Chapter 2

After lying in the hospital for a long time, Ernest left me to go on a business trip. It's been two days since he returned.

My memory flashes back to when Ernest said goodbye to leave.

"Are you really leaving? I'm sick, Ernest," I said as I hugged his arm.

"Just for two days, Victoria. After my work is done. I'll be back in your arms," Ernest replied, hugging me, and I started waving goodbye as he left.

All this time I had been watching him, so I found a secret room at the back of my house.

I had lived in this house for many years, and I had only just discovered that there was a basement.

I stepped inside and turned on my flashlight to get through the dark hallway.

My body froze when I saw hundreds of intimate photos of Ernest and Felice on the wall.

My heart was beating fast, my tears started to fall when I saw them. Their hugs and kisses slapped my heart.

I stepped further inside until I entered a small room.

There I saw several piles of document files. My hands began to pick them up and read them one by one.

My chest tightened when I saw Ernest's approval of my father's heart donation to Felice.

In addition, there were receipts for jewelry, dresses, hotels, and vacations, all purchased in Felice's name.

I also saw Ernest's estate documents. Everything had been changed to Felice's name. There was nothing left for me.

Slowly the walls of my strength crumbled. This betrayal felt very real. Ernest had broken my heart.

It wasn't long before I heard the echoing sound of laughter. I hid behind the wall.

My heart was beating fast at the arrival of the two people I now hated. Felice and Ernest were laughing over my pain and suffering.

Ernest had returned from out of town. He lied, he did not return to my arms. Instead he returned home to the arms of another woman.

My whole body was very hot when I saw their intimacy. It wasn't just photos that I saw, now I saw their actions firsthand.

It felt so disgusting when they touched each other. The brief peck to the hot kiss made my head boil.

I cried softly. My legs couldn't stand perfectly. I started to collapse on top of my disappointed heart.

"Until when do I have to witness all this?" I said to myself.

"Thank you, Ernest, for loving me. You must divorce Victoria immediately, then help me get the property!" said Felice, hugging Ernest happily.

"Soon, dear, everything will happen. We've been waiting for this for six years, and now is the time," replied Ernest, returning Felice's hug.

"Good, Ernest, but how do we get Victoria's property?" said Felice, releasing Ernest's hug.

"Take it easy, dear. Tomorrow on my birthday, I'll get her drunk and force her to sign an agreement to rename her family's heirs. Everything will be renamed to yours, dear," Ernest replied, kissing Felice's lips.

I clenched my fists after learning of their evil plan.

"You are very good, Ernest. Victoria's family had to be destroyed. After her mother, who died from being poisoned by my mother. Then her father died in that accident. And now Victoria, she has to experience the agony of life!" Felice said with an evil smile.

My chest felt more and more tight after hearing about the death of my entire family, all because of their actions.

"Take it easy, dear, I'll do everything you tell me to," Ernest replied, hugging Felice's body intimately.

I ran away to let Felice and Ernest spend time together.

My marriage was all fake, Ernest's love for me was also fake. They were all after my property.

I endured years of trauma because I made food for my mother. However, it turned out that the food I gave my mother had been poisoned by Eleanor, my stepmother.

Then my father died not because of a pure accident. And the most shocking thing was that Ernest secretly donated my father's heart to Felice.

I couldn't cry because of an asshole like Ernest.

My grudge was getting hotter, so now I had arrived at a small alley full of dark life.

"Wow, there's money walking towards me," said a tall and burly man looking at me.

"I need your help," I said, throwing him a stack of money, making him smile.

"What favors? Killing people, trading, or do I have to keep you company every night?" He winked at me.

"Make a mess at my husband's birthday party tomorrow. Then make me disappear from this world. And as for how, I'll leave it to you!" I said.

"Are you sure that's all?" he asked with a lopsided smile.

I nodded. I wasn't going to let their plan succeed. My family's treasure was mine, I wouldn't let it fall into the wrong hands.

"Alright. I'll make a mess that everyone will never forget. Then I'll make you disappear in a horrible way. I'll make sure everyone cries in front of your corpse!" He replied, smiling at me.

