For three years of marriage, I, Evelyn, had been preparing to have a child for Jack, the gentleman from a wealthy family. However, Jack, without consulting me, directly adopted his sister-in-law’s child. Jack held his sister-in-law’s child’s hand and explained to me with a smile, “Honey, my sister-in-law’s child is our child now.” I thought he was just being partial, but I never expected that his sister-in-law’s son was actually his biological child. I was devastated. Later, with my belly swollen, I found myself in the arms of Jack’s arch-enemy. Jack, however, was crying and begging me to have his child. On my birthday, Jack’s sister-in-law, Chloe, brought her child to our home. “Evelyn, Jack has already adopted my son. You don’t mind, do you?” Chloe asked. My heart sank, and I unconsciously covered my belly, forcing a smile. “Chloe, Jack has been quitting smoking recently to have a child with me. How could he adopt your child?” I questioned. Chloe’s face was filled with smugness as she feigned shock, “Jack didn’t tell you that I was his first love?” Hearing her confident tone, I took a step back. I pretended to be calm and smiled, “Jack doesn’t mention this to me, probably because he only sees you as his sister-in-law now.” Seeing that I wasn’t angry, Chloe’s smile became more arrogant. She called Jack right in front of me. “Son, call daddy. From now on, Jack is your father,” Chloe said. Her six-year-old son, Tommy, sweetly called out to my husband on the video call, “Uncle, mom says you’re my dad now. Dad!” Jack on the other end of the video responded, “Good boy, dad will come home and cut you some cake.” Hearing Chloe’s son and my husband addressing each other so intimately, a wave of bitterness washed over me. With a stiff body, I called out to Jack in the video, “Honey, it’s my birthday today. When are you coming home to celebrate with me?” Jack’s cheerful voice paused when he heard me. “Don’t rush, I’ll be back soon,” he said. After the call ended, I looked at Chloe, who was still lingering, and made a “please” gesture, feeling not so good. “Chloe, Jack has arranged a five-star chef for my birthday dinner. You should head back first.” But Chloe just rolled her eyes at me. “I’m waiting for Jack to come home. He promised to buy cake for my son,” she said. My cake… Jack gave it to someone else?
Jack came home with a cake and saw that both Chloe and I looked upset. He bypassed me, his wife, and went straight to Chloe, asking with concern, “Chloe, who upset you? Why do you look so unhappy?” Chloe let out a coquettish huff towards Jack and glanced at me sideways. “It’s your wife. She’s trying to kick me and my son out with a cold face. You need to handle this, Jack. Don’t let someone overstep their boundaries. I am her sister-in-law after all.” Jack turned to look at me, his eyes clouded with displeasure. He spoke coldly, “Evelyn, apologize to Chloe.” I looked at him in disbelief and tried to explain, “Chloe barged in with her son, saying you were going to adopt Tommy. We were about to go out, and Chloe wouldn’t leave. Was I supposed to lock her in the house?” Jack ignored my explanation and apologized to Chloe on my behalf. “I’m sorry, Chloe. Evelyn doesn’t know better. I’ll teach her a lesson later. Let’s sit down and cut the cake for Tommy.” Seeing Jack treat Tommy like his own son, my heart ached. With tears in my eyes, I asked him, “Weren’t we supposed to go out for dinner? Is the cake you’re going to eat the one for my birthday?” Jack impatiently opened the cake box and said in front of them, “Evelyn, how have you become so petty after three years of marriage? What’s wrong with letting Tommy eat a bit of your birthday cake? He’s just a child.” With red-rimmed eyes, I questioned him, “I’ve been preparing to have a child for you for three years. Now you’re adopting someone else’s child without even discussing it with me. What does this mean?”
Jack and I had an arranged marriage between wealthy families. Originally, I started trying for a baby right after the wedding to secure my future. But over the three years of marriage, our feelings for each other grew rapidly. Before today, I really wanted to have a child with him. But now Jack said coldly, “My brother has left all his business for me to inherit. I have an obligation to help raise his child. Don’t overthink it.” I raised an eyebrow and said bitterly, “I’m not overthinking, it’s Chloe who…” Jack interrupted me, “Enough, I’ll explain this to you later.” Just as I was about to ask how we were going to celebrate my birthday, Tommy threw a piece of cake at my head and cried to Jack. “Dad, this bad woman was bullying mom earlier. Quick, kick her out!” Jack immediately looked at me with cold eyes, as if I had really done such a thing. I wiped the cake off my head and defiantly denied it, “I didn’t do anything like that. Tommy is lying.” Chloe wiped away non-existent tears and complained, “Jack, Evelyn is jealous that I have such an excellent son. She called my son a bastard. I just argued with her a bit, but I didn’t expect her to call me a shameless slut. I really didn’t mean anything by it. I just wanted my son to be treated well. Is that wrong?” I laughed coldly, “I never said that. Chloe, why are you throwing dirt on me?” Jack shouted, “Enough! Evelyn, apologize to Chloe for this. Tommy is just a child, he wouldn’t lie, would he?” Looking at the biased Jack, my eyes filled with tears as I asked him, “Jack, why don’t you believe me?”
