Josephine returned home and carefully collected everything related to Roderick. All the worthless things were thrown into the trash.

She sorted out the valuable things and prepared to send them to a familiar store for recycling. Since she had decided to let go, there was no need to drag things out.

When she carried a bag of things to recycle, she actually accidentally bumped into Roderick accompanying Katie to shop at the bridal store. Roderick was holding a baby and gazing tenderly at Katie, who was arranging her veil.

“Baby, look. Mom is so pretty.”

Katie's eyes sparkled with shyness. “Roderick, the baby isn't even a month old yet. How would she know if it's pretty or not? You're teasing me again!”

Roderick handed the baby to his assistant and turned around to hug Katie's waist with both hands.

He lowered his head and kissed her forehead, his tone doting, “In my eyes, you will always be the prettiest.”

The clerk couldn't help but snicker, “Ms. Lawson, you are so lucky! Handsome and sweet men like Mr. Girault don't come along very often.”

“No, it's me who's really lucky.” 

Roderick smiled more and more brightly. “It's my good fortune to be able to marry Katie. With her and the baby, I have no regrets in my life.”

Josephine's gaze fell on the two of them. They no longer bothered to hide their affection, busy flaunting their happiness everywhere. At this moment, she, the legitimate wife, looked like a peeping clown.

“Josephine?”

Seeing Josephine standing outside the floor-to-ceiling window, Roderick hurriedly let go of Katie. He walked out quickly.

“I saw the pregnancy test report. I'm sorry, I didn't think you were really pregnant. Why did you come out alone and didn't call me to accompany you?”

Katie's face was expressionless. A clerk knew it.

“Sorry if I dare to disturb Mr. Girault now. It seems that you should go back immediately. Ms. Lawson is still waiting for you to choose your wedding dress.” 

Roderick's eyebrows raised when he heard the clerk's words. He hurriedly explained to Josephine, ‘Sorry, Josephine, the clerk said something rude just now. Please don't take what she just said to heart.”

“What about choosing a wedding dress? What about hugging and kissing the forehead? Was that also the clerk pulling you around to do something messy?”

Roderick was a bit angry. “I've said it's just hype. I'm innocent with Katie. So, don't be rude and jealous.”

“You're a manager, it doesn't matter whether you have this title or not, but Katie can not. It's already miserable for her to be pregnant and abandoned by a scumbag. Why are you still bothering her about these things?”

“Roderick, the baby is peeing.”

Hearing Katie calling out to him, Roderick lost his desire to continue the conversation. He glanced at the shopping bag in Josephine's hand.

“What's this?”

Josephine Marchand's hand carrying the bag tightened. “Nothing, just some random stuff.”

Roderick didn’t seem to care. “As long as you like it, you can just swipe my card.”

Josephine breathed a sigh of relief but also felt a little disappointed. Roderick had already forgotten that all these things were gifts he had once given her.

Roderick thought for a moment and then reminded her, “Next time you buy something, remember to call me. You’re pregnant now. It’s not safe for you to be out alone.”

After saying that, he returned to the bridal store and skillfully changed the baby's diaper. Looking at his busy back, the corner of Josephine's lips curled into a cold smile.

It turned out that even if he knew she was pregnant, Roderick would still choose to leave her behind to take care of someone else. Obviously, over the years, the person who was most looking forward to the arrival of this child was him. 

He had once said that he would be good to her and the child for the rest of his life. The oath was still there, but people's hearts had changed.

Now, he had long forgotten the words he had spoken. His whole heart had shifted to someone else.  

Josephine did not hesitate to sell all the gifts. She gently stroked her belly and said, “Baby, we don't want Daddy anymore. Mommy will take you home.”

Roderick accompanied Katie to pick out her wedding dress and didn't come home until the evening. He pushed open the bedroom door just in time to see Josephine hugging the trash can and dry-heaving.

He panicked and handed over warm water. His eyes were full of concern. 

“Josephine, I know morning sickness is very uncomfortable. Thank you for your hard work.”

Smelling the perfume odour on his body that belonged exclusively to Katie, Josephine was even more nauseous. “If you know I feel uncomfortable, don't bring a strange smell home.”

Roderick's face was slightly stiff. “What strange smell? Don't think too much. I'll make time to spend more time with you later.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone rang.

“Roderick, it's bad news! Someone exploded Josephine's pregnancy test report on the internet, saying that you and Josephine are secretly married. And I'm the mistress interfering. Now the netizens are cursing and attacking me. What should I do?”

“Don't panic. I'll come over right away.”

Hanging up the phone, Roderick looked Josephine up and down. “Josephine, you didn't send anything to the paparazzi indiscriminately, did you?”

Josephine Marchand was puzzled. “What do you mean?”

“Nothing, something is going on with Katie. I'll go and accompany her first. You have to rest early. Don't need to wait for me.”

The next door, the room door slammed shut. The man who had just said that he would take the time to accompany her more had disappeared.

Josephine calmly withdrew her sight. Fortunately, she had long since stopped believing what he said.

Early the next morning, Josephine’s cell phone rang non-stop. When she opened it, countless Instagram story replies and private messages nearly caused her phone to crash.  

Only after regaining her composure, Josephine saw that the replies and private messages were almost all insults from Roderick and Katie's fans. When she opened Roderick's Instagram, she felt as though she had fallen into an ice cave, feeling cold from head to toe.

[Roderick: Thank you for all the fans' concern. My only wife is only @Katie. And we have and only have one child between us. My manager @Josephine is indeed pregnant. The father of the child is not from the entertainment industry. Please do not believe the rumours and do not spread rumours].