Chapter 3

I laughed happily, feeling the little kicks inside my stomach. My baby is alive, my baby is healthy.

Today I was at the hospital to check my pregnancy condition before going to my husband's birthday party.

After regretting the foolishness I had done a few days ago. Because of Ernest, I almost killed myself and killed my baby.

"Take it easy, your baby is very healthy. Take good care of your baby, don't think too much about other things that affect your pregnancy condition!" The doctor explained to me.

I nodded. Fortunately, the medications I was taking at that time did not affect my baby's condition. However, how could I not be depressed when I saw that my husband had been having an affair with another woman?

My pregnancy had become my source of strength after the betrayal of my entire family.

After leaving the hospital, I met with my lawyer to draw up the divorce papers. Then after all that was done. Tonight I would carry out my plan just as Ernest would carry out his.

On the way, I got a lot of notifications on my phone. Everyone on social media was sharing photos and videos of Ernest's extravagant birthday party.

In the video, I saw Felice standing next to Ernest. They looked like the perfect couple. Both of them were throwing smiles and loving glances at each other.

My tears just fell, my hand touched my chest, which felt so painful.

Until finally I arrived at Ernest's birthday party.

I didn't see Ernest there, so I started looking for him.

However, I was surprised to see Ernest hugging Felice.

"Happy birthday, Ernest. I brought a small gift for you," Felice said by giving a gift box to Ernest.

"Thank you, dear. I like your gift. But why does it feel like something is missing?" replied Ernest while winking at Felice.

"Don't worry, tonight after we destroy Victoria. I will give you satisfaction," said Felice as she kissed Ernest's lips.

"You're getting naughty, baby!" replied Ernest, pulling Felice closer.

I gulped my saliva as I watched their heads begin to clash. The soft lips that once touched me had been divided for another woman.

My hands clenched into fists when I saw Ernest's hands touch Felice's waist aggressively.

"What an asshole!" I shouted loudly, startling them.

I couldn't contain my anger that had now exploded.

"Victoria, did you see everything?" asked Ernest, surprised by my arrival.

"I saw it all, your kiss was disgusting. What an asshole! Since when did you betray me, Ernest?" I said as I punched him in the chest. I couldn't hold back my tears anymore.

"I've been doing this betrayal for a long time, Victoria. Stop crying already! Your crying doesn't make my heart melt one bit," Ernest said as he pulled my hair away from him.

I cried out in pain. I shook my head.

"Let go of me, damn it! You bastard, Ernest!" I stammered.

Ernest moved his hand away from my hair.

He smiled wryly while looking at me. Then stroked my hair gently.

"Now you know about my relationship with Felice. I don't need to keep it a secret anymore. Felice and I have been in a relationship for six years," Ernest said, hugging Felice's waist.

Meanwhile, Felice smiled at me as if she was telling me that she had won.

"Why Felice, Ernest? She's my sister," I said, looking at him while crying. It broke my heart to hear Ernest's words directly.

Now I looked at Felice. "You're so ignorant. I took you in and thought of you as my real sister. You turned out to be just like your mother. A cheap woman! You can only ruin other people's families," I said and slapped her face.

"Victoria, you dare touch Felice!" Ernest said and slapped my cheek.

I felt my right cheek throb. My heart was burning with jealousy.

I stiffly looked at Ernest, who had dared to be rude to me.

"Don't blame it on the past, Victoria. Just blame your stupid father, he could fall in love with my mother. That means your mother is not attractive. Just like you are unattractive in Ernest's eyes!" said Felice, looking me up and down.

"Don't insult my family, you bitch!" I said angrily and pushed her body.

Felice fell down, spraining both her legs. Ernest helped her up and carried her. Now Ernest looked at me sharply, his eyes were red.

"Listen to this carefully, Victoria! What Felice said was right. You are not attractive in my eyes. And I married you because I wanted to get close to Felice. I have never loved you, not even a speck!" Ernest said, leaving me.

I stared at Ernest's departure, which was getting further and further away. I realized that Ernest had disappeared from my grasp.

Chapter 4

I smiled wryly as Ernest carried Felice onto the stage. Ernest provided a chair for Felice to sit next to him. They looked intimate as they cut the cake together.

