My high school daughter suddenly sent me a photo of my wife walking into a hotel with Mr. Reynolds.
Her eyes turned red with anger.
"Dad, my mom is cheating on me!"
"Divorce! Make her leave the house! From now on, we'll just live together as a family!"
In my previous life, I was moved by my daughter’s support and collected evidence to sue my wife in court.
However, on the day of the trial, my wife refused to admit it.
My father-in-law was even more furious. He produced evidence and pointed out that I was the one who had actually cheated.
During the argument, the judge asked the daughter who she would follow in the future.
The daughter spoke calmly:
"Since both parents are cheating, let's get out of the house together!"
She even showed the bruises and scars on her body and cried to netizens, saying that she had been abused by her parents for many years.
I was completely bewildered by my daughter's accusations.
Before he could figure out the reason, his wife was put into a sack by radical netizens and drowned in the river.
And I also had my legs broken and was thrown off the cliff.
Even our families were implicated, subjected to cyberbullying, and died of depression.
When I opened my eyes again, I went back to the day when my daughter discovered that his wife was cheating on him.
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My cell phone suddenly vibrated, pulling me out of the fear of falling to death.
It was a photo sent by my daughter Vivian Carter.
In the photo, Sarah Brooks, my wife of twenty years, is walking out of The Grand Plaza Hotel with her arm around Mr. Reynolds.
Then came an indignant voice message.
"Dad! My mom cheated on me! She even checked into a hotel with Mr. Reynolds! Such a morally corrupt woman is not fit to be my mother!"
"Divorce her and make her leave the house with nothing!! From now on, we'll just live together as a family!"
When I heard these familiar words, I realized that I was truly reborn.
In my previous life, after receiving this message, I, who thought I had a happy family, suddenly panicked.
Want to confront Sarah face to face.
But my daughter said that we must not alert the enemy, so she asked me to secretly collect evidence and sue my wife in divorce court.
By then, she will definitely stand on my side and make sure Sarah doesn't get a penny.
I was deeply moved by my daughter's support and encouragement.
But I didn't expect that this would become my nightmare.
When I had everything ready and was planning to vent my anger in court.
However, the wife denied it in court and refused to admit that she had cheated on her husband.
My father-in-law, who usually treated me like his own son, cursed at me and even produced evidence to say that I was the one who had cheated.
Even my father slapped me in public and scolded me for being shameful and ungrateful.
During the argument, the judge asked the daughter who she wanted to follow in the future.
Unexpectedly, my daughter, who had always said she would help me vent my anger, suddenly changed her attitude.
"Since they both cheated, let's get out of the house together!"
She even exposed the bruises and scars on her body in public, and complained tearfully that she had been subjected to domestic violence for years.
Those old injuries were shocking and immediately sparked heated discussion.
The ensuing online violence caught me off guard.
Before she could find out the truth, Sarah was knocked unconscious by angry netizens, put into a sack, and drowned in the river.
And I also had my legs broken and thrown off a cliff by the self-proclaimed righteous online judge.
It was not until she died that I finally understood why my daughter did this.
Thinking of this, I clenched my fists and almost crushed the phone.
Seeing that I didn't reply, Vivian sent another message.
"Dad, don't worry. My mom won't get any benefits as long as I'm here!"
Looking at this message, the last bit of warmth in my eyes cooled down.
He replied with two words expressionlessly.
"Not leaving."
As soon as the message was sent, the phone suddenly rang.
I pressed the answer button, and Vivian's anxious voice came out from the receiver.
"Dad, what do you mean?"
"My mom has cheated on me, if you don't divorce me, are you going to keep me here for the New Year?"
She became more and more excited as she spoke.
"Don't be afraid of lawsuits! My classmate's mother is a lawyer..."
Before she could finish, I took a deep breath and interrupted her coldly.
"I won't leave you, and this matter ends here!"
After saying that, I hung up the phone with a snap.
In my previous life, netizens were furious and wanted to kill me.
After my father-in-law accused me of cheating on me, the woman who claimed to be my third party started crying online and said that she was pregnant with my child.
In this life, I secretly found out the hospital where the woman had her prenatal checkup, asked an acquaintance who worked there to help me get the puncture cells, and immediately went to do a paternity test.
Unexpectedly, the baby in her belly is really mine!
But I don't even know her! How could I possibly have a child with her?
One mystery after another makes me breathless.
My intuition tells me that if I don’t find out the truth as soon as possible, I will repeat the same mistakes in this life.
And this woman's accusation was the main reason that dragged me into the abyss in my previous life.
Thinking of this, I immediately hired a private detective at a high price to help me investigate some things.
I have to find out what's going on with this kid.
Where did those so-called evidences of infidelity come from?
But unexpectedly, before I could find out the results, I received a divorce lawsuit from the court.
As soon as I entered the courtroom, my father-in-law, Robert Brooks, suddenly stood up, pointed at me angrily, and cursed.
"Michael Carter, you bastard! How did my daughter ever wrong you? When we got married, she didn't take Dowry or the house, and she even risked her life to give you children. And yet you're keeping an extra behind her back!"