I didn’t wait for Jack to explain and drove out of the house. Jack didn’t come after me either. Before leaving, I took Jack’s hidden red wine and brought it to the riverside, drinking myself into a stupor. Unexpectedly, I ran into Ryan, Jack’s business rival. Because of Jack, he recognized me at a glance. “What’s this? Has that gentleman from a wealthy family, Jack, neglected you? You’re out here drinking alone on your birthday?” Drunk as I was, I looked at this man who was slightly more handsome than Jack and asked confusedly, “Ryan, how did you know today is my birthday?” He didn’t answer my question, instead snatching the wine bottle from my hand. “Stop drinking, it’s bad for your stomach. Let me take you home.” I brushed off his hand, my tone cold. “I’m not going back. That jerk Jack adopted his nephew without even telling me. I’ve been trying to get pregnant for three years, who wants his sister-in-law’s kid?” Seeing my intoxicated state, Ryan didn’t say another word and carried me to his car. Ten minutes later, Ryan brought me back home. Ryan carried me towards my front door. I complained, “Why did you bring me back here? I don’t want to go in.” The next second, Jack appeared with a dark face, looking at me in Ryan’s arms. “Evelyn, you’ve really outdone yourself. I say a few words to you, and you run into someone else’s arms? Do you still consider me your husband?” I got down from Ryan’s arms, drunkenly snorting, “If you really cared about me, would you adopt someone else’s child without discussing it with me, and even let them live in our house?” Jack glanced warily at Ryan, then quickly pulled me back into the house. “Evelyn, it’s not what you think between me and Chloe. She’ll move out in a couple of days, just bear with it for now.” After explaining, Jack took me upstairs to rest. I watched his retreating figure, irritably went downstairs for water, and secretly saw Jack and Chloe embracing each other. My breath caught in my throat.
Jack sat on the sofa, with Chloe lying in his arms, all lovey-dovey. “Jack, don’t you think it’s fate that we’re together?” Jack held her gently, as if Chloe was his wife. “Behave yourself, Evelyn isn’t asleep yet.” Chloe said with a giggle, “If it weren’t for your brother being sterile, we wouldn’t have our Tommy. Evelyn hasn’t given you a child in three years, why don’t you divorce her and marry me?” Jack frowned and said, “No, my marriage to her was arranged for business reasons. We can’t divorce easily.” “You heartless man, if it weren’t for my advice back then, could you have married into the Lin family?” Faced with Chloe’s complaints, Jack kissed her and said, “Wait until Evelyn is asleep, and I’ll make it up to you properly.” Hearing their conversation, I could no longer hold back my tears. That “gentleman” image is all bullshit. It’s all lies. But for the sake of our families’ alliance and interests, I didn’t want to directly confront them. Having discovered Jack’s secret, my attitude towards him cooled considerably. Three days later, Chloe and her son still hadn’t left. That night, I coldly asked Jack. “Didn’t you say they would leave after a few days?” Jack frowned and made excuses, “Chloe has been sick these past couple of days. How can you treat a sick person like this? Chloe is our sister-in-law, what’s wrong with her staying for a few days?” I looked at him angrily, “If she doesn’t leave, I will.” I packed some personal items and was about to leave with my suitcase. Chloe walked into the living room wearing a semi-transparent silk nightgown, looking at me with a victorious and mocking expression. “What’s this? Has Jack kicked you out? Having to leave in the middle of the night?”
I didn’t want to respond to her words and continued walking with my suitcase. Jack suddenly ran in front of me to block my way, coldly rebuking me: “Evelyn, stop making a scene. You’re not a three-year-old child, don’t keep running away from home. Put your suitcase back now, and I’ll forgive your childish behavior this time.” I didn’t even look at Jack, continuing to pull my suitcase out the door. Jack stood at the doorway and sneered, “Where else can you go besides your parents’ house? If you go back to your parents, aren’t you afraid of worrying them?” Hearing the implication in Jack’s words, I knew he was afraid I would go back to my parents and tell them everything. But Jack knew me well enough to know that I would worry my family if I went back, so I never intended to return to my parents’ house. I drove to the riverside where I had been drinking last time. I tossed my suitcase aside and started drinking. To hell with Jack and everything else. Coincidentally, I met Ryan again. He seemed to know where I was, always able to find me. Seeing me drinking to drown my sorrows, Ryan suddenly asked, “If I wanted to steal Jack’s wife, would you let me?” I was stunned for a moment. He was speaking English, but why did it sound so confusing when put together? But I was drunk and didn’t care about all that, so I said very frankly, “I’m willing. But are you willing to marry into my family?” Ryan nodded, “Sure, as long as I can steal Jack’s wife, I’ll give you all my money.” Although his words sounded nice, with Jack’s precedent, I was still a bit cautious. “No, I don’t want your money. I want you to marry into my family, with a written contract and everything.” Ryan quickly had his secretary print out two copies of a marriage contract and send them over. I signed the contract in a trance, then sat on Ryan’s lap, pinching his chin and drunkenly laughing, “You better not lie to me. If you do, I’ll make you a eunuch, and Jack too.” Ryan nodded and pointed at my phone, smiling, “Now that we’re engaged, shouldn’t you divorce Jack?” Having solved a big problem, I nodded seriously and dialed Jack’s number. Jack’s roar came from the other end, “Evelyn, where the hell have you been?” I wrapped my arms around Ryan’s neck and nuzzled his face. “I’m cuddling with Ryan. Young people have such nice skin, not like you with your crow’s feet.” I heard Jack grinding his teeth, “Evelyn, where are you? I’m coming to get you.”
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