My husband's "white moonlight" got pregnant after being assaulted, and coincidentally, I, the lawful wife, also became pregnant. On the day I gave birth, Lucas Sterling handed me divorce papers at my bedside. "Sarah is making a comeback. There can be no scandals. You need to make room for her and the baby." I picked up the pen and signed my name cleanly. In my past life, I refused to divorce, holding my son and livestreaming my accusations, ruining her career. She was blacklisted from the internet, lost her fortune, and slit her wrists. Later, Lucas calmly handled her funeral. Then, he tacitly allowed her followers to orchestrate an "accident," burying me and my child. It wasn't until the moment before I closed my eyes that I understood the coldness in his eyes when he turned away. He wished I were dead. Opening my eyes again, I was back to the moment he handed me the divorce papers. 1 Because of premature birth, my son, Leo, was sent to the NICU as soon as he was born. Lucas Sterling, however, handed me a divorce agreement at this very moment. "You know, Sarah was a principal dancer before the incident. These past few months have already made her miss the performance season." "If a scandal about having a child out of wedlock breaks out, her dance career will be completely ruined." I had just come out of surgery, and even a slight movement tugged at the incision on my abdomen. Since I was reborn to this day, it meant God wanted to give me a chance to choose again. "Divorce is fine, but handle the birth certificate for the child first, and I want compensation." Lucas had prepared a long speech to persuade me. Now hearing my calm acceptance, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, two million dollars. Is that enough?" Lucas is the heir to the Sterling Group, yet he was only willing to give me two million. I clutched the edge of the sheet, knowing it was useless to argue, so I nodded. He went to handle the paperwork. After confirming everything was correct, I signed. Getting the agreement, Lucas couldn't wait to find Sarah Miller. He didn't even have the thought of looking at our child once. Laughter came from the next ward, family members taking photos around the newborn. I was alone, and my husband had become a stranger at this moment. Two days later, Leo was out of the NICU. I wrapped the child in a soft swaddle, ready to leave the hospital. Before getting into the car, I received a message from the secretary: "Ms. Xu, please cooperate by reposting the Group's statement." Before officially divorcing, I wasn't even worthy of the title "Mrs. Sterling" anymore. To maintain Sarah's image, Lucas asked me to declare that the divorce was due to fading feelings. I agreed, but my phone was dying, so I planned to deal with it after getting home. Back at the villa, I asked the housekeeper to turn up the heat, but no one responded. Holding the child, I walked towards the nursery when I heard them whispering in the kitchen. "Shameless, daring to bring back a child born from an affair." "The Young Master is soft-hearted not to pursue it, but instead of being grateful, she wants a share of the family property!" My steps paused. Under the heavy loungewear, cold sweat soaked my back. We agreed on fading feelings, how did it become me cheating? "What nonsense are you talking about!" I pushed open the kitchen door. The servants who used to respectfully call me "Young Madam" looked up, their eyes full of contempt. Aunt Zhao, the boldest, sneered directly at me. "Who's talking nonsense? The statement is out. You were unfaithful during the marriage, and you won't let people talk?" I rushed back to my room, charged my phone, and opened the news. The trending topic was "Sterling Heir Divorce Announcement." "Due to Ms. Emily Xu's infidelity during the marriage, Mr. Lucas Sterling has terminated the marital relationship. Statement issued." My head buzzed, temples throbbing. To pave the way for Sarah, Lucas didn't hesitate to completely ruin my reputation! Just as I was about to defend myself in the comments, my phone vibrated, waking Leo in my arms. After answering, the familiar police officer's voice was excited: "Ms. Xu, there's a breakthrough in your case! You were taken from Qing City!" "We have cooperated with the Qing City police to screen missing children files. You need to come for a DNA test as soon as possible!" My heart, broken by Lucas, suddenly rekindled hope, tears falling silently. Since