Seeing the severe dark circles under my eyes,Zack still maintained his usual hypocritical warm demeanor."You've been taking care of the baby and I know it's been tiring.Just hand him over to the nanny and rest well.Once the confinement period is over,I’ll give you a surprise."

Coincidentally,after the confinement,I would also have a surprise to give Zack.

“Thank you,honey.”

"Drink the milk first,the doctor said you need to supplement with calcium and protein after giving birth."

Under Zack's coaxing,I drank the milk that had been laced with sleeping pills.I pretended to feel drowsy and waited until the bedroom door was closed.

Then,I quickly stuck my fingers down my throat and vomited the milk I had just drunk.Less than fifteen minutes later,the caregiver pushed the baby to the bathroom.Soon,sounds of heavy breathing and restrained moans came from the guest bedroom next door.

"Zack,is this really okay?Sandra is still sleeping in the next room."

"Don't you think this is even more exciting?Am I amazing,honey?"

"Honey…Mmm…You're so bad!Harder...Yes,like that...I'm about to fly to the sky!"

"Wendy,you're so naughty.That ugly woman can't compare to even a single strand of your hair!"

"Honey,I want to change my car!"

"Buy it,we'll go to the store tomorrow to look at cars!"

Absurd sounds came from the next room,like the sharpest blades,each one cruelly cutting at my heart.

I reached under the pillow,but this time,what I found wasn’t a pair of scissors.Instead,it was the equity pledge agreement and the divorce agreement.

One hour later.

I walked out of the bedroom and ran into Zack,who was disheveled.There was a fleeting panic in his eyes,but it quickly returned to normal.

"Sandra,you're up so soon.Don't you want to sleep a little longer?"

"Mm,I slept too much during the day,so I’m a bit dizzy,"I replied,intentionally yawning.

Zack hurriedly stepped forward to massage my temples,putting on a concerned expression as he gently coaxed me,“You’ve worked so hard,honey.Once things settle down at the company,I’ll take you to the Maldives for a vacation,then to Europe for shopping as a reward for giving me a big,healthy baby boy!”

“What about the baby if we go away?”I pushed Zack away.

Zack thought for a moment,then wrapped his arm around my waist and said,“We’ve got a nanny anyway.I’ll have my mom come over to help take care of him.If you don’t trust my mom,there’s always Wendy,right?”

"How do you know Wendy can take care of a baby?"My expression darkened.

Zack held my hand and coaxed in a low voice,"Didn’t you say so yourself?Wendy is the baby’s godmother.When the two of us want some couple time,we can just leave the baby with her."

He used to claim he wasn’t close to Wendy,but now he was calling her“godmother”so intimately.

If only Zack knew that the night he had just left,Wendy had immediately hooked up with other men,what would he think then?

“Honey,my dad’s planning to buy some dividend insurance policies for the baby.Just sign these before you head to the office,”I said,pulling some documents from a folder and placing them on the table.

On top of the stack was indeed a child education insurance policy.Zack,in a rush to leave,didn’t look closely and signed his name directly in the signature field.

“Dad’s so good to the baby.I’ll have to thank him in person later.”

“Of course,the baby is their precious little treasure,”I replied,watching closely as Zack finished signing.Then I urged,“Once you’re done,head back to the office.The company’s preparing to go public.It’s hard work for you.”

“It’s nothing!”Zack adjusted his tie and hurriedly left the postpartum care center.

I looked over the agreements one more time to make sure nothing was missed,then immediately called my lawyer.

Over the next two days,under my authorization,Jane took leave from the postpartum center,using a cold as an excuse.

With the access code,Jane successfully entered the villa.

In the master bedroom,every valuable item—luxury brand clothing,jewelry,handbags and premium health supplements—was packed up and moved out without leaving a trace.

When I received the fake necklace from the safe,I finally understood why Wendy had one that looked exactly the same around her neck.

That despicable scumbag had actually pulled a switch,giving the 400 thousand dollar necklace to his mistress and putting a nearly identical fake back into the safe.

‘Fine,if you’re heartless,don’t blame me for being ruthless!’

I handed the fake necklace to Jane,instructing her to find a way to swap it back the next time Wendy came to see the baby.

Once that was settled,I liquidated all my personal stocks and mutual funds.Every cent from the company’s corporate account was also transferred to an offshore account abroad,down to the last penny.

I was grateful I had the foresight to place a trusted confidante in the company’s finance department.

By the time everything was in order,there were less than three days left before the end of my postpartum confinement.

Keeping it from everyone,I quietly made a trip to the immigration office to apply for a business visa.As for the immigration process,I wasn’t in a rush.I left that entirely to the agency to handle.

Next came the procedures for mortgaging the villa,commercial properties,equity shares and luxury cars,as well as applying for a massive business loan under the company’s name.

In the blink of an eye,it was the day before the end of my postpartum confinement.

