My husband's "first love" was raped and pregnant, and I, the lawful wife, also happened to be pregnant. On the day of delivery, Gavin Sterling handed me a divorce agreement at my bedside. "Lila wants to make a comeback, there can be no scandals. You have to make room for her and the child." I picked up the pen and signed cleanly. In my previous life, I refused to divorce, holding my son and crying on a live stream, ruining her future. She was cancelled by the whole internet, lost all her family assets, and slit her wrists. Later, Gavin handled her funeral calmly. Then he tacitly allowed her followers to create an "accident", burying the lives of me and my child. It wasn't until the moment I closed my eyes that I understood the chill in his eyes when he turned away. He wished me dead. Opening my eyes again, I returned to the moment he handed me the divorce agreement. Chapter 1 Because of premature birth, my son Leo was sent to the NICU as soon as he was born. Gavin handed me a divorce agreement at this time. "You know, Lila was a Prima Ballerina before the accident. These months have already made her miss the performance season." "If the scandal of having a child out of wedlock breaks out again, her dance career will be completely ruined." I just came out of the operating room, now every slight movement pulled the stitches on my abdomen. Since I was reborn to this day, it means God wants to give me a chance to choose again. "Divorce is fine, but handle the child's birth certificate first, and I want compensation." Gavin had prepared a long speech to persuade me. Now hearing me accept calmly, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, two hundred thousand, enough right?" Gavin is the heir to the group, but only willing to give me two hundred thousand. I pinched the edge of the sheet, knowing it was useless to argue more, could only nod. He went to handle the certificate, I signed after confirming it was correct. Getting the agreement, Gavin couldn't wait to find Lila. Not even a thought of looking at our child. In the next ward there was laughter and joy, family taking pictures around the newborn. Only I was alone, husband at this moment had become a stranger. Two days later Leo came out of the NICU. I wrapped the child in a soft swaddle, preparing to leave the hospital. Before getting in the car, I received a message from the secretary: "Miss Serena, please cooperate with forwarding the group's statement." Not yet officially divorced, I was already unworthy of the title "Mrs. Sterling". To maintain Lila's image, Gavin asked me to declare to the public that the divorce was due to fading feelings. I agreed, but my phone was about to die, planned to deal with it after going home. Back to the villa, I asked the butler to turn up the AC temperature, but no one answered. Holding the child towards the nursery, I heard them whispering in the kitchen. "Shameless, daring to bring back a child born of an affair." "Young Master was soft-hearted not to pursue, she is not grateful but wants to split the property!" My steps paused, under heavy loungewear, cold sweat soaked my back. 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, eyes full of contempt. Mrs. Zhao, the nanny, was the boldest, snorting directly at me. "Who's talking nonsense? The statement is out, you were unfaithful in marriage and won't let people say?" I hurried back to the room, turned on the news after charging the phone, the trending topic was "Sterling Heir Divorce Announcement". "Due to Ms. Serena's unfaithful behavior during the marriage, Mr. Gavin Sterling has terminated the marital relationship, hereby declared." My brain roared, temples throbbing. Gavin, to pave the way for Lila, didn't hesitate to completely ruin my reputation! Just as I wanted to defend myself in the comment section, the phone suddenly vibrated, waking up Leo in my arms. After answering, that familiar police officer's voice was excited: "Ms. Serena, there's a breakthrough in the case! You were taken from The Hamptons!" "We have combined with local police to screen missing children files, you need to come for a DNA test ASAP!" Heart broken by Gavin suddenly rekindled hope, tears fell silently. Since being kidnapped to this city at six, I haven't felt the warmth of family again. I thought marrying Gavin was a new life, unexpectedly it was another disaster. But now, I might find my biological parents, my child can also have relatives who truly love him! Hanging up, I quickly packed simple luggage, turned to the nursery to get some necessities. Just holding the doorknob, the villa door was pushed open violently. "Serena, who allowed you to touch the things inside?" Gavin frowned, looking displeased. "I just want to get some change of clothes for the child." "Those are prepared for Lila's child, buy your own if you need." Every item in the nursery was carefully selected by me during pregnancy. Now he wants to give them all to Lila's child. Even though that child has no blood relation to him. I suppressed the bitterness in my heart, didn't argue at this moment. Mrs. Zhao suddenly grabbed me with a stern face, dragging me out: "Young Master ordered us to go to the rehab center to take care of Miss Lila." I was pulled until the wound hurt, said