being abducted to this city at six, I hadn't felt the warmth of a family. I thought marrying Lucas was a new life, but it turned out to be another calamity. But now, I might find my biological parents, and my child could have relatives who truly loved him! Hanging up, I quickly packed a simple bag, turning to the nursery to get some necessities. Just as I grabbed the handle, the villa door was pushed open violently. "Emily Xu, who allowed you to touch the things inside?" Lucas frowned, looking displeased. "I just want to get some clothes for the baby." "Those are prepared for Sarah's child. If you need anything, buy it yourself." Every item in the nursery was carefully selected by me during pregnancy. Now he wants to give them all to Sarah's child. Even though that child has no blood relation to him. I suppressed the bitterness in my heart and didn't argue at this moment. Aunt Zhao suddenly grabbed me with a stern face, dragging me out: "The Young Master ordered us to go to the rehabilitation center to take care of Ms. Miller." I was pulled until my wound hurt, saying urgently: "I just gave birth too, I need to rest!" Lucas didn't look back: "So you have experience." "Stop nagging. You grew up working hard and have a strong body, you don't need confinement." He got into the sedan, and I was pushed into the van heading to the rehab center. When we arrived, Sarah was leaning on a recliner, surrounded by five or six nursing staff. Seeing me, she pretended to get up: "Sister-in-law is here, please sit, giving birth is hard work..." Lucas gently held her down, glancing at me: "She used to work in the fields even with a fever, this is nothing." "Emily Xu, as long as you take good care of Sarah, I'll add another five hundred thousand. Is that a good deal?" Adding five hundred thousand, indeed tempting. I bit my lip: "No, my child is home alone with no one to look after." Impatience flashed in his eyes, but Sarah pulled his hand softly. "Lucas, if Sister-in-law doesn't want to take care of me, don't force her. I don't want to make things difficult for you." Lucas tightened his grip on her hand, looking at me with only disgust: "Asking you to take care of Sarah is giving you a chance. You, an orphan with no one to rely on, marrying me brought no benefit, and you can't even do this little thing well. Now serving Sarah well is your only value." He habitually belittled me, completely ignoring my pale face. He waved his hand to let Aunt Zhao go back to take care of the child. But Aunt Zhao always looked down on me, how could she genuinely care for the child! Lucas ignored me, ordering me to feed Sarah the nutritious meal. I looked back at the closed door, realizing I couldn't leave for now. I could only drag my weak body to prepare food for Sarah. A spoonful of stew was just brought to her lips when she suddenly leaned back, crying out in pain: "Hot!" Lucas snatched the bowl and threw it at my feet, the soup splashing my pant leg. "What temper are you throwing! Scalding Sarah, don't think about eating today!" Sarah leaned on his shoulder, teary-eyed: "Lucas, don't be angry, Sister-in-law didn't mean it..." "Don't call her Sister-in-law. We'll go through the divorce procedures tomorrow!" I was left aside, covered in stains, ignored by everyone. The next day Lucas took me away from the rehab center and completed the divorce procedures. Walking out of the registry office, he got into the car alone. "I'm going to order performance costumes for Sarah. Go back yourself." He said with a dark face: "Emily Xu, if you are not at the rehab center in forty minutes, you bear the consequences." The car sped away. I turned to hail a taxi back to the villa. As soon as I entered the gate, I heard a baby crying from the backyard storage room. That was the place for gardening tools! I rushed in and saw Leo placed casually on the cold stone platform. There was obviously formula and diapers prepared next to him, but his little face was purple, crying weakly. He probably hadn't eaten since yesterday! Nor changed diapers! Too late to argue with Aunt Zhao, I picked up the child to feed and change him. While burping him, Leo gave me a blurry smile. My eyes heated up, tears falling on his clothes. Sarah's child was cared for by everyone, but my child was forgotten, even basic needs became a problem. "Leo don't be afraid, Mommy will take you away." Suddenly there was a banging on the door outside. Just as I opened