Chapter 1

On my wedding anniversary with my husband, his female friend Heather pointed at Ethan and suddenly said: "Actually, today is a double celebration. I'm pregnant with your child."

I was thunderstruck and immediately demanded an explanation.

Ethan just laughed nonchalantly and laid it all out: "We grew up together. Exploring each other's bodies is perfectly normal. She and I are fuck buddies at most. You're still my legitimate wife."

Dizzy, I fell down the stairs and tumbled to the ground.

A sharp pain shot through my lower abdomen, and blood instantly stained my white dress.

I trembled as I pulled out my pregnancy test results: "Ethan, I..."

Before I could finish, he interrupted me with a sneer: "What tricks are you playing now? Trying to use a fake pregnancy to make Heather get an abortion?"

Heather also covered her mouth and laughed: "Natalie, did your blood pack leak? Your acting is so fake. Everyone knows you're infertile. Stop pretending."

Lying in a pool of blood, watching him hold someone else, I finally made a decision.

I accepted my college classmate's invitation to study at an overseas research institute.