Slowly my tears began to fall because I was supposed to be my husband's best man.

"I hear you already know that Ernest and Felice are in a relationship. How do they fit in, Victoria?" asked my stepmother, who suddenly came and sat next to me.

I looked at her sharply, the old woman was the main destroyer of my family's life.

"Right, they seem like a perfect match to me. Both of them are assholes. Apparently your family has always been very fond of trash," I said with a lopsided smile.

"Damn you, Victoria!" my stepmother said and slapped me hard.

I smiled at her. "Isn't what I said right? Mom and Felice have always loved other people's junk. You all look like scavengers," I replied as I gave her a sharp look.

"You ignorant child, I've taken care of you, but you don't respect me," she replied, pouring a glass of water over my dress.

My hands were clenched tightly, my body felt very hot. I looked at her sharply.

"You crazy woman! You ruined my fucking family!" I replied and poured her a glass of juice.

"What's going on?" asked Ernest, who had arrived with Felice.

"Victoria is trying to insult you, look at her splashing you and even slapping you," my stepmother replied, making my eyes round perfectly.

"I didn't do it. She started it all, Ernest," I replied irritably.

"Victoria Why are you being mean to our family? My mom has taken care of you all these years. Why are you repaying us like this?" Felice said tearfully.

Everyone looked at me with hateful eyes. They muttered to each other how horrible I was.

"Victoria, are you out of your mind? You ruined my party. And you insulted Mom. Why are you such a bad woman?" Ernest replied.

My body froze, holding my eyes from crying. They were all very good at acting, which made everyone judge me badly.

"I'm not a bad woman, they've been bad to me. Nor have I insulted her. Everything I say is fact, Ernest. She's a bitch who has destroyed my family. Even her daughter is the same, she took you away from me, Ernest!" I replied irritably.

"Victoria, enough. My mother is not a bitch. My mother was your father's first love. It was because of that damn arranged marriage that your father left my mother. And the real bitch is your mother!" replied Felice with emotion.

I was silent for a moment. I wanted to say no, but part of what she said was true. If my parents were indeed married in an arranged marriage.

Our argument suddenly came to a halt. Everyone was startled when they heard gunshots.

My body suddenly went limp when I saw that the party guards had been shot dead.

Then a gang of masked men came to surprise us. All the guests ran to try to save themselves. Meanwhile, I looked at Ernest hugging the frightened Felice.

"Can we join this fun party?" asked the gang leader.

"Who are you?" asked Ernest with a sharp look.

"I just want to see how brave Mr. Ernest is," he replied, stepping closer to Ernest.

A punch flew at Ernest's face. The two hit each other. However, Ernest lost. He fell down, causing Felice to cry and hug him.

The masked man looked at me. He approached me and pulled my hair.

"Mr. Ernest, will you choose your treasure or your wife?" he asked, starting to grab me.

My heart was beating fast, I winced in pain. I looked at Ernest with a scared look.

"Of course, I choose my treasure. If you want it, take it. I can find another woman!" Ernest replied, bringing tears to my eyes.

"Wow, are you sure you will give your wife to me? Even if I abuse her in front of you?" said the masked man while hugging my waist, he also stroked my cheek lustfully.

"Abuse her, I don't care. But let us go quickly," Ernest replied, hugging Felice and my stepmother.

My heart broke hearing Ernest's answer. My tears felt so hot seeing Ernest protecting the two people I hated. He even let me be touched by another man.

I saw the members of the masked men's gang return with a pile of money and gold bars.

And I also saw Ernest, Felice, and my stepmother quietly leave me.

I wiped away my tears. "Hurry up and do our second plan!" I said, handing the masked man a lighter.

I walked away with a weak body after witnessing the sadness of my life.

I had reached my hiding place far away from where I lived.

I looked at the television screen where the news about the robbery at Ernest's party had spread. There, Ernest explained what was going on. However, there was one that caught my attention.

"Mrs. Victoria committed suicide. She burned her body alive, she was disappointed by your betrayal, and she had found out about her father's heart donation to Mrs. Felice," said Ernest's driver, making Ernest's face look visibly pale.

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