My eyes widened at the news.

I couldn’t believe that Harper, the person I’d supported all along, who had been promoted to assistant, had been having an affair with my husband behind my back.

“Ms. Woods, if we don’t start the surgery now, the child’s life will be in danger.”

I smiled woodenly. “Just in time, schedule an abortion for me.”

After returning home from the surgery, feeling the hollowness in my belly, my heart sank.

This child should have been born as my husband and I had hoped.

But now, Rusty had betrayed everything.

He was ecstatic upon learning I was pregnant, shouting with excitement on the streets of Asterum. It was him who promised to treat me and our baby with the utmost care for the rest of our lives. That was why I, already terrified of pregnancy, willingly carried his child.

But now, he was unworthy.

I dispatched a private investigator to fly overnight to the Sirie, where my husband and Harper were.

Looking at the photos the private investigator sent back, my heart sank.

My husband was holding a little girl about three years old in his arms, with Harper smiling brightly as he held her hand by his side.

The Maybach I had given him on our honeymoon to the Sirie was parked quietly there. It wasn’t the only car I’d sent him in the Sirie, but he’d chosen this license plate with a special meaning.

The 520 license plate he’d paid so much for was now glaring.

He’d insisted on getting this license plate, no matter the cost and he’d personally promised that this car would be his exclusive vehicle for picking up his wife.

Now, he was riding in this car with another woman and her child.

My heart ached uncontrollably.

Soon after, my husband took Harper to live in the Sirie water villa I’d bought.

At night, the villa’s smart butler was summoned several times. Having spent our honeymoon there, I naturally knew what this meant.

I suppressed my anger again and called Rusty. It took a long time for the call to connect.

Then I heard Rusty’s faint gasps. “Honey? What’s wrong?”

“Where are you?”

“On a business trip.”

My voice dropped. “Really? But I received a message from the airline about flights to the Sirie. You’re going to the Sirie on a business trip?”

Rusty was visibly taken aback, then a hint of panic.

“Honey, listen to me. I’m here to give you a surprise. You’ve been feeling down these past few days because of your pregnancy, so I thought I’d pick you up after I finished decorating.”

I laughed out loud at his clumsy lie.

“Rusty, have you forgotten that I own this water house?”

As soon as I said that, he unexpectedly got angry. “Sadie, I know you’re angry because I didn’t go to the hospital with you, but we’ve been married for so many years and you’re just speculating about me? Is that how you trust me?!”

Hearing that, I laughed in anger. “Rusty, stop playing the villain and tell Harper that she’s fired. As for you, when you’re done, come back and get a divorce.”

With that, I hung up.

I looked at the DNA report the private investigator had sent me.

When I saw that the child, named Harmony, was 99.99% identical to Harper and Rusty, I quickly jumped out of bed and retched over the toilet.

Rusty and I had been married for two years, yet he and Harper had a three-year-old child.

Rusty rushed home overnight.

When I opened the door, Harper stood beside him with teary eyes.

I frowned and was about to close the door, but Rusty barged in. “Sadie! Listen to me! It’s not as what you think.”

Harper cried, “Yes, Sadie! It’s really not what you think!”

“It’s true that Harper and I flew to the Sirie yesterday, but I did it because she is your closest assistant. She knows your preferences and I just wanted to have an extra hand to help you prepare a surprise.”

“Yes! That’s exactly what happened, Sadie! It’s only because of you that I was able to gain Mr. Andrus’s attention and experience the beauty of the Sirie.”

Listening to their echoing words, I felt incredibly irritated.

Suddenly, Harper knelt down in front of me. She was crying so hard that I felt even more pity.

“Sadie! I can’t lose this job. You’ve been the one who’s funded my studies so far. You should know my family’s financial situation. If I lose my job, my gambling-addicted father will definitely beat me to death!”

Rusty frowned in dismay. “Sadie, this is just a misunderstanding. Are you going to give up the assistant you’ve spent so much time and effort training because of a misunderstanding?”

Hearing this, I couldn’t help but laugh. But my heart ached. I could even give up my own flesh and blood, so how could I say anything about Harper?

If I could train Harper, I could train even more outstanding talents.

“Yes, Sadie, I’ve been handling the company’s core secrets with you. Are you really confident in kicking me out like this? Are you threatening me?”

Seeing my expression change, Harper’s tears flowed even harder.