it, Lucas's slap arrived. "Emily Xu! How dare you bring shady people home!" I protected Leo, pushed into the living room by Lucas. Sarah, wrapped in a shawl, followed in surrounded by nursing staff. The scene inside shocked me: Several strange men lay sprawled on the carpet, smelling of alcohol. The house was a mess, as if it had just experienced a wild party. People were sleeping in the bedrooms and study. There were even three people lying on the master bedroom bed, clothes disheveled. I shook my head in panic: "Not me! I didn't even enter the main house yesterday!" Aunt Zhao stepped forward, speaking with heartache: "Young Master, a group of people suddenly broke in last night, saying Miss Xu gave them the key card, inviting them for a party..." "They thought the baby's crying was noisy, so they moved the child to the storage room..." I trembled all over, arguing urgently: "I don't know them! And I was at the rehab center yesterday, how could I give them the key card?" "Yes... Sister-in-law was taking care of me yesterday. Lucas, why don't we ask these people?" Sarah tugged lightly at Lucas's sleeve. His hard face softened slightly, ordering someone to wake the nearest man. "Who let you in!" The man looked drunk: "A woman named Emily Xu gave the key card, saying this house was empty, inviting us to play... Open another bottle!" What he waved in his hand was exactly my access card, with the Chinese knot I braided myself hanging on it. I subconsciously touched my pocket, empty. "No, my card was lost, it wasn't me!" "Still arguing! If Sarah hadn't worried about you and insisted on coming back to stay, I wouldn't have known you had such dirty thoughts!" "You clearly wanted to mess around with these people here!" Lucas became more impatient, ordering Aunt Zhao to lock me in the storage room. Sarah's soft voice came from behind: "Lucas, Sister-in-law was just playful, don't be angry..." "Won't learn without punishment! This house is dirty, let's go to the South City apartment!" The storage room door was locked tight. Through the window, I watched them drive away. In the crowd, Sarah turned back, giving me a victor's smile. Deep in the night, after finally soothing Leo to sleep, the light suddenly went out. Assuming it was old wiring in the storage room, I turned on my phone to check tickets. Suddenly the sound of unlocking came to my ear. Sarah appeared under the cold moonlight. With no one else around, her eyes surged with naked malice. "Divorced and still want money? Emily Xu, how can you be so shameless!" I immediately protected Leo and retreated to the corner, nowhere to escape in the small space. "Sarah Miller, I never offended you, why do you keep pressing me!" "Never offended? If not for you, the one marrying Lucas should have been me!" I froze. Indeed, someone of unknown origin like me didn't deserve to enter the Sterling family. Back then, Grandpa Sterling collapsed on the street from a cerebral hemorrhage. I sent him to the hospital and paid the medical fees. To repay the favor, the old man threatened to sever ties to force Lucas to marry me. We only got the certificate, not even a wedding. After marriage, Lucas treated me like air, until one night he drunkenly broke into my room. Scored on the first try. Grandpa Sterling passed away when I was two months pregnant, and my last reliance was gone. So Sarah decided I stole her life? "You have what you want now, why drive me to extinction?" "No! If you hadn't registered with Lucas, how would I go to a bar to get drunk, how would there be this bastard child!" "It's all your fault! Emily Xu, I want you to pay with your life!" She grabbed the gardening shears from the corner and stabbed. I dodged in panic. The next second she suddenly screamed shrilly, slamming hard into the edge of the iron shelf, falling to the ground. Lucas rushed in: "Emily Xu! Are you crazy!" Blood flowed from Sarah's arm, falling weakly into his arms: "Lucas, I was afraid Sister-in-law would be uncomfortable here, came specially to visit..." "Who knew she called me a stripper, and hit me..." Lucas pressed her wound with heartache, glaring at me angrily: "Emily Xu! Sarah tolerated everywhere, why do you push your luck!" "She needs to return to the stage. Do you want to ruin her dance life!" Leo was scared into crying non-stop. While comforting him, I questioned: "Lucas Sterling, do you believe whatever she says?" "Who else but you! I've seen enough of your poor