Sure enough,Zack brought up the matter of the company’s U-shield(USB security token for banking).

“I heard from finance that the password was entered incorrectly yesterday and the U-shield got locked.I checked with the bank,they said the earliest it can be reset is tomorrow,”I explained.

After transferring out all the company’s liquid cash,I had instructed the finance staff to deliberately enter the wrong password three times to successfully lock the account.

“No worries,I’ll just tell finance to make the supplier payments tomorrow,”Zack replied casually.

At this moment,Zack was filled with joy as he planned the baby's upcoming welcoming party.He was already dreaming about getting the money and filing for divorce right after.

Little did he know,I had already quietly turned all the couple’s assets into liabilities,mortgaging everything to banks and private institutions.

“Sandra,we have to make the baby's welcoming party a grand event.This kid takes after me.He's bound to do great things in the future,”Zack said,eyes brimming with fatherly pride.

Yohana chimed in from the side,“Exactly!My son is so outstanding,truly one in a million!In just a few years,the company’s about to go public.Our grandson is definitely destined for greatness too!”

‘Ridiculous!’

All the investment in the hotpot restaurant came from me.I was the one who found the suppliers and handled all the follow-up marketing and promotion.

How had all the credit suddenly become Zack’s alone?

Yohana turned to look at me.After postpartum,my figure had become noticeably fuller and dark circles shadowed my eyes.Unable to resist a jab,she mocked coldly,“Sandra,can’t you at least try to make yourself presentable?Look at you!If people see you out there,you’ll embarrass the entire Orgeta Family.”

“Look at Wendy.She’s got curves in all the right places and keeps herself in great shape.She’s even the owner of this postpartum care center.And you?You’re nothing.”

My expression instantly darkened.

Just then,Wendy arrived.She walked over and naturally took the baby from Zack’s arms.“Sandra,congratulations.You’ll be out of confinement tomorrow.Once you're back home,don’t forget to keep up with the internal tonics and external treatments.Your figure will be back to its pre-pregnancy state in no time.”

“Aren’t those supplements really expensive?If you ask me,once a woman’s had a baby,there’s no need to mess around like that.As long as there’s enough milk to feed the kid,that’s enough,”Yohana said impatiently.

Wendy smiled and said,“I gave them to Sandra.It didn’t cost Mr.Orgeta a cent.”

“Now that’s what I call capable and generous.Not like some people who do nothing at home and just burn through money,”Yohana said with a veiled jab.

Yohana stood by the window,conveniently blocking the view between me and Zack.

Even with so many people in the room,Zack actually dared to sneak a pinch on Wendy’s butt.

Yohana stood there scolding me for ages and Zack didn’t utter a single word in my defense.

Even though I knew my husband was fooling around with my best friend right in the postpartum care center,I swallowed all my grievances and chose not to alert them.

I hadn’t even finished my postpartum confinement and the three of them were already parading around like a happy little family.Did they really think I was a pushover,easy to bully?

“Zack,listen to what your mom is saying!”I couldn’t help but yell.

Only then did Zack react.He gave Yohana a sideways glance and said,“Mom,Sandra has already gone through so much giving birth.How can you still say something like that?”

“Gone through so much?What’s so hard about it for a hen that can’t even lay eggs?”Yohana said arrogantly,hands on her hips.

I looked at the bejeweled older woman in front of me.That top-grade strand of white pearls around her neck had been a gift from my own mother when the two families were discussing marriage.

"I gave the Orgeta Family a healthy,chubby son,how does that make me a hen that can't lay eggs?Watch your mouth!"I raised my voice,showing no courtesy to the mother and son.

"Sandra,don’t be angry.My mom doesn’t know any better and just talks nonsense,"Zack hurriedly stepped forward to ease the situation.

Wendy also chimed in,trying to help."Exactly,she just speaks bluntly.Don’t take it to heart,she’s an elder."

Bluntly?

Since marrying into the Orgeta Family,when had Yohana ever treated me kindly?I had served her wholeheartedly,treating my mother-in-law like my own,only to be repaid with a cruel insult,calling me“a hen that can’t lay eggs.”

"Give me back the necklace,"I stepped forward and yanked the pearl necklace off Yohana’s neck.

Yohana was so furious that she could barely breathe.“That’s mine!What right do you have?”

“Because that pearl necklace was a gift from my mother!”I shouted back.

Realizing that I was genuinely enraged,Zack hurriedly dragged Yohana out of the room.

Wendy put the child down and couldn’t help but scold me.“Sandra,she is still an elder.How could you disrespect her like that and snatch her necklace?If it weren’t for Mr.Orgeta all these years,the company wouldn’t be doing so well and you wouldn’t be living like a rich lady.”

“You really think all of this is Zack’s doing?”I shot Wendy a cold glance,my expression as dark as water.