My husband cheated on me and was kicking me out. Heartbroken, I was ready to jump. As I climbed onto the railing, the baby in my belly suddenly spoke: 【Mom! Don’t do it!】 【We’ve already died once! Both you and I have been reborn. In our past life, Dad kicked us out for his mistress, and then he won eighty million dollars from a lottery ticket!】 My heart shattered further. Just as I was about to let go, the voice spoke again: 【I know those lottery numbers! We can buy that ticket first. So please, Mom, don’t die! That jerk’s secret money is hidden in the bedroom ceiling. Let’s get the money, then you can divorce him!】 Hearing my unborn child’s words, my sadness evaporated. The first thing I did when I got home was borrow a ladder and start prying open the ceiling panels. I’d run home crying, so Maria, our nanny, didn’t dare stop me. I locked the bedroom door. I set up the ladder, took off my shoes, and glanced at my slightly bulging belly. “Son, are you sure about the spot? Your dad will be back soon. If I mess this up, we won’t get another chance.” A tender yet firm voice resonated from within me: 【Mom, trust me! In the last life, he always hid his money, converted into gold bars, right here!】 【The third panel from the left, push hard!】 I took a deep breath and climbed the ladder. My hands were trembling. Not from fear, but from excitement. Derek, to force me into a divorce, had frozen all my credit cards. He called it “giving me space to cool off,” but it was really just cutting off my funds, cornering me. And he wanted me to walk away with nothing? Dream on! I pushed hard against the patterned ceiling panel. A cloud of dust fell, stinging my eyes. But I couldn’t bother to rub them. Because my hand had found a heavy, black cloth bag. Wow, it was heavy! I struggled to pull the bag out, nearly losing my grip and tumbling off the ladder. 【Careful, Mom! If you fall, we’ll both be gone, mother and child!】 “Ptooey, ptooey, don’t say such things.” My hands shaking, I opened the bag. The gleaming gold almost blinded me. It was all gold bars! I’d never seen so much physical gold in my life. I rummaged through it, and underneath, there was a stack of US dollars. “How much money is this?” 【Roughly five million dollars. My Piece of garbage dad secretly siphoned off company assets behind his partners’ backs to get this. He intended to use it as startup capital to live lavishly abroad with that woman.】 【In the last life, you foolishly jumped into the river, and those two dogs got away with everything!】 【They used this money to “rebrand” themselves abroad, came back as famous entrepreneurs, and completely forgot about you!】 Hearing that, a furious fire blazed in my chest. Derek Thorne, you absolute Asshole. I started from nothing with you, built everything from the ground up, enduring years of hardship. And now that you’re rich, not only do you find a mistress, but you stash away secret money and want me dead? I pulled out the gold bars one by one and packed them into the suitcase I’d already prepared. “What if Derek comes back and finds the money gone?” I stared at the dark, gaping hole, worried. If he found this, forget divorce; I might not make it out of this house alive today.
【Mom, are you kidding?】 【Just stuff a few old books from the nearby shelf in there to make it look like something was still there, then put the panel back!】 【He never checks that panel anyway. By the time he finds out, we’ll be long gone!】 It dawned on me. I quickly grabbed a few of Derek’s obscure reference books from the top of the bookshelf, shoved them haphazardly into the black cloth bag, and put it back in the ceiling. Carefully, I clipped the panel back into place. I even meticulously wiped away the fingerprints from the edges. Finished, I sat on the floor, my heart pounding like a drum. Even contemplating jumping hadn’t been this intense. Just then, the sound of the front door opening echoed from downstairs. Followed by Derek’s impatient voice: “Has that crazy woman come back yet?” My blood ran cold. 【Mom! Don’t chicken out!】 【You’re the victim now. You need to look desperate, make him think you’ve given up fighting!】 I kicked the suitcase with the gold bars to the deepest part under the bed. Then I deliberately messed up my hair and sat on the bed, preparing my emotions. Tears came easily. When Derek pushed the door open, he was met with my utterly heartbroken demeanor. A flicker of disgust crossed his face. “Still alive? I thought you had more backbone than that.” He tugged at his tie, his face full of impatience: “Since you’re not dead, just sign the papers.” A divorce agreement was flung onto my face. “As long as you’re willing to walk away with nothing, I can pay for you to get rid of the baby. After all, with a useless burden, you’d struggle to find another husband.” Get rid of the baby? He could just abandon his own flesh and blood. How could he say such a thing? My hatred bloomed like a noxious weed. But I knew this wasn’t the time to lash out. I slowly raised my head, my eyes hollow. Just as my son had instructed, I had to put on a show of despair. “Derek, seven years of marriage, are you really going to be this cruel?” My voice was hoarse, trembling slightly. Derek scoffed, lighting a cigarette without a thought for my pregnancy. “Evelyn Reed, we’re adults. Don’t make this uglier than it has to be.” “Candace is pregnant, it’s a boy, and I need to give them proper recognition.” “We don’t even know if yours is a boy or a girl. What if it’s a daughter? I’d be at a disadvantage.” 