It was strange to say, but Josephine thought she had already made her decision a long time ago and wouldn't be sad or hurt by Roderick anymore. But the moment she realized she had been abandoned. She still couldn't hold back the fine pain that flooded the bottom of her heart.

Roderick rushed home. The first sentence he said was, “Josephine, let's get a divorce.”

At this moment, Josephine's heart finally felt a real sense of closure.

She calmly opened her mouth and spoke, “Alright, should we apply for the divorce now?”

“Well, Josephine, don't worry. You’re the one I love most. We're just getting a fake divorce. And when public opinion dies down, I'll marry you all over again.”

Roderick leaned his head on Josephine's stomach. He swore a promise and said, “At that time, I'll make up a grand wedding for you. So, the whole world will know that you and the baby are my wife and child.”

“It's all right, whatever you want.” 

Josephine's eyebrows were soft, not seeing the slightest bit of sadness. Meanwhile, Roderick felt an unexplainable sense of unease.

“Josephine, you know, I really don't have anything to do with Katie. Even if I get married to her, it's just for publicity. Once the hype dies down, I'll divorce her for the first time.”

“Alright, I understand.”

“Josephine, thank you for your understanding. I will never let you down.”

Roderick finished speaking and rushed out quickly. Katie was waiting for him in the car.

“Roderick, did Josephine agree to the divorce?”

“Yes, she agreed. Katie, don't worry. Once we get the marriage certificate, we will have a wedding. At that time no one will ever use the child issues to blackmail you again.”

The two were happily discussing and neither of them saw Josephine who was standing nearby with the household registration transfer documents. She quietly and detachedly looked at Roderick.

The man who had once made her heart thump was finally killed by himself. And he could never come back.

“Roderick, I will let you go and spare myself.”

Josephine returned to the company after completing the household registration transfer procedures. When she opened the office door, she saw Katie sitting at her desk with her child in her arms.

“Get out of the way. This is my seat.”

Katie raised her eyelids and coldly swept a glance at Josephine. “Your seat? Did Roderick not tell you that as of today, you're fired? And this will be my spot from now on.”

She pushed a divorce agreement and a termination notice of dismissal in front of Josephine.

“Sign it now. Don’t waste each other’s time.”

Josephine laughed lightly. “If I refuse to sign, what can you do to me?”

Katie rolled her eyes in contempt. “Roderick praised you for being atmospheric and understanding, but now it seems you’re nothing more than that. Say it, what do you want before you sign?”

Josephine's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement. Katie was so arrogant now. It seemed that she didn't realize that Roderick had reached his current position entirely because of her.  

In the beginning, she fell in love at first sight with Roderick, who was a hero who saved beauty at first sight. She quietly spent money and resources to push him from a small transparent person in the entertainment industry to the current top position.

Just imagine that a virtuous wife who had helped her husband achieve his dreams would be betrayed by her own husband after he succeeded and instead have an affair behind his wife's back.

“I don't want anything, Ms. lawson. Just make sure you keep an eye on the trash I've discarded, or else someone else might snatch it away. After all, a cat that's tasted fish will never linger for just a single fish.”

Katie choked and was speechless for a moment. Without waiting for her to understand, Josephine had already signed and simply threw away the pen. 

Just as she was about to leave, Katie violently got up and slapped her across the face. She then pushed her to the ground with force.

“Josephine, what gives you the right to act so arrogant as an abandoned woman? How dare you call Roderick trash and curse me for being cheated on?”

“I want you to see the reality. The one who was dumped is you. It's Roderick who doesn't want you and that bitchy seed in your belly anymore!”

The sharp pain in her abdomen caused Josephine to panic. In the next moment, Katie slapped the child hard across the face and then threw the child forcefully at Josephine with force. 

Josephine subconsciously caught the child. But her entire body was knocked to the ground.

The baby was shocked and cried out tearfully. Katie obediently knelt in front of Josephine.

“Josephine, please give me back my child! I'll never dare to compete with you for Mr. Girault anymore. Please, let my child go!”

Roderick rushed in when he heard the noise. “What's going on? What happened to the baby?”

“Roderick, I don't know why Josephine did this. I just told her that the public opinion on the internet is not friendly to her right now. And asked her to sign a resignation notice of dismissal to temporarily block the mouths of the netizens.”

“She suddenly called me a slutty mistress and said my child was a bastard. She also suddenly went crazy and snatched my child and slapped him hard. The baby has been crying nonstop. He must have been very scared.”

“Josephine, if you have any grievances, take it out on me. Why do you want to hurt my child?”

Roderick's eyes were filled with disappointment. “Josephine, how could you be like this?”

He picked up the child. He quickly left with Katie. Roderick did not pay the slightest attention to Josephine, who was pale-faced as she covered her belly and weakly paralysed on the ground.

“Roderick…”

The pain in her abdomen became more and more intense. Josephine cried out Roderick's name in despair through her tears. But she only saw his back walking farther and farther away.

Josephine panicked and dialled 911. And when she saw the emergency personnel, she finally couldn't hold on and fainted.

When she woke up again, she frantically looked at the doctor. “Doctor, my child?”

“It's fine. I have been given Atropine. The baby is saved now.” 

The doctor spoke softly to comfort her, “You need to rest well in the future and be careful not to bump into anything again.”

“By the way, where is your husband? It's such a time, why doesn't he come to stay with you?”

“I'm divorced and don’t have a husband.”

The doctor was stunned. His face looked ashamed. 

“Then have a good rest. You can be discharged after the drip.”