On the day my wife gave birth, my mother and I accidentally overheard her conversation with her assistant outside the delivery room: “Felix, I gave birth to twins with different fathers. This one with the birthmark on his hand is your son. The other one belongs to my husband.” “Clara, really? That’s unbelievable!” Felix’s face was full of disbelief. “It’s true! That night after I had sex with Benjamin, I had sex with you several more times. I wasn’t sure… so I got a DNA test right away. The results showed the two babies are fraternal twins with different fathers!” After hearing this, Felix was overjoyed. He took his child and passionately kissed Clara. Witnessing this scene, my mother couldn’t handle the shock and fainted. She never woke up again. As I wept over my mother’s body, Clara sent me a message: “Honey, I’ve decided to recover at a postpartum care center. I’m only taking one child with me. You can take care of the other one—it’ll let you experience the joy of being a father!” The double blow left me devastated, and I spat out a mouthful of blood!
I don’t know what emotions to use to describe my grief and rage at this moment. My lover’s betrayal, my mother’s death, the discovery that one son isn’t mine—all these humiliations were like an invisible black hand, ruthlessly squeezing my heart until I could barely breathe. Looking at my mother’s cold body, my guilt grew deeper and deeper. But time didn’t allow me to grieve. A nurse came over carrying a baby. “Mr. Anderson, please hold your child! Ever since your wife left with his brother, he hasn’t stopped crying.” “It’s like he knows his mother abandoned him.” I lifted my bloodshot eyes and slowly turned my head toward the baby in the nurse’s arms. With trembling hands, I took the child. In that moment, my heart struggled violently. I could only hope that Clara had taken my child with her, not that bastard’s. But when I saw that the baby’s hands had no birthmark, it felt like someone had punched me hard in the gut. I instantly collapsed to the floor. She had chosen to abandon my child and only take Felix’s spawn to live their happy family life. At that moment, my heart felt like it was being cut by knives. Right then, Felix sent me a message: “Benjamin, I’ll take good care of Clara and the baby for you. Don’t worry! I’m even making him my godson.” Immediately after, he posted on social media. Two photos. One showed his hand interlocked with a soft, pale hand wearing a wedding ring. I recognized that hand. The ring finger still wore the wedding ring I had designed for her myself. The other photo showed him holding the baby in one arm while his other hand wrapped around Clara’s back as she rested her head on his shoulder. “Grateful for the two most important people in my life—my son and the woman I love most.” “Even during her postpartum recovery, she insisted on staying with me and our son.” Our colleagues commented below, puzzled but still offering likes and congratulations. Only I remained motionless, gripping my phone tightly, my eyes trembling with rage. What a perfect family of three. What a devoted pair of cheating dogs. To accommodate Felix’s feelings, she abandoned my son under the guise of letting me “learn how to be a father.” In reality, she just didn’t want my child disturbing them. He was so small, just born, and his own mother had already abandoned him. I silently removed my wedding ring and threw it out the window. Who would have thought that seven years of deep love would end in mockery and betrayal? What should have been a joyful occasion now turned into a funeral. I handled my mother’s funeral alone, carrying all the heartache. Since that day, Clara hadn’t called me once. Not even a single message. She hadn’t even asked about her infant son.
