I didn’t hesitate.I switched my phone to recording mode,hid it inside a nearby plant and quickly left the villa.

By the time Noah came out to check,I was already gone.

Two hours later,I returned to the villa and took back my phone.In the recording,after making sure no one was around,Noah went back to the living room.He and Eine finished their romantic candlelight dinner like they were the happiest people in the world.

Then Eine pretended to look sad,her voice soft and fake.“Noah,I heard you never once cooked for Shannon in all these years.Why don’t we leave these leftovers for her?Let her taste your cooking too.”

Noah acted like he didn’t notice the insult toward me and agreed as if was sweet.

Just then,I suddenly heard his voice behind me.“Shannon?What are you doing in the living room?”

My whole body froze.At that exact moment,the recording ended.

Keeping my expression calm,I closed my phone and turned around casually.“Nothing.I was just wondering why the villa looks different.”

He paused for a second,then smiled naturally.“It’s to celebrate your discharge from the hospital today.”

Before I could react,he took my hand and pulled me toward the table where the leftovers were placed.Even though he tried to make them look nice,anyone could see they were already eaten by someone else.

Acting like nothing was wrong,he gently touched my stomach.

“Shannon,I’m sorry.I was on a business trip and missed the doctor’s call.I’m sorry you had to go through everything alone.The baby is gone,but it’s okay.I know your heart is broken.”

“But as long as you’re safe,that’s all I care about.”

He kissed my stomach tenderly,pretending to be full of love and I froze.Looking at his fake gentle expression,I wanted to rip open his chest and see what kind of heart he had.

How could he act so loving?

There was no pain in his eyes,only coldness.My throat tightened so much that I couldn’t speak.

He saw the tears in my eyes and thought I was grieving for the baby.

A flicker of mixed emotions passed through his gaze.Then,when my phone made a notification sound,he placed a knife and fork into my hands.

He said softly,“Shannon,you just came back from the hospital.You need nutrition.I made this myself.Try it.”

Without giving me time to refuse,he pushed me firmly into a chair.

Looking at the table full of leftovers,my stomach twisted.Did he think I was so foolish now that he didn’t even need to act anymore?Or did he believe that my love made me blind,that I would swallow any lie he said?

I really wanted to cut off every place he touched me.

When I still didn’t move,he scooped up some food with a spoon and tried to feed me.

I leaned away slightly and looked straight into his eyes.“Noah,this looks like someone already ate it.Next time,cook again when your skills improve.”

At my words,his hand froze in the air.For a moment,he stared at me,surprised that I didn’t trust him like before.

But soon,he turned away and spoke,as if giving an order,“Shannon,I know you’re still upset about what happened at the hospital.If you don’t want to eat,fine.I bought a new estate for you.Sign this and I’ll take you there tomorrow.”

He then placed a contract in front of me.

He placed the pen in my hand,his face soft and gentle,pretending to be the loving husband he once was.

If this were before I knew the truth,I would have signed without even looking.I wouldn’t have questioned anything.

But now,my hands trembled as I picked up the contract.I was about to open it when Noah stopped me.

“There’s nothing to check.Just sign it.”

I paused.Even though I already knew he didn’t love me anymore,seeing this contract still crushed me like a heavy mountain falling on my chest.

“Noah…”My voice shook.“Do I really have to sign this?”

When he saw the pain in my eyes,his expression tightened.

He reached out,like he wanted to touch my face gently,the way he used to.But before his hand could reach me,his phone buzzed with a new message.It was from Eine.

It was a photo.She only showed her neck,covered in red marks,along with a single sentence.[Tonight…can I see you again?]

Just one message and every bit of softness disappeared from Noah’s face.Desire and impatience flashed in his eyes.

When he looked back at me,his voice turned sharp and cold.“Shannon,hurry and sign it.It’s only an estate.I still have work at the company and I need to go.You understand,don’t you?”

The moment he finished,I took the pen from his hand.Expression blank,I signed my name on the last page,stroke by stroke.

When I put the pen down,it felt like something inside my heart went empty,or maybe something finally let go.

Noah didn’t care about my expression at all.He grabbed the signed contract and rushed out of the villa.

Watching his figure disappear in the distance,I gathered every broken piece of myself and went upstairs to pack.

A few minutes later,my phone buzzed.It was a message from Eine.She showed a picture of her and Noah naked,holding each other.Their faces were hidden,but I knew.We both knew.

[I know you were outside the villa earlier.You must have heard everything,right?Noah removed ten hearts from your babies for me.And if I want,even your heart belongs to me.The only person he truly loves…is me.]

[If I were you,I would leave now.If you stay,the next one to die won’t just be your children~]

By the time I finished reading,I couldn’t stop my hand from clenching so tightly.

Eine…this murderer…never once felt guilty for killing my children.Instead,she dared to show off in front of me.

I wanted to burn everything.I wanted Noah and Eine to suffer in hell.

Unable to hold back,I tore the wedding photo off the wall and smashed the frame into pieces.Everything in this villa,including Noah Harvey himself,meant nothing to me anymore.

All I wanted…was for my children to come back.

Noah did not come home all night.I lay awake,replaying everything from the past over and over again.

Ten pregnancies.Every time,I gave all of myself.

Back then,Noah looked just as excited as I was.He even signed us up for parenting classes for the sake of our future child.But in the end,he destroyed everything because of Eine.

When I walked out of the villa,I did not look back.

I had already packed every last one of my belongings.Anything that carried even the smallest memory of Noah Harvey—I destroyed it all.

Maybe he wouldn’t even notice yet.

The moment I signed the resignation papers,it felt like a weight finally lifted off my shoulders.

Years ago,to help strengthen the partnership between our companies,I let Noah arrange a position for me at Harvey Corporation as a marketing manager.And now that I was leaving,I wanted to hand everything over properly.

The HR manager looked at me with regret in her eyes.“Shannon,your resignation process is at the final step.But…are you really not staying?I believe Mr.Harvey still cares about you.”

For a second,I froze.

Then sharp laughter suddenly cut through the air beside us.

“This is hilarious.Mr.Harvey and our Eine are the real couple.And Shannon?Who knows where this stray woman even came from.Seven years clinging to him so shamelessly.If I were him,I would have fired her long ago.”

The others burst out laughing.

I lowered my gaze and forced a small,bitter smile.

Seven years of marriage,yet Noah never once revealed who I truly was.I once tried to show affection toward him at work,but he would snap at me in front of everyone.

Only when we returned home would he apologize,looking guilty.He always said Harvey Corporation was still unstable,so we needed to keep our marriage a secret.

So,I waited.One year after another.But the announcement never came.Everyone at the company thought I was just a shameless woman chasing him.

Then one day,he brought Eine into the company as his secretary.

And suddenly I became the one they called the homewrecker,the woman destroying their love.

Because I was constantly dealing with pregnancy after pregnancy,I had no strength left to fight rumors.I never imagined everything would fall apart like this.

I ignored their voices and turned to the HR manager.“Mr.Harvey already knows about my resignation.”

Then I walked toward Noah’s office.

Just as I reached the door,my phone rang.

[Ma’am,regarding the large money transfer from Dr.Hudson that you asked us to investigate…We found something.There’s also security footage related to the truth from back then.You’re going to need this.]

The files came through immediately.

As I opened them,my hands began to shake uncontrollably.Noah’s cold face and his merciless words echoed in my mind again and again,tearing me apart from the inside.

“Noah Harvey…I hate you.I hate you.”

I lost all strength and leaned against the wall,struggling to stand.

“Shannon?”

At that moment,I suddenly heard Noah’s voice behind me.