When Xavier brought his eighth assistant to me for hymen reconstruction surgery, Eleanor, my mother-in-law, sent me a message: "Still not divorcing? This is the eighth one. Are you some kind of masochist?" This time I didn't have a hysterical breakdown. I just quietly performed the reconstruction surgery on the young woman. When we walked out of the operating room, Xavier tenderly held the young woman. "There, now your first time will be mine." The young woman seemed a bit shy in front of others. "Oh, what are you saying? Right in front of your wife, Lily? Aren't you afraid she'll misunderstand?" Xavier acted as if he'd only just noticed me, giving me a glance followed by mockery. "Her parents' medical bills still depend on me. As long as I'm happy, she'll do anything. Besides..." Xavier paused mid-sentence to glance at me. "For a woman who's been humiliated like her to hold the position of a rich man's wife—that's already more than she deserves." Meeting Xavier's questioning gaze, I nodded, then pulled out several documents. "Perfect timing. Sign these, so I don't have to track you down later." Xavier signed without even looking. Then he instructed me to take good care of the young woman, adding, "Don't make things difficult for her, or I'll make you regret it." I nodded obediently. Watching Xavier take the young woman to the hospital room, I pulled out the divorce agreement from among the documents. This time, I didn't want to wrong myself anymore.
Xavier had barely left when Eleanor called me. "Have you no shame? Hurry up and divorce my son." "Fine. How much are you willing to pay me?" Eleanor seemed surprised that I would actually agree to divorce. After all, in her view, I was clinging to Xavier for money. And I was completely unworthy of her son, so over these years of marriage, she had become my greatest enemy. From the time we started dating, she'd approached me multiple times to talk. After marriage, she mocked me every time she saw me. "Some people marry a good man and think they can comfortably settle into being a wealthy wife." Because she didn't like me, everyone in the wives' social circle treated me coldly too. At first, for Xavier's sake, I desperately tried to fit into that circle. When Xavier found out, he said, "Why do you need to fit in with them? They should be the ones trying to please you." Back then, Xavier's heart and eyes were full of me. The extreme mismatch in our social status—he completely ignored it. Even paying my parents' medical bills was something he suggested, not something I demanded. When Eleanor found out, she went directly to my parents. She cursed at my parents in front of the neighbors. My parents' health deteriorated further because of her words. When Xavier found out, he had a huge fight with Eleanor and declared, "If you target my wife again, our relationship as mother and son is over." After that, Eleanor's targeting of me became less obvious. But it only lasted a year. Everything changed. On our first wedding anniversary, Xavier didn't celebrate with me, using work as an excuse. But I saw him on his assistant's social media. Xavier, who had no time to celebrate with me, had time to celebrate his assistant's birthday. I made a huge scene that day, but Xavier was dismissive. "The assistant is Director Lin's daughter. This is business entertainment. Don't be so unreasonable." But later, seeing I was truly angry, Xavier apologized. He swore to me there would never be a next time. But a man's mouth—it's full of lies. The next time came quickly. From my initial hysteria, I'd become numb by now. I understood clearly—people don't rot from the beginning. Perhaps the current Xavier was the real him. But I kept remembering how sincere Xavier was when we first got together. His acting was excellent. He deceived me, making me believe I'd met true love, met a man worth spending my life with. But then he said to me, "You're not even a virgin. You expect me to be faithful to you?"
