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.

The truth lifted the last veil covering their ugly secrets.

It turned out that every night,while I was in a deep sleep,Zack would secretly get up in the middle of the night and go to the top floor to fool around with that bitch,Wendy.

That night,the entire process of the two of them fooling around was captured on the miniature camera.

They did it four times in one night—moaning,panting,their absurd sounds intertwining—more shameless and explicit than a certain country’s adult films.

Afterwards,Zack carried Wendy to the bathroom and the two of them did it again in the bathtub.

"When are you going to tell that ugly woman the truth?"Wendy asked,resting her head on Zack's chest.

With a satisfied look on his face,Zack kissed her on the lips and said,"Wait until she finishes her postpartum confinement,then the demolition compensation will come through."

"I heard the Lewis Family's demolition compensation is the highest.They have several six-story self-built houses,worth about 400 million dollars,"Wendy said excitedly.

With the cash in the hot pot chain store’s account,gathering 700 or 800 thousand dollars in cash wouldn’t be a problem.Plus,Zack’s villas,luxury cars and other shops,along with miscellaneous assets,probably totaled at least 140 million dollars.

Once they got that money,Wendy could directly go abroad and live a laid-back life.

"You think Sandra will transfer the money to you?And can you get the money from your company’s account as soon as possible?"Wendy said,acting coquettishly.

Zack patted his chest and said,"That ugly woman loves me so much that she'd die for me.Before she finishes her postpartum confinement,I'll definitely get the U-key from the public account."

"Honey,you're the best!"

"Of course,I'd give you my life.What’s a little money?"

***

At 2 a.m.,Zack reluctantly left the room.

I had spent a considerable amount of time saving and uploading the video.Just as I was about to turn off the camera,the door to the room suddenly pushed open.

This time,the man who entered was not Zack.

I looked at him again and again,finally dumbfounded.

Wasn’t that the husband of Mrs.Lincoln,the high-necked postpartum woman who had checked into the maternity center with me and was staying in the room next door?

What followed was yet another steamy,eye-watering live stream.

Unexpectedly,Wendy was playing the field,juggling two men at the same time.

I quickly saved the video,uploaded it to the cloud and planned to find the right opportunity to send it to Mrs.Lincoln.

Dealing with a mistress didn't always require getting one's hands dirty.

After collecting the evidence,I didn’t immediately tear off the mask but secretly prepared another big plan:to make the scumbag leave with debts.

***

The next day.

Wendy came early in the morning to visit me and the baby,bringing several boxes of the"good stuff"she had sent before.She reminded me to take the medicine and apply it daily,both internally and externally.

Every time Wendy saw the baby,she couldn't stop smiling,hugging and kissing,repeatedly saying,"Godmother loves you."

Previously,I thought that our close friendship was as strong as gold and that's why Wendy would show so much love for the baby.

She even gifted the child a$10,000 safety lock right after birth.

I never expected that I was the real fool,reduced to being the surrogate tool for my husband and his mistress.

"Wendy,if you love children so much,why don't you have one yourself?"I asked tentatively.

Wendy played with the baby,not even looking up as she replied,"I'm afraid of the pain and messing up my figure,so I don't want to have one myself.Isn't it better to just take someone else's?"

"Is that so?"I snorted coldly.

Realizing she had misspoken,Wendy hurriedly corrected herself,"No,no,Sandra...Actually,it's okay if the figure changes,stretch marks and all.As long as you follow my instructions and take the medicine and apply it daily,I guarantee you'll be able to get your figure back to what it was after the confinement period."

This woman pretended to show sympathy on the surface,but a trace of mockery flashed in her eyes.

Soon,the man would be hers and the child would be hers too.

I,the ugly woman,would just wait to be forced out with nothing.

Soon,Zack came in,took the baby from Wendy’s hands and said with a smile,"Godmother's tired of holding you,let Daddy take you."

"Zack,take the baby out and let the nanny take care of him.I’m tired and want to rest,"I said,rubbing my brow.