Chapter 1

I stole three thousand dollars from my husband, Ethan Vance.

That very night, he called the police and had me arrested.

After learning about the situation, the police officer tried to persuade Ethan:

"Your wife only took the money to pay for your son's emergency surgery. Why don't you let this go?"

Ethan sneered, his voice cold as ice:

"She has hands and feet. If she wants money, she can earn it herself. If I let her off easy this time, she will only get worse in the future."

I smiled bitterly.

Ever since our wedding day, when I had urgently asked him for a hundred thousand dollars because my father was critically ill in the hospital, I had been branded as a greedy gold digger in his heart.

After we got married, if my expenses exceeded even a single dollar, I had to file a request with his secretary, Scarlett Ward.

And every single time, Scarlett rejected my request.

Scarlett wrapped her arm around Ethan's, looking at me with pity:

"Chloe, if you needed money, you could have just asked me. You don't have to keep using the baby as an excuse. Leo is only three and a half. How could you teach your own child to lie like this?"

I glanced at the Hermès bag resting on Scarlett's arm.

It was a limited-edition piece Ethan had bought for her, with her name custom-engraved on the leather.

The police officer whispered to me:

"Three thousand dollars isn't a massive crime. Just beg your husband. If he drops the charges, you can go home."

I looked at Ethan, then slowly shook my head.

"I stole the three thousand dollars. I admit it."