In that instant, I felt like I couldn't breathe. Meeting my heartbroken eyes, Xavier realized he'd said the wrong thing. He quickly tried to backtrack. "I didn't mean it like that, I..." His attempt to explain was interrupted by a phone call. Xavier answered the phone gently and walked away without looking back. I watched Xavier's retreating figure, my heart feeling torn apart. So when he said he didn't care at all, he was lying. Back when we first got together, Xavier's competitors couldn't find any weakness in him. He'd announced our relationship publicly, so I became their target. To humiliate Xavier, they found someone to nearly assault me. That was the first time I'd seen Xavier angry. He nearly killed that man. Afterward, Xavier bankrupted that person in less than a day. He's still in prison now. But now... "Are you serious?" Eleanor's skeptical voice pulled my thoughts back to the present. I nodded. "Yes." "Fine. How much money do you want?" "Whatever you're willing to give." For the first time, I hung up before waiting for Eleanor to finish speaking. She immediately sent several angry messages complaining about me. Seeing I didn't reply, she could only fume, eventually transferring me five million dollars. Although it wasn't much compared to the Xavier family's wealth, it was enough for me. After accepting the money, I blocked Eleanor. Then I handed the divorce agreement and all the evidence to my lawyer, having him handle our divorce lawsuit. I thought Xavier and I wouldn't see each other again, but I didn't expect him to bring someone to my small apartment. Seeing Xavier and Molly, I instinctively frowned. Xavier casually pushed me aside and brought Molly in to look at the place. "This small apartment is closest to the office. You'll live here from now on, so I can come see you anytime." "Okay, Xavier." "Xavier, this is my apartment." "What, drawing such clear lines with me now? Fine then. Your parents' nursing home fees—should you settle those yourself? I don't need to pay anymore, right?" "You..." I never imagined Xavier would say such things for Molly's sake. Seeing me unable to fight back, Xavier smiled smugly. "Alright, I'll compensate you. You can go live in that small apartment near your hospital." Hearing this, my heart sank. Had Xavier completely forgotten? I was nearly assaulted in that small apartment. Back then, I became depressed because of that incident. Xavier stayed with me every day until I recovered. But now? I looked at Xavier in disbelief. "You want me to live where?" "What? Unwilling? That place is much bigger than this apartment." Xavier had just finished speaking when something seemed to occur to him. He slapped his forehead in realization. He looked at Molly with a smile. "I forgot—that's where she slept with another man." "Slap..." I really couldn't hold back. The moment the slap landed on Xavier's face, my heart skipped a beat. "Xavier, you..." "Slap!" It was my face that got hit. Molly looked at me with a trembling body, her face flushed red with anger. "What right do you have to hit people? You seduced Xavier's competitor during your marriage, and he didn't even despise you for it. Now you're acting proud?" Molly's protective behavior made Xavier laugh. "Alright, don't stoop to her level." Then Xavier looked at me magnanimously. "You hit me, Molly defended me. We're even now. You should be more gracious too. Whether you and I can continue depends on you."
Xavier's threatening intent was obvious. But I didn't want to endure it anymore. "Get out." "Lily..." Xavier glared at me, dissatisfied. "You really want to tear off all pretenses?" "Yes." "Good. Very good." Xavier smiled at me, then turned and left with Molly. I knew Xavier would retaliate, but I didn't expect him to be this vicious. That same day, my nude photos were spread wildly in our hospital's group chat, captioned: One hundred dollars per session. I became the laughingstock of the entire hospital. Colleagues who'd been jealous of my rapid promotion due to my excellent medical skills directly reported me: "We suspect she's engaging in power-for-sex transactions at the hospital." Unable to withstand the pressure, the hospital sent people to investigate. The so-called investigation was really just pinning charges on me. In the end, I, a gynecology specialist, was directly fired. The deputy director rumored to be having an affair with me even came forward saying I'd seduced him. Furious, I confronted him, demanding to know why he was framing me. To my surprise, he was even more disgusted with me. "Lily, you have the nerve to blame me? You and your husband are playing me for a fool. Do you know my wife doesn't believe me now and insists on divorcing me?" Listening to the deputy director's condemnation, my body shook violently. I knew this had something to do with Xavier, but I never imagined that to stand up for Molly, he would slander me like this. He even personally intervened to make my disgrace stick. True love, indeed. Xavier used to protect me the same way. Fortunately, my lawyer called saying our divorce certificate would be processed soon. Once it was done, Xavier and I would have nothing to do with each other. That day, worried my parents would be upset if they saw the news, I wanted to go to the nursing home and explain things clearly to them. When I arrived, I just happened to see my parents being kicked out of the nursing home. They didn't struggle at all, just silently took their belongings and left. Hiding in the shadows, I heard my parents sighing. "Our daughter and Xavier have reached the end. We can't drag her down anymore." "Yes." The couple looked at each other, then walked away with hunched backs. I quietly followed behind them, picking up my phone to call them. I held back my tears. They forced smiles too. As I was about to hang up, my parents cautiously asked, "You and Xavier..." "Yes, we've started divorce proceedings. I've booked plane tickets for you to leave. You should..." "Good. We'll leave right away." My parents answered me quickly. We tacitly said nothing more, and then I sent them the ticket information. Watching my parents leave, I breathed a sigh of relief. Given Xavier's current level of devotion to Molly, I truly didn't know what he might do to my parents. Their leaving was for the best. That night I didn't go to the small apartment near the hospital. Instead, I returned to the marital home I shared with Xavier. All my belongings were there. But I didn't expect that the moment I opened the door, I would see Molly and Eleanor. Eleanor immediately gave me a cold look. "Have you no shame? Hurry up and divorce my son." "I can. How much are you planning to give me?" I ignored Eleanor and went upstairs to pack my things. But they watched me like they were monitoring a criminal. When I wanted to take my cosmetics, Molly even mocked, "Lily, these things were all bought with Xavier's money, right?" At first, I didn't respond, but every time I reached for something, Molly would mock me. Unable to bear it anymore, I said, "What, aren't you spending Xavier's money now? Xavier and I aren't even divorced yet. The money he's spending on you—I have the right to demand it back." "You..." Molly immediately stamped her feet in anger. But the next moment, she sat down directly on the floor. "Lily, I kindly wanted to let you stay here a few more days. Why did you hit me? Do you hate me that much?" "Lily..."