“No, I didn’t.” She looked up at Rusty pitifully. “Mr. Andrus, that’s not what I meant.”

Harper suddenly fell to the side, revealing her scarred knees. She glanced at me subconsciously and quickly lowered her skirt.

Rusty’s face was filled with pity as he pulled her to her feet.

“Okay, Sadie, Harper has apologized. It was just a misunderstanding. Why make such a fuss?”

“A misunderstanding?”

I threw the photo the private investigator had taken in his face.

“Holding hands? A misunderstanding? Harper, do you dare show me your WhatsApp’s status?”

Harper’s face paled at my words. Rusty, too, looked incredibly embarrassed when he saw the photo I had thrown at him.

I forced myself to calm down.

“Is there anything else to explain? That water house has 24-hour, all-around surveillance footage. Do you want me to show it to you two?”

Harper and Rusty’s faces were completely panicked. And my heart ached.

In reality, there were no surveillance cameras in the water house. I had lied to them to test them. But now, the panic on their faces betrayed them both.

Looking at the man I’d deeply loved for two years, I smiled with disappointment.

“Rusty, let’s get a divorce.”

Hearing my words, Rusty, still stunned, instantly exploded. His eyes were bloodshot and he grabbed my neck, pushing me against the wall.

“Divorce? Sadie, how dare you talk about divorce!”

Rusty calmed down and pushed me away.

“Sadie, stop being unreasonable.”

I coughed, clutching my throat. There was a time when Rusty treated me like this. He wouldn’t even touch me. Now, he was going crazy over me filing for divorce.

But it was clearly him who betrayed this marriage first.

“I’m not being unreasonable. I want a divorce, now, immediately.”

Rusty laughed. “Sadie, your legal team is mine. Tell me, do they listen to me or you?”

Hearing his words, I bit my lip. I had a falling out with my family over marrying Rusty. My parents looked down on his ordinary family. If I insisted on marrying him, I must sever ties with the Woods Family in Linkon.

I knew my parents were forcing me to give up this relationship, but back then, I was blinded by Rusty’s love.

I gave up my status as a princess in Linkon and married Rusty as an ordinary person. The Andrus Family wasn’t a big deal; Rusty built it from scratch.

When I was dating him, he was at the peak of his career. And when I told him I wanted to start a business, he gave me his legal team. The founding of my current company was also due to his contribution.

When I severed ties with the Woods Family, I lost my financial support. So, in Rusty’s eyes, I was just an ordinary person who depended on him for a living.

I scoffed and didn’t say anything.

Rusty smiled with determination. “What about the child? With your financial resources, I’ll kick you out after the divorce. You won’t have such a good life.”

Beside me, Harper’s eyes were filled with excitement. “Sadie, don’t do anything stupid! So many people are hoping to give the child to Rusty.”

Seeing her expression like this, I was filled with anger and slapped her. “It’s just right to get a divorce. I’ll make room for you.”

Harper fell to the ground after being slapped by me. Her face turned pale and she cried to Rusty in grievance.

“Rusty, I didn’t say anything. I was just trying to persuade her. Why did Sadie hit me like this?”

Rusty slapped me across the face with his backhand. He raged, “Sadie! You’re becoming more and more lawless!”

Then he pulled Harper into his arms. “I do have a child with Harper. I knew her before I knew you. She’s not your servant. You can’t just hit her whenever you want.”

My heart ached. But Rusty’s expression was icy.

“Sadie, ask yourself, I’ve treated you well over the past two years of our marriage. I’ve supported your career. If it weren’t for me, would you be where you are today? How many men in this industry don’t have two wives? Harper gave me a child, but I didn’t give her a legitimate status out of consideration for your dignity. I even let her work for you. Wasn’t I good enough to you? Sadie, you’re too petty.”

Listening to Rusty’s words, I felt like I couldn’t breathe.

At our wedding, he promised us a lifetime together, only for me and that if I ever failed him, I would be struck by lightning.

But now, he was accusing me of being petty for another woman.

Rusty sneered, “You want a divorce? Fine, I’ll see where you can find a lawyer who can defeat the Andrus Law Firm without the legal team I’ve provided you.”

He picked up Harper and turned to leave.

Rusty issued an order; no lawyer in all of Oreland dared to take my case.

I flipped to the bottom of my address book and played the international call. “I regret it. If you can help me get a divorce, I’ll do anything.”

“Including marrying me?”

“Yes.”