That very night, I contacted a lawyer to draft divorce papers. When she returned, I would file for divorce. Since the baby was so young, I hired a nanny to help care for him. Life had to go on. Work couldn’t stop. I returned to the company. As soon as I walked in, I heard colleagues whispering among themselves. When I passed by, they all turned to look at me with eyes full of mockery, pity, and sympathy. “Did you hear? Clara actually gave birth to twins with different fathers. One of them belongs to Felix.” “What? You can’t just say things like that.” “I’m not making it up. It’s true. On the day Clara gave birth, I happened to pass by and overheard the doctor talking to her.” “Look, Felix even posted about it on social media, saying he’s the godfather. But he’s actually the biological father.” “Oh my god, that’s insane!” “Poor Director Anderson. He has no idea. Not only did Clara cheat on him, but she even left his child behind…” All these humiliating words pierced my ears, making them ache. Everyone knew that Clara had cuckolded me. I don’t know how I made it to my office. Only my chest ached as if it were bleeding. Before I could collect myself, a colleague came in to tell me about a meeting. “Director Anderson, Ms. Hayes just called to notify everyone to gather in the conference room.” When I entered the conference room, it was already full. I looked up at the projector. Clara was holding Felix’s child while announcing something to everyone. “During my postpartum recovery, I’ve decided to let Felix temporarily assume the CEO position. The previous project needs to continue moving forward. Whoever can close the deal will receive a substantial bonus from the company.” As soon as she finished speaking, everyone turned to look at me. “I thought Ms. Hayes would let Director Anderson manage the CEO position. After all, he’s her husband.” “Come on, stop talking.” I ignored these murmurs and focused my energy on securing this project. After all, I would soon divorce Clara and resign. Before leaving, I wanted to earn some money for my child’s expenses. For the next several days, I juggled between company and home, coaxing the baby to sleep while staying up late working on the project. After several sleepless nights, my body couldn’t take it anymore. When I finally completed the project and proactively contacted the client, they were very satisfied with my proposal. But the moment I returned to my office, I collapsed from exhaustion. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself in the hospital. I desperately wanted to be discharged because today the client would come to sign the contract. But when I rushed into the conference room, I saw Clara with Felix, signing the contract with the client. “I never expected Felix to be so talented. This project actually came from his hand.” “I thought it was Director Anderson’s.” “How could it be? I’ve been responsible for this project all along. I worked so hard on it.” Standing at the door, I couldn’t hold back any longer and rushed inside. I finally understood—Felix had stolen my project while I was unconscious and claimed it as his own.
“Felix, when did the project I worked so hard on become yours?” I glared at this despicable bastard, wanting nothing more than to punch him in the face. Seeing the fury in my eyes, he immediately looked guilty and hid behind Clara. “Ms. Hayes, this project is definitely mine. Director Anderson must be going crazy from taking care of his kid. He’s trying to steal credit.” Hearing this, Clara glared at me with displeasure, then politely addressed the confused client. “Don’t listen to him. Since I announced that whoever creates an outstanding project will receive a substantial reward, everyone wants a piece of the pie.” “I believe this project was done by my assistant Felix.” The client suddenly understood and looked at me with contempt. “I never imagined that for a few dollars, some people in this world would do such sleazy things.” His words made everyone at the meeting mock me as a thief. “I can’t believe Director Anderson is this kind of person. Who would have thought?” “You really can’t judge a book by its cover!” “Is he doing this out of revenge? Because of that…” “Shh, don’t say anything!” I stood there like a clown, utterly humiliated. I couldn’t take it anymore. I punched Felix in the face. “This is my project. How dare you just take it?” Clara’s face immediately darkened. She had employees escort the client out, not wanting them to witness the company’s internal conflict. Once they left, Clara slapped me across the face. After hitting me, her body trembled violently, and she quickly withdrew her hand. Since our marriage, we had always been loving. We had never fought. Now, because of Felix, Clara was getting physical with me for the first time. “Are you done making a scene? Must you embarrass me in front of everyone? If you want money, I can give it to you.” “The client was still here, and you acted so childishly, playing the thief trying to steal the project.” She didn’t offer me a single word of explanation. Even if I continued insisting the project was mine, no one would believe me. Felix pretended to be considerate, quickly holding Clara back. “Ms. Hayes, don’t blame Director Anderson. Don’t let my situation cause a fight between you two.” But because of him, our marriage had already cracked. We’d even produced an illegitimate child. I laughed bitterly, tears of extreme disappointment filling my eyes. Seeing me like this, Clara’s heart trembled involuntarily. She wanted to say something to me, but I had already removed my work badge and thrown it on the floor. “Clara, I’ll send you divorce papers later, along with my resignation letter.” After dropping those words, I disappeared from the doorway. Clara stood frozen, never expecting me to bring up divorce. Just as she was about to chase after me, Felix quickly stopped her. “Clara, let’s go home!” “Mom just called and said the baby won’t stop crying.” “I think he misses his mother.” Hearing this, Clara had no mood to look for me and hurriedly left with Felix. I watched her departing figure, so decisive. She never thought that she had another child at home waiting for her to come back, also wanting his mother to hold him. Son, we don’t need this kind of mother.