and vicious face!" Lucas picked up Sarah, signaling Aunt Zhao to restrain me. "Come to the hospital with me! If Sarah has a scar affecting her performance, I'll make you pay double!" In the hospital corridor, Aunt Zhao couldn't be bothered with me, walking to the end to check her phone. Leo cried endlessly. I coaxed him in a low voice, but he was too frightened to calm down. A woman with a gentle temperament walked out of the adjacent clinic. Seeing me holding a baby, she handed me a pack of tissues. "Wipe your sweat. The child might be hungry." The woman smiled gently. I nodded gratefully. The kindness of a stranger actually surpassed the child's biological father. Just finished changing the diaper, seeing Aunt Zhao still looking at her phone, I held Leo intending to go to the stairwell. But ran head-on into Lucas hurrying over with Sarah. Looking up, another slap. "Bitch! Should have confiscated your ID long ago!" I stumbled from the hit. Aunt Zhao also crowded over. When I stood steady, Sarah's arm wrapped in gauze, sobbed in public: "Sister-in-law, before you divorced Lucas, we were just old acquaintances." "How can you slander me online as the third party? Ruining me like this, might as well let me die!" Lucas pulled her. Under his eye signal, Aunt Zhao seized the opportunity to snatch Leo away. "Give me back my child!" I lunged forward, but Lucas choked my neck fiercely. Not letting go until I had difficulty breathing and face flushed red. "Start a livestream now. Admit you were the one cheating, Sarah and I are innocent!" "Otherwise, you'll never see the child again!" I gasped for air, catching a glimpse of Aunt Zhao covering Leo's mouth and nose with a handkerchief under Sarah's hint. She wants to suffocate my child! Leo's cries grew weaker, but Lucas turned a blind eye! He never treated Leo as his own flesh and blood! I knelt in terror: "Okay! I agree! Please don't hurt my child!" In front of the livestream camera, holding the child, tears falling like rain, I admitted all "crimes." "I am Lucas Sterling's ex-wife Emily Xu. Divorced due to infidelity during marriage. Ms. Sarah Miller is innocent with him. Everything is my rumor, my shamelessness, my jealousy..." Livestream ended, Lucas threw a new phone over. "Sensible enough. This is the new number, convenient for Sarah to contact you." "Sarah is soft-hearted, afraid you'll starve outside, kept a nanny position for you..." I obediently took the phone and got into the arranged car. Then, taking advantage of the red light, threw the phone, holding the child and running straight to the airport. The taxi sped through the rain curtain. My heartbeat slammed against my chest with the swing of the wipers. Leo twisted uneasily in my arms, seeming to feel his mother's anxiety. I dared not look back, afraid that familiar black car followed behind like a ghost. I knew, since Lucas confiscated my ID and phone, he must think I couldn't escape even with wings. But he didn't know, in my past life to treat Leo's illness, I secretly sewed a hidden layer in Leo's small quilt, hiding the pair of jade earrings Grandpa Sterling gave me when we got married, and some private cash I saved over these years. At the airport, I used cash to buy the earliest ticket to Qing City at the counter. No ID was a big trouble. Fortunately, that officer sent me an electronic police协查函 (cooperation letter) and a retrieval code for a temporary ID certificate to let me go over ASAP. I operated on the self-service machine with trembling hands for a long time, finally getting that thin piece of paper. Not until the plane soared into the clouds, watching the city shrinking outside the window, did I dare to let out a long breath. That city buried my past life, and almost buried my present life. It was late at night when I arrived in Qing City. The officer picked me up personally after receiving the call. Seeing the thin baby in my arms and my disheveled state, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes. "Ms. Xu, the test results are out. Although a final review is needed, it's basically confirmed." The police car stopped in front of a quiet estate. I was a bit stunned, thinking I would be taken to a police station or an ordinary residential building. "This is the Shen family, the richest family in Qing City." The officer explained in a low voice, "They have been looking for their daughter for twenty years."
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