Meeting Xavier's eyes that looked like they wanted to devour me, I was too lazy to defend myself. Xavier shot me a vicious glare, then nervously helped Molly up. "Are you okay?" Molly shook her head fearfully. "I'm fine. I just don't know why Lily..." Before she could finish, Molly began crying pitifully. Xavier looked at me again. I simply said flatly, "I'll leave once I've packed my things." "Apologize." Xavier's face was grim, his hand gripping my wrist tightly. In that moment, I read one message in Xavier's eyes: if I didn't apologize, I would definitely regret it. "Xavier, because of you, I was fired from the hospital. Because of you, my parents were kicked out of the nursing home. Because of you, I'm now a whore. Because of you, I've been insulted. And now, because of a mistress's few words, you want me to apologize?" I looked at Xavier aggressively. I wanted to know if this man truly had no heart. The facts proved that when a man doesn't love you anymore, anything you say is worthless. "What happened to you is what you deserve. What does it have to do with me? Stop deflecting. Apologize to Molly right now, or else..." "Or else what?" I stared at Xavier defiantly. He panicked for a moment, frowning and saying softly, "Why do you have to be so difficult? You know Molly is still young. Why are you arguing with her? No one can shake your position. Can't you just behave?" I really couldn't understand Xavier. If he didn't love me anymore, why not let go? From the first time Xavier cheated with an assistant, I'd proposed divorce. Time after time, Xavier always refused. He even targeted me because I wanted a divorce. Everyone who was good to me had been targeted. So that now, only my parents still stood on my side. And now they were gone too. Xavier had no one left to threaten me with. "Xavier, in this house, it's either me or her." "Ha, how arrogant. You really think my son can't live without you. My son just pities you." "A woman like you who's been used by others and can't even have children—our Xavier family doesn't want you." Eleanor's words stabbed into my chest like knives. "So Lily is targeting me because I'm pregnant and you can't conceive?" Molly's one sentence made my face change dramatically. "Lily, why pretend you don't know? You're a doctor. Couldn't you tell at a glance?" I ignored Molly, only looking at Xavier. "Answer me. Is she pregnant?" "Yes." "So you're keeping this child?" "Yes." Xavier answered firmly, even worrying I might harm Molly, quickly shielding her behind him. Watching the Xavier family on high alert, I couldn't help but laugh. But as I laughed, tears came. For myself, and for my unborn child. That was my first child, and Xavier's first child too. But when he learned of the pregnancy, he wasn't happy at all. Instead, he was troubled. Later he told me, "Lily, you know I grew up without a father. I'm not ready yet. I don't think we're suited to have a child right now." I knew very well that my body conceiving a child was extremely difficult. So I explained to Xavier that I could take good care of the child. But he acted tormented every day, as if he would die if I gave birth to this child. When a colleague learned I was going to have an abortion, she was shocked. "Dr. Lily, you know very well that this might..." I didn't let her finish, because I knew she was right. But I couldn't take the risk. I couldn't let Xavier suffer. In the end, I had a miscarriage. And that man who said he'd never want children for the rest of his life was now carefully cherishing his mistress and her child. Tears fell uncontrollably. "Xavier, back then our..." "Enough, Lily. Some things I won't mention, so don't bring them up yourself. If you don't find it shameful, I find it disgusting!" Xavier glanced at me with disgust. I was instantly petrified. What did that mean? Was he—was he suspecting me? My chest hurt, but I still asked, "So back then it wasn't that you didn't want children—you didn't want my child?" "Exactly. You're dirty." Eleanor answered first, and Xavier didn't deny it. In that moment, I felt like a joke. I laughed bitterly at myself, throwing a document at Xavier. "Take a good look. I hope you never regret your decisions for the rest of your life." Xavier dismissively glanced at the document. With just one look, his expression changed drastically. "This is impossible..."
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