Chapter 1

To give my son a complete family, I endured Gideon's three affairs.

After the school's Children's Day family performance ended, he finally came clean with me.

"While you were jumping around on stage in that mascot costume, I had her pinned against the curtain backstage."

"She's shy, so she held back her voice. Then you tripped and fell, and she finally let out a moan."

Following his reminiscent gaze, I looked across at the woman handing out candy to the children.

Her name was Lily, a student from a poor family I'd sponsored for four years until she became a preschool teacher.

Just moments ago, she'd said to me with tears in her eyes:

"Sutton, if Gideon ever treats you badly, I'll be the first to stand up for you."

Gideon blocked my line of sight, his tone contemptuous.

"Now it's your turn to choose. Keep celebrating with our son... or like before, get a divorce?"

I looked at my son throwing himself into Lily's arms, and suddenly felt utterly disgusted.

This rotten husband and son — I didn't want either of them anymore.