【Ugh! I’m your father!】 The little tyrant in my belly was fuming. 【Mom, ignore him. That idiot has no idea his mistress isn’t even carrying his child!】 【It’s the fitness trainer’s!】 I nearly burst out laughing. I quickly lowered my head, covering my face with my hands, my shoulders shaking. To Derek, I was sobbing inconsolably. “Fine… I’ll sign.” I lifted my head, my face streaked with tears, my eyes resolute. “But I have one condition.” Derek frowned, watching me warily: “You want money? I’m telling you, the company’s broke right now, I’m drowning in debt…” “I don’t want money.” I cut him off, my voice mournful: “I just want to take my clothes and some personal items.” “I don’t want anything else in this house.” “I want to cut all ties with you, cleanly.” Derek seemed stunned, clearly not expecting me to be so agreeable. A flicker of triumph crossed his eyes, quickly masked. “Fine, you’re smart enough to know your place.” “Pack up quickly and get out tonight. We’re going to the courthouse first thing in the morning.” With that, he turned and left, as if another glance at me would bring him bad luck. The moment the door closed, my tears stopped instantly. I dragged the suitcase out from under the bed. I covered the gold bars with a pile of old clothes and stuffed in a few cheap toiletries. Then I pushed the suitcase, ready to make a quick exit. Derek was sitting on the living room sofa, on a SnapChat call with Candace. His gentle tone was something I hadn’t heard in ages. Seeing me emerge, he stood up and walked over. “Wait, open it up. Don’t take anything you shouldn’t.”
My heart leaped into my throat. I was already wondering if I should just knock him out and make a break for it. But when Derek saw my clothes, he merely curled his lip in disdain. “Just taking this garbage? Don’t you want to double-check? Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance later.” I managed a bitter smile: “No need. Everything in this house feels tainted.” Derek’s face darkened. “Get out!” Pushing the heavy suitcase, I walked out of the door I once thought was my forever home. As soon as I was out of the community, I hailed a cab and headed straight for a five-star hotel downtown. 【Mom, that was brilliant!】 【That idiot’s probably still dreaming of all his money. His face when he finds the ceiling empty will be priceless.】 【But Mom, we need to hurry.】 【After we finalize the divorce tomorrow, we need to immediately buy that lottery ticket!】 【Eighty million dollars, and we can’t miss the deadline!】 I sat in the back seat, watching the scenery rush by outside the window. The suffocating anger I’d held in for so long finally eased a little. Derek, you think you just got rid of a disposable wife. Little do you know, you just sent away the wealthiest woman you’ll ever meet. That night, in my suite, I ordered a lavish seafood feast, the kind I’d always craved but never splurged on. Devouring king crab legs, I listened as my son recounted the events of our past life. Apparently, after I’d jumped into the river in the previous life, Derek hadn’t shed a single tear. Instead, he put out press releases claiming I had a mental illness. He played the role of the grieving, devoted husband, which boosted his company’s stock. That mistress, Candace Miller, used *my* compensation money to buy designer bags. Even my ashes, they scattered them in some forgotten, desolate spot. Hearing this, I crushed the crab leg in my hand. “Son, I swear, I will get revenge for you.” 【Absolutely! Mom, tomorrow morning, there’s still a big scene we need to play out.】 【Candace will definitely show up to gloat.】 【You have to hold back; whatever you do, don’t hit her.】 【Because… her cheap knock-off clothes will probably fall apart if you touch them, and then she’ll try to extort us.】 I burst out laughing. This little guy’s got a sharper tongue than I do. The next morning, by the courthouse entrance. Derek, looking utterly smug, his hair slicked back and gleaming, was practically radiating happiness. Arm in arm with him was Candace Miller. Her belly was prominently displayed in a tight dress, as if she wanted everyone to know she was pregnant. Seeing me standing there alone, Candace covered her mouth, giggling: “Oh, Evelyn, why do you look so terrible? Did you have nowhere to sleep last night? Maybe under a bridge?” Derek patted her butt, pretending to be concerned: “Less talk, or Evelyn might get upset again and try to jump off a bridge.” Then he turned to me, a condescending smirk on his face: “Do you have all your papers? Let’s get this done. I have company business to attend to.”
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