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 son-in-law.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 eye-catching 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 blood-damaging 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 ex-husband had borrowed a significant amount of high-interest 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 high-paying 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 fifteen-thousand-dollar 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 high-interest 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 three-bedroom 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.