Jody’s ex-sister-in-law and I found out we were pregnant on the same day.

Jody Hayden was very happy. He said he would give us each a gift, so he drove his ex-sister-in-law to get a big gold bracelet made overnight.

I waited with great joy, but the next day I received a signed abortion form.

“Cherry, you should abort the baby. I have already made an appointment for the abortion. You should have a good rest in the next two days. I will come to pick you up and take you to the hospital for the surgery before 2 pm next Monday.”

I looked at him in disbelief and asked him why with red eyes, but he looked at his ex-sister-in-law who was sitting beside him and laughing happily with a distressed look.

Cameron Garrison, his ex-sister-in-law, looked at me with disdain, without a trace of respect in her words as she said, “Of course it's because Jody wants to take care of me. My sister is Jody's first wife. Before she died, she told Jody to take good care of me. 

“Who are you? You are just a second wife. What qualifications do you have to be in front of my sister's will and me? In short, you should beat it when Jody asked you to. Why are there so many reasons? 

“If my sister were still alive, she would support Jody without a doubt no matter what decision he made. She wouldn't ask questions like you do. You don't have any moral principles at all!”

Jody helped her stand up and looked at me with extremely cold eyes as he added, “Cameron is right. I have to take care of her, so I really don't have the time to take care of you. 

“After all, the abortion is settled. If you like children, we can have another one after Cameron's child is born safely.

“Also, you should move out of this villa from today. Before Regina passed away, she told me that if Cameron gets pregnant one day, she should bring her to live in this villa. She prepared many gifts for Cameron in this villa to celebrate, so it's not convenient for you to live here. 

“After you have the operation, I will ask someone to send you to live in another villa. Don't worry, I will come to see you when I have time.”

——

Jody looked at me solemnly, waiting for my next words.

I pursed my lips and silently rejected his arrangement.

This was the first time in five years that I did not reply to him.

After a moment of silence, Cameron suddenly frowned and slumped down on the sofa, her slender hands climbing up to Jody.

“Jody, I feel dizzy all of a sudden. I don't know if it's because of what happened. Can you take me upstairs to rest?”

Jody frowned, reached out and picked her up like a princess, then walked past me to go straight upstairs.

Before his figure disappeared around the corner of the stairs, he did not forget to ask the servants to help me pack my luggage.

Marrisa, the maid, walked over and looked at me with no expression on her face, then she said, “Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hayden and Miss Garrison said that all your things must be moved out and asked me to watch you to prevent you from taking the mistress's things by mistake.”

She was brought here by Jody's ex-wife, Regina Garrison. Like Cameron, she showed no respect to me.

Perhaps it should be said that everyone in this villa had no respect for me, so for the past five years, they had always called me Ms. Baldwin.

And Regina, the person who had been dead for five years, was the real lady in their hearts.

I had talked about this with Jody more than once, but as soon as it came to Regina, he seemed to become a completely different person.

“Cherry, I said I can marry you, but you must never dream of replacing Regina's position. You are Ms. Baldwin, not Mrs. Hayden. I hope you can put yourself in the right place!”

This was what Jody said to me when I first expressed my dissatisfaction with the title of Ms. Baldwin.

I smiled bitterly and followed Marrisa upstairs.

I did not have much stuff, so it was easy to organize.

When I was tidying up the dressing table, I immediately saw the ring that Jody personally put on me when we got married.

The men's ring laid quietly in the box, still brand new, but the women's ring had faded a little after being worn on my hand for many years.

After thinking it over again and again, I walked out of the room and wanted to find Jody. I still wanted to fight for this hard-earned child in my belly.

But when I passed by the room on the third floor where his ex-wife used to live, I heard the deliberately suppressed and lingering coquettish voice from inside.

“Hey, Jody, be careful, it won't be good if you hurt the baby!”

Through the crack in the door, Cameron was lying on the bed, babbling and acting coquettishly.

Jody raised his head from the end of the bed, with an inexplicable gleam of tears at the corners of his lips.

My heart suddenly ached, my breathing stopped for a moment and tears instantly burst out.

I never thought that the care Jody mentioned would be this kind of care!

Inside the room, Jody made another move.

He seemed to particularly like Cameron's coquettish look and reached out to play with the sweaty hair beside her ear with a lingering look.

I had seen the hair-playing scene countless times on various occasions over the past five years, but I never thought that one day I would see them in bed.

“Regina... I miss you so much."

Following Cameron's muffled groan, Jody finally stopped moving. He leaned over and hugged the dazed Cameron tightly, calling ‘Regina’ over and over.

I know that he was looking at the person who lived in his heart through Cameron again.

For five years, I did not wait for Jody to open his heart to me. Instead, I waited for Jody to hang out with this sister-in-law who looked like his ex-wife.

