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.

Seeing the severe dark circles under my eyes,Zack still maintained his usual hypocritical warm demeanor."You've been taking care of the baby and I know it's been tiring.Just hand him over to the nanny and rest well.Once the confinement period is over,I’ll give you a surprise."

Coincidentally,after the confinement,I would also have a surprise to give Zack.

“Thank you,honey.”

"Drink the milk first,the doctor said you need to supplement with calcium and protein after giving birth."

Under Zack's coaxing,I drank the milk that had been laced with sleeping pills.I pretended to feel drowsy and waited until the bedroom door was closed.

Then,I quickly stuck my fingers down my throat and vomited the milk I had just drunk.Less than fifteen minutes later,the caregiver pushed the baby to the bathroom.Soon,sounds of heavy breathing and restrained moans came from the guest bedroom next door.

"Zack,is this really okay?Sandra is still sleeping in the next room."

"Don't you think this is even more exciting?Am I amazing,honey?"

"Honey…Mmm…You're so bad!Harder...Yes,like that...I'm about to fly to the sky!"

"Wendy,you're so naughty.That ugly woman can't compare to even a single strand of your hair!"

"Honey,I want to change my car!"

"Buy it,we'll go to the store tomorrow to look at cars!"

Absurd sounds came from the next room,like the sharpest blades,each one cruelly cutting at my heart.

I reached under the pillow,but this time,what I found wasn’t a pair of scissors.Instead,it was the equity pledge agreement and the divorce agreement.

One hour later.

I walked out of the bedroom and ran into Zack,who was disheveled.There was a fleeting panic in his eyes,but it quickly returned to normal.

"Sandra,you're up so soon.Don't you want to sleep a little longer?"

"Mm,I slept too much during the day,so I’m a bit dizzy,"I replied,intentionally yawning.

Zack hurriedly stepped forward to massage my temples,putting on a concerned expression as he gently coaxed me,“You’ve worked so hard,honey.Once things settle down at the company,I’ll take you to the Maldives for a vacation,then to Europe for shopping as a reward for giving me a big,healthy baby boy!”

“What about the baby if we go away?”I pushed Zack away.

Zack thought for a moment,then wrapped his arm around my waist and said,“We’ve got a nanny anyway.I’ll have my mom come over to help take care of him.If you don’t trust my mom,there’s always Wendy,right?”

"How do you know Wendy can take care of a baby?"My expression darkened.

Zack held my hand and coaxed in a low voice,"Didn’t you say so yourself?Wendy is the baby’s godmother.When the two of us want some couple time,we can just leave the baby with her."

He used to claim he wasn’t close to Wendy,but now he was calling her“godmother”so intimately.

If only Zack knew that the night he had just left,Wendy had immediately hooked up with other men,what would he think then?

“Honey,my dad’s planning to buy some dividend insurance policies for the baby.Just sign these before you head to the office,”I said,pulling some documents from a folder and placing them on the table.

On top of the stack was indeed a child education insurance policy.Zack,in a rush to leave,didn’t look closely and signed his name directly in the signature field.

“Dad’s so good to the baby.I’ll have to thank him in person later.”

“Of course,the baby is their precious little treasure,”I replied,watching closely as Zack finished signing.Then I urged,“Once you’re done,head back to the office.The company’s preparing to go public.It’s hard work for you.”

“It’s nothing!”Zack adjusted his tie and hurriedly left the postpartum care center.

I looked over the agreements one more time to make sure nothing was missed,then immediately called my lawyer.