for what she had done.

I became seriously ill after returning home and stayed in bed for a couple of days. My agent called me and said that the variety show had been aired and I shouldn't read the comments or the messages.

I only realized why he said that when I saw the show. The set made it so that Shannon seemed to be a wife trying to please her husband and I seemed to be the arrogant husband who was ignoring her.

My social media was filled with curses.

"Do you think you're cool with a cold face? You're just a washed-up singer, what is there to be arrogant about? A person who's ungrateful to his wife can only sing rubbish songs."

"Why can't you just go die? Your wife is already being so humble and what have to be unhappy about? Do you want her to treat you like an emperor?"

"Have you divorced Shannon or not? You should let go of her and let her be free."

Due to the confidentiality agreement that I signed, I couldn't clear things out and allowed the public opinion to develop however they wanted.

What I didn't expect was that the netizens not only abused me but my family as well.

Someone found out about my family's details and revealed my parent's phone numbers.

That caused a huge amount of people to start calling my family and scolding my parents.

"Like father like son! Only people like you would give birth to such a son!"

"You're truly an embarrassment to your ancestors. I think you should kill yourselves and not let such a person harm others!"

My parents didn't know what happened. They became desperate and all the abusive words caused them to be hospitalized.

My father had even undergone an operation.

My friends told me that my parents were fired from their jobs because Rick paid off their superiors. That was why they suffered for no reason.

I wanted to let things pass, but I didn't expect them to hurt the people I care about the most. That was something I could never allow!