I felt a lump in my stomach and it made me feel uncomfortable and nauseous.

I walked downstairs with unsteady steps. 

Marrisa had a stern face and looked very serious as she said, “Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hayden and Miss Garrison have instructed that no unrelated people are allowed to go up to the third floor without permission. 

“There are traces of where the madam lived when she was still alive and no one is allowed to disturb her. How could you go upstairs without the master's permission? What if you touch something that the madam likes and make her unhappy in heaven?"

I looked at her with a pale face and walked towards the room in a daze.

“I know. I won't do it again. Please don't tell Jody about what I just did. I'm afraid it will remind him of the sad things in the past. 

“Don't worry, I just wanted to go to the study to talk to him about something. I came down when I didn't see him. I didn't touch anything else.”

I closed the door and slumped down against it.

Five years ago, Jody’s grandfather came to my house and proposed to me.

At that time, Jody's ex-wife Regina had just passed away due to illness less than half a year ago and the story of Jody's several failed attempts to commit suicide due to missing his deceased wife was widely circulated on the Internet.

As a result, no one in the upper class was willing to marry into the Hayden Family. After all, who would be willing to marry their precious daughter to someone who was bent on committing suicide?

So, Mr. Hayden found me, a person from a poor family who was about to face bankruptcy and debt and whose father was seriously ill and had no money for treatment.

He sat in front of me and spoke earnestly, “When you came to the company for an interview, I knew at first sight that you were capable and so far, you were the only one who could do it.

“Jody is a stubborn child. If there is no understanding person to accompany him, I am really afraid that he will do something stupid.”

His old eyes saw through my thoughts completely.

“I know that you loved Jody before he got married. Grandpa doesn't ask you to continue to like him, but only asks you to save his life. Of course, in return, I can help your parents pay for the special medicine.”

I agreed.

On the one hand, my family really needed the old man's help. On the other hand, I really liked Jody before he married Regina.

The door was opened from the outside, I wiped away my tears and stood up in embarrassment.

Against the light, Jody could not see my face clearly.

He frowned and asked, “I heard from Marrisa that you were looking for me?”

I raised my eyes to look at Marrisa who was standing at the stairs. When she met my gaze, she quickly turned her head away.

I opened my mouth and muttered in my heart, ‘Yes, how could she take what I said to heart? I am not the lady in her heart. Not only is it not what she thinks, it is also not what Jody thinks.’

Jody leaned over me and took Cameron into the room, looked around and finally sat down on the sofa.

“Have you packed everything? From now on, no matter what you need from me, you are not allowed to go to the third floor again. If you can't find me, call me. Do you understand?”

The slightly oppressive gaze that fell on me made me feel a little breathless.

“I know. I won't do that again next time.”

Jody hummed in satisfaction and lit a cigarette casually.

“Did you see anything when you went up there just now?”

I was stunned and looked up at him, then I realized that he was testing me.

I rolled my dry throat and shook my head.

“I didn't see you in the study, so I came down.”

In the silence, I took a deep breath, held back my tears and suppressed the bitterness in my heart.

“Jody, I want to keep this child.”

Jody paused as he flicked the ash off his cigarette. He slowly blew out a smoke ring and thought about something.

Seeing him hesitate, hope ignited in my heart.

“Don't worry, I can take care of myself and I won't bother you…."

Before he could finish his words, Cameron suddenly cried out, took a few steps away from Jody and waved his arms, “Jody, why are you smoking again? Have you forgotten what the doctor told you in the hospital yesterday?!”

Jody froze, then immediately put out his cigarette and apologized, “I'm sorry, I was wrong. I won't smoke anymore.”

Cameron smiled and reached out to touch his forehead as she said, “Good. After all, I never saw you smoking when my sister was here, why now…?"

Her eyes turned to me with undisguised disgust.

“Cherry, how can you be a good wife? Smoking is bad for the lungs, don't you know? You watched Jody smoke without saying anything. I don't know why Grandpa chose someone like you to be Jody's second wife!”

She sneered as continued, “How can you give birth to a child when you are like this? If you can't even take care of your own husband, how can you take care of a child on your own? 

“When my sister was pregnant, she was worried that Jody couldn't take care of both the company and the family, so she took care of herself for a while without telling Jody. 

“But later... even my sister, who is so careful, couldn't take care of it, let alone you? Do you think you can be more careful than my sister?”

Her words successfully brought out Jody's sadness. He frowned and spoke in a tone that did not allow for argument, “Cherry, you can't keep this child!”

My heart was in a knot and the grievances and collapse surged out uncontrollably, “Why, didn't you say you wanted to have a child with me?”

That was three years after we got married. During those three years, Jody and I had always treated each other with respect and occasionally been very close.