As soon as I got home, I heard my son crying. At that moment, my heart filled with endless bitterness. His mother was on the other side, caring for another man’s child, never once asking about him. I picked him up, gently comforting him and coaxing him to sleep. Just as he finally fell asleep, my phone received a video call from Felix. My finger accidentally swiped and answered it. The baby who had just fallen asleep immediately started crying again. But I stared deadly at the video, watching a naked man and woman locked in a passionate embrace and kiss. “Felix, be gentle. I just finished my postpartum recovery.” “Don’t worry, I’ll be careful.” “Let’s indulge ourselves one last time. After tomorrow, I need to go home.” “Because of you, I’ve neglected him for so long. When I think of the disappointed look in his eyes, I’m so afraid of losing him.” “Why did you have to steal his project and make me frame him?” Clara playfully raised her hand to hit Felix, but after a few taps, she slowly sank into Felix’s tender embrace. With bloodshot eyes, I shouted at the cheating couple in the video like a madman, but they couldn’t seem to hear me. I was the only fool being tortured. So Clara knew the project was mine, but she chose to frame me for Felix’s sake. A heart dies in an instant. Finally, I hurled my phone against the wall. My heart hurt so much, felt so cold. There was no need to stay in this house anymore. After all, it was Clara’s premarital property. The day I married her, her many friends had secretly called me ungrateful, mocked me as a poor loser unworthy of Clara. For her sake, I had always endured it. This was also why I worked so hard on that project. I never expected that in the end, I’d just be making a wedding dress for someone else. The next morning, I woke up early and packed my things. Before leaving, I signed the divorce papers and left them on the coffee table. Taking my son with me, I left without any lingering attachment. But just as I opened the door, Clara came back with Felix’s spawn. As soon as she saw me, she leaned into my arms. “Benjamin, I’m back!” “I know you and our son must have missed us, right?” Missed you? Ha! I coldly pushed Clara away without any emotion. Thinking of her betrayal and her indulgence of Felix, I never wanted to see her again for the rest of my life. “Benjamin? What’s… wrong with you?” “Are you still angry about the project?” I said nothing, just watched coldly to see how she would explain herself. Right then, Felix’s child started crying. Clara’s eyes lit up. She handed me the baby. “Benjamin, you haven’t seen Jacob yet. Hold him.” I raised my hand and slapped her across the face. She’d been back all this time without asking about our child at home even once, yet wanted me to hold Felix’s spawn. “Clara, can you stop pretending?” “This child is clearly from the different-father twins you conceived. He’s Felix’s spawn. Why would I hold my wife’s lover’s child?” Clara’s eyes widened. She stood frozen for a long time. “You… you know everything?” “The truth always comes out eventually.” I threw the divorce papers in her face. “Now that it’s come to this, let’s just divorce. I’ll fulfill you and your star-crossed lovers.” Just as I was about to leave, Clara cried and hugged me from behind. “No, let’s not divorce.” “I’ll change. To make up for my mistakes, I’ve decided to hold a celebration for the baby tomorrow and announce that I’m transferring all my assets to our child. Okay?” Seeing that I remained unmoved, Clara snatched my child and held him while crying with red eyes. As soon as the baby saw his mother, he smiled. I began to hesitate, so I waited. For my child’s sake, I’d give her one more chance. That night, Clara dressed herself very seductively and entered my room to sleep with me, but I kicked her out. She didn’t get angry and was about to continue pestering me when she received a call from Felix. Before long, she looked shaken and without hesitation changed her clothes and hurried away. It wasn’t until the next day, at the baby’s first-month celebration. Clara had already instructed her new assistant to seat my son and me at the head table. Before long, she appeared holding Felix’s child in one hand while her other arm was linked with Felix’s. She chatted and laughed with numerous distinguished guests, leaving my son and me behind. Everyone was watching me as a joke. When it came time for the announcement, Clara looked conflicted, never daring to look at us. “Since today is my child’s first-month celebration, I’m announcing some happy news.” “I’ve decided to transfer my company and assets to be inherited by the child in my arms.” At that moment, everyone cheered. Only I picked up my child and left in desolation. Clara, oh Clara. Since you couldn’t do it, why did you make that promise? You gave us hope again and again, only to give us despair in the end. This time, I completely gave up and left this sad city with my child. When Clara searched everywhere at the banquet but couldn’t find my son and me, her heart panicked and trembled. Right then, her assistant came running over in a panic. “Ms. Hayes, this is bad!” “The client just called saying that the project design isn’t the real copy, just an incomplete draft.” “They’re demanding the real copy now, or they’ll cancel the contract and sue us for fraud.”
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