urgently: "I also just gave birth, need to rest!" Gavin didn't look back: "So you have experience." "Stop nagging, you grew up working hard, body is good, don't need postpartum recovery." He sat in the sedan, I was pushed into the van heading to the rehab center. Upon arrival, Lila was leaning on a recliner, five or six nursing staff attending. Seeing me, she pretended to get up: "Sister-in-law is here, please sit, hard work giving birth..." Gavin gently held her down, glanced at me: "She could get out of bed with a fever before, this is nothing." "Serena, as long as you take good care of Lila, I'll add another fifty thousand, good deal right?" Adding fifty thousand, indeed tempting. I bit my lip: "No, my child is alone at home unattended." A trace of impatience flashed in his eyes, but Lila pulled his hand softly. "Brother Gavin, if Sister-in-law doesn't want to take care of me, don't force her, I don't want to make it difficult for you." Gavin held her hand tight, looking at me with only disgust: "Letting you take care of Lila is giving you a chance. You, an orphan with no one to rely on, marrying me brings no benefit, can't even do this little thing well. Now serving Lila well is your only value." He habitually belittled me, completely ignoring my pale face. Waved hand to let Mrs. Zhao go back to take care of the child. But Mrs. Zhao always looked down on me, how could she take care of the child sincerely! Gavin ignored me, ordered me to feed Lila nutritious meal. I looked back at the closed door, knowing I couldn't leave for now. Had to drag my weak body to prepare meal for Lila. A spoonful of stew just sent to her lips, she suddenly leaned back, crying out in pain: "Hot!" Gavin snatched the bowl and threw it at my feet, soup splashing wet my pant leg. "What temper are you throwing! Burning Lila, you don't think about eating today!" Lila leaned on his shoulder, teary-eyed: "Brother Gavin don't be angry, Sister-in-law didn't mean it..." "Don't call her Sister-in-law, go handle divorce procedures tomorrow!" I was left aside, covered in stains, but no one cared. Chapter 2 The next day Gavin took me away from the rehab center and handled the divorce procedures. Walking out of the registration office, he got into the car on his own. "I'm going to order performance costumes for Lila, go back yourself." He said with a dark face: "Serena, if you don't arrive at the rehab center within forty minutes, bear the consequences yourself." Car drove away, I turned to hail a taxi back to the villa. Just entering the gate, heard baby crying from the backyard storage room. That's where gardening tools are stored! I rushed in, saw Leo casually placed on the cold stone platform. Beside clearly had prepared formula and diapers, but his little face was purple, crying weak. He probably hadn't eaten since yesterday! Nor changed diaper! No time to argue with Mrs. Zhao, I picked up the child to feed and change. While burping him, Leo gave me a blurry smile, my eyes heated up, tears falling on his clothes. Lila's child is cared for by everyone, my child is forgotten, even food and warmth are problems. "Leo don't fear, Mommy takes you away." Suddenly smashing door sound from outside, I just opened the door, Gavin's slap arrived. "Serena! You dare bring shady people home!" I protected Leo, pushed into the living room by Gavin. Lila wrapped in shawl, surrounded by nursing staff followed in. Scene inside shocked me: Several strange men lying on the carpet in disorder, smell of alcohol soaring. Home in mess, seemed just experienced revelry. People sleeping in bedroom and study, even three people lying on master bedroom bed, clothes messy. I shook head in panic: "Not me! I didn't enter the main house yesterday at all!" Mrs. Zhao stepped forward, heartbroken said: "Young Master, a group of people broke in last night, said Miss Serena gave them key card, invited them to party..." "They disliked baby crying noisy, so moved child to storage room..." I trembled all over, defended urgently: "I don't know them! And yesterday I was at rehab center, how to give them key card?" "Yeah... Sister-in-law was taking care of me yesterday, Brother Gavin, why not ask these people?" Lila gently pulled Gavin's sleeve. His cold face slightly eased, ordered to wake up the nearest man. "Who let you in!" Man drunk: "A woman named Serena gave key card, said this house empty, invited us to play... open another bottle!" What he shook in hand was exactly my access card, with a Chinese knot I braided myself hanging on it. I subconsciously touched pocket, empty. "No, my card lost, not me!" "Still dare to quibble! If not for Lila worrying about you, insisting coming back to stay, I wouldn't know you had such dirty thoughts!" "You clearly wanted to fool around with these people here!" Gavin more impatient, ordered Mrs. Zhao to lock me into storage room. Behind came Lila's soft persuasion: "Brother Gavin, Sister-in-law just playful, don't be angry..." "Not punishing won't remember! This house dirty, we go to South City apartment!" Storage room door locked dead, I watched through window as they drove away. Lila in the crowd looked back, giving me a victor's smile. Late night, finally coaxed Leo to sleep, light suddenly went out. Thought storage