"A ungrateful person like you, who has no moral bottom line, should be struck by lightning!"
He gritted his teeth and even wanted to rush over to fight me, but was stopped by the bailiff next to him.
After being pushed back to his seat, the father-in-law was still indignant.
"Your Honor, please make the decision for us!"
"My daughter is so outstanding. Even if she gets divorced, she can find someone better!"
"This scumbag should be kicked out of the house! Don't give him a penny!"
At this moment, another figure stood up.
It's my father, Richard Carter.
His face was pale, and the look he gave me was filled with disappointment and shame.
"Michael, how could you do such a thing? Sarah is so good to you, why are you so unsatisfied! You have to go out and cheat on her?"
"After we get divorced, I will sever all ties with you as father and son! Our Carter family can't afford to lose this person!"
He even raised his hand, wanting to slap me like in his previous life.
Seeing the disgust in his eyes, I felt extremely bitter.
Even if others don’t believe me, I accept it.
But he is my biological father, the person who knows me best in this world. I don’t understand why he is unwilling to believe me.
He didn't even think about verifying it with me and just stood against me.
However, I am no longer in the mood to worry about these things.
I looked at everyone expressionlessly and said coldly,
"I didn't cheat! So I won't be kicked out of the house!"
"Those so-called evidences are all fake. Someone is deliberately trying to harm me!"
The judge looked at me seriously.
"Defendant, you deny the evidence presented by the other party. Do you have any evidence to the contrary?"
I choked. The private detective's investigation results haven't come out yet.
I really don't have any evidence right now.
But unexpectedly, this scene was seen by everyone and became a sign of guilt.
The defendant's seat suddenly exploded.
"Oh my god, he looked so polite, but I didn't expect him to be so shameless!"
"That's right. His wife treats him so well, yet he still cheats on her. How disgusting! He still refuses to admit it. He's really not going to cry until he sees the coffin!"
"No wonder his wife wants to sue him and kick him out of the house. He deserves it! A man who is unfaithful to his marriage should be hit by a car when he goes out!"
Someone even threw a drink at me and splashed it all over me.
I could no longer bear it, and at this moment, a familiar voice sounded at the entrance of the court.
"I have evidence!"
Vivian, wearing a school uniform and with an anxious and restless look on her face, walked in quickly.
She was carrying a schoolbag and holding a brown paper bag in her hand. She glanced at the furious grandpa and the grim-faced grandfather in the audience, and finally looked at me.
"I am Vivian, the daughter of the plaintiff Sarah and the defendant Michael!"
"I'm going to sue my mother, Sarah! She betrayed our family and cheated on Mr. Reynolds at the company! If we divorce, she has to leave the house!"
I sighed. I didn't expect that what was supposed to come would eventually come.
If you didn’t know, you would think she was here to support me.
Only I know what her purpose is.
The court was silent for a moment, then exploded again.
"Holy crap! A daughter is suing her mother? This is putting justice above her own family!"
"Oh my god, what a twist! Is this daughter here to clear her father of suspicion of infidelity? Such courage, deserves praise!"
"I told you there's a twist! Look, the plaintiff's face is turning green!"
Sarah's face changed drastically. She, who had just been determined to win, suddenly stood up from the plaintiff's seat, shaking with anger.
"Vivian, what are you talking about? Get out of here!"
Vivian was not afraid at all. She quickly pulled out a few photos from her file bag. They were the ones she had sent me.
"I'm not kidding! I have proof!"
"My mother, Sarah, maintained an improper relationship with her husband, Mr. Reynolds, while still married. This is evidence that she betrayed my father!"
As she said this, she turned to me with a determined look in her eyes.
"Dad! A woman like my mom who is unfaithful in her marriage is not worth your lingering feelings at all! I support your divorce! Let my mom leave the house with nothing!"
"She doesn't deserve a single cent of this house!"
After seeing the photo, the whole audience was in an uproar, and the criticism immediately turned to Sarah, whose face was ashen.
"What a good boy! He's willing to sacrifice his own family for the sake of justice to clear his father's name. He's truly Dad's little cotton-padded jacket!"
"That's right, I don't need a mother like that. I'll just support my daughter!"
"Yes, those who cheat should be kicked out!"
Sarah was so angry that she was shaking all over, pointing at Vivian and me, and yelling at me.
"Bullshit! You and your daughter must have colluded to frame me!"
"Michael, you scumbag, did you instigate your daughter to harm me?"
"I'm going to kill both of you!"
Her eyes were bloodshot, and she suddenly walked around the table, rushed to the dock in a few steps, raised her arm, and was about to slap me in the face.
The bailiff was quick to act and quickly stepped forward to stop them.
In a flash, I was pushed hard by someone and the briefcase in my arms flew out of my hands.
The paternity test report that was casually clipped in there fell right in front of everyone.
I cried out inwardly, "Oh no!" and hurried to pick it up, but it was too late.
The entire courtroom was in an uproar.