room wiring aging, I opened phone to check ticket. Suddenly heard unlocking sound, Lila appeared under cold moonlight. Without others, her eyes surged with naked viciousness. "Divorced still want money? Serena, how are you so shameless!" I immediately protected Leo retreating to corner, narrow space nowhere to escape. "Lila, I never offended you, why press me repeatedly!" "Never offended? If not for you, the one marrying Gavin should be me!" I froze. Indeed, a person of unknown origin like me didn't deserve entering Sterling family. Back then Grandpa Sterling had sudden brain hemorrhage fell on street, I sent him to hospital paid medical fee. Old man to repay kindness, threatened severing relationship to make Gavin marry me. We only registered, didn't even have wedding. After marriage Gavin treated me as air, until one night he drunk broke into my room. Hit jackpot once. Grandpa Sterling died when I was two months pregnant, my last reliance gone. So Lila determined I stole her life? "You already got what you wanted, why kill all?" "No! If not you registered with Gavin, how would I go to bar drink, how have this bastard seed!" "All blame you! Serena, I want you to pay with life!" She grabbed corner gardening shears stabbing over, I dodged in panic. Next second she suddenly screamed shrilly, slammed hard against iron shelf edge, fell to ground. Gavin rushed in: "Serena! Are you crazy!" Lila's arm bleeding, weakly fell in his arms: "Brother Gavin, I feared Sister-in-law uncomfortable here, came specially to visit..." "Who knew she scolded me as dancer, and hurt me..." Gavin pressed her wound distressedly, glaring at me: "Serena! Lila yields everywhere, why you push your luck!" "She still has to return to stage, you want ruin her dancing life!" Leo scared crying non-stop, I comforted while questioning: "Gavin, you believe whatever she says?" "Who else besides you! I saw enough of your poor and vicious face!" Gavin picked up Lila, signaled Mrs. Zhao to restrain me. "Go to hospital with me! If Lila scars affecting performance, I make you pay double!" Chapter 3 In hospital corridor, Mrs. Zhao lazy to mind me, went to end scrolling phone. Leo crying non-stop, I coaxed low, but he hard to calm due to fright. A lady with gentle temperament walked out from neighbor clinic, seeing me holding baby, handed a pack of tissues. "Wipe sweat, child maybe hungry." Lady smiled gently, I nodded gratefully. Stranger's kindness actually better than child's biological father. Just changed diaper, seeing Mrs. Zhao still looking at phone, I held Leo wanting to go to stairwell. But ran into Gavin bringing Lila hurriedly. Moment looking up, another slap. "Bitch! Should have confiscated your ID earlier!" I stumbled from hit, Mrs. Zhao also surrounded. When I stood steady, Lila's arm wrapped in gauze, sobbing in public: "Sister-in-law, before you divorced Gavin, we were just old acquaintances." "How can you slander me as third party online, ruining me like this, better let me die!" Gavin held her, under eye signal, Mrs. Zhao took chance snatching Leo. "Return child to me!" I rushed forward, but Gavin choked my neck hard. Until I breathing difficult, face red then let go. "Start livestream now, admit you cheated, me and Lila innocent!" "Otherwise, you never see child again!" I gasped heavily, glimpsed Mrs. Zhao under Lila's hint, covering handkerchief on Leo's mouth and nose. She wants to suffocate my child! Leo's crying weak, Gavin turned blind eye! He never treated Leo as biological flesh and blood! I knelt in terror: "Okay! I agree! Beg you don't touch my child!" Before livestream camera, I held child, tears like rain admitting all "crimes". "I am Gavin Sterling's ex-wife Serena, divorced due to infidelity in marriage. Ms. Lila is innocent with him, everything is my rumor, my shamelessness, my jealousy..." Livestream ended, Gavin threw a new phone. "Sensible enough. This is new number, convenient for Lila to contact you." "Lila soft-hearted, afraid you starve outside, left you nanny position..." I took phone obediently, sat in arranged car. Then taking advantage of red light interval, threw phone, held child ran straight to airport. Taxi sped in rain, my heart hit chest violently with wiper swinging. Leo twisted uneasily in arms, seemed to feel mother's anxiety. I dared not look back, afraid that familiar black sedan followed behind like ghost. I knew, since Gavin confiscated my ID and phone, must thought I couldn't fly. But he didn't know, in previous life to cure Leo, I secretly sewed a interlayer in Leo's small quilt, inside hidden that pair of jade earrings Grandpa Sterling gave me when married, and some private cash I saved these years. Arrived airport, bought a nearest flight ticket to The Hamptons with cash at counter. No ID was big trouble, luckily that police officer before to let me go over ASAP, sent me a police electronic investigation letter and extraction code for temporary ID, I operated trembling hands on kiosk for long time, finally got that thin paper. Until plane rushed into clouds, looking at city gradually becoming small outside window, I dared to let out a long breath. That city, buried my previous life, also almost buried my current life.
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