On the rainy night my husband ran away with his boyfriend, I received a pregnancy notification from the clinic. My father-in-law, Arthur, dragged him back in a fury, forcing him to get down on his knees and beg for my forgiveness. "Chloe, I’m so sorry. I was just blind and confused." "Please, think of our baby and forgive me." I didn’t even bother to look at him. I just threw out one casual sentence that blew the entire house to pieces. "The baby isn’t even yours. What exactly are you apologizing for?" *** 【1】 My husband was cheating on me. I knew the old saying—people would excuse it as "just a mistake any man would make." But this particular mistake? It was absolutely eyesearing. The moment I used the hotel key card to open the door and caught Ethan in the act, a pale, fragile-looking, naked man crawled out from under his bedsheet. His skin was covered in unmistakable pink marks. Ethan sat up in bed, looking utterly embarrassed. He glanced at the man, then at me, looking completely flustered. "Chloe... what are you doing here?" I crossed my arms and sneered at him and his male mistress. "What am I doing here? I came to watch the show, of course!" When my best friend, Maya, texted me saying she saw my husband checking into a hotel alone, I never in a million years expected his cheating partner to be a man. We had been married for three years, and our relationship had always been lukewarm, let alone having any kids. I had wanted a baby of our own so badly. But the weird thing was, Ethan never wanted to touch me. I used to constantly doubt my own attractiveness. I worked out, dieted, and stayed in shape, but none of it worked. And now I realized I had been wasting my time. Ethan was into men. I had spent three years being a beard for a closeted man! "Don't get the wrong idea... we're just co-workers. We had too much to drink last night and just shared a bed." Co-workers? What kind of co-workers sleep naked in the same bed? Furious, I took a step forward. My hand flew up, wanting to slap them, but I didn't even know who to hit first. Seeing my angry glare, the fragile young man’s eyes turned red. He bit his lower lip, clung tightly to my husband’s arm, and shrank behind him like a helpless puppy. "Ethan, your wife is so scary... I'm frightened..." "You knew he was married, and yet you still had the nerve to climb into his bed?" I held back my rage, clinging to my last shred of sanity. Ethan avoided my gaze guiltily, but his silence only made the male mistress bolder. "Hmph, you’re just his legal spouse." "In a relationship, the one who isn't loved is the real intruder!" The guy was sharp-tongued, but the way he clung to my husband like a spineless leech made my stomach turn. My stomach churned so hard that I ran out of the room to throw up. When I walked back to the doorway a moment later, Ethan hadn't pushed him away. Instead, he was gently stroking the man's hair. "It's fine. Chloe isn't the type to make a scene." "As long as I apologize properly, she won't tell anyone about this." "Would you leave me for your wife?" the young man asked, tears welling in his eyes. "I have to stay with her so our relationship can remain safe, you silly boy," Ethan cooed, playfully pinching the man’s nose. For three years, I had been the perfect, elegant, and supportive wife. We had treated each other with respect. In the eyes of outsiders, we were a model couple. But in his heart, I was just a trophy tool to show off. A "roommate" he didn't love, used to cover up his secret relationship with his male darling! The fact that Ethan cheated on me with a man made me both furious and disgusted. No matter what, I was going to tell his parents. I wanted them to see exactly what kind of filthy things their pride-and-joy son was doing behind their backs. 【2】 Two hours later, a heavy storm hit the city. Thunder rumbled, and on the sofa, my parents-in-law’s faces were as dark as the storm clouds. The family owned a multimillion-dollar business and were highly respected in high society. Out of respect for our years of marriage, I hadn't made a public scene. I had only told his parents. From their grim expressions, it was clear they hadn't been fully sure of their son's sexuality either. My father-in-law, Arthur, believed me immediately. But my mother-in-law, Eleanor, remained skeptical. "Didn't Ethan say they were just co-workers sharing a room? Maybe they're just really close!" "What could possibly happen between two men in a bed?" "Chloe, stop trying to ruin Ethan’s reputation with your malicious accusations!" Malicious? The image of Ethan and that man tangled up naked in bed flashed in my mind. My dear mother-in-law had always taken her son's side since the day we got married. Even if I talked until my throat was dry, she wouldn't believe a word. "Eleanor, when Ethan gets back, you can ask him yourself." Time ticked by. I was getting sleepy. Suddenly, my phone buzzed. Half an hour ago, Ethan’s card was used to purchase two tickets to Miami on a booking app. "Arthur, Eleanor, look. Is Ethan trying to run away with that man?" The older couple exchanged looks. Arthur quickly dialed Ethan's number, but it went straight to voicemail. He was likely already on the plane. "I guess we’ll just have to wait until he comes back..." Eleanor tried to soften the tension. "Unbelievable! Just wait until he gets back, I'll teach him a lesson!" Arthur clenched his fists tightly. The rain poured outside. My heart was colder than the rain. Three years of marriage couldn't beat a few sweet words from a male mistress. Ethan must have run to another city to avoid the scandal, fearing I would blow his secret. Did he think he could just go and enjoy his life with his boyfriend? I wasn't going to make it that easy for him. I looked down and touched my belly. After a moment of thought, I forwarded the clinic's pregnancy notification to Ethan's Snapchat. "Don't worry, Arthur, Eleanor. He will definitely come back." Seven hours later, at 3:00 AM. Ethan rushed back into the house, looking exhausted but incredibly excited. Ignoring his father’s glare and his mother’s worried eyes, he reached out to hug me. I stepped back coldly, my face filled with disgust. "Don't touch me. You make me sick." As if he had made a major decision, he suddenly dropped to his knees. "Chloe, I'm so sorry!" "I was stupid! I shouldn't have messed around with a man! Please, for the sake of our baby, forgive me!" Eleanor immediately tried to pull him up. "Ethan! Get up right now! Have some self-respect! Why are you kneeling?" Then she glared at me. "Chloe, just forgive him for the baby's sake! It was just a stupid slip-up. Every guy goes through a phase!" I touched my belly and stood up, my eyes freezing cold. "What are you apologizing for? The baby isn't even yours." I did the math. Ethan and I hadn't slept together in nearly a year. He didn't care about me at all. He was too busy hovering around his little fairy boyfriend to remember such details. I delivered the shocking truth in the calmest voice possible. Ethan's face instantly darkened. "Chloe, I swallowed my pride for you, and you dare to tell me you cheated on me? You're pregnant with someone else's child?" In less than five seconds, his guilt turned into pure rage. Double standards in marriage never changed. His cheating was "just a phase," but my supposed affair was a "deadly sin." Eleanor, who had always acted polite, didn't care that I was pregnant. She rushed over and slapped me hard across the face. "You tramp! You’ve been sleeping around, and yet you dare to accuse my son of being gay to cover it up?" "Where did that bastard child in your belly come from?!" Before they even knew the truth, they were already calling me a tramp. Her voice was so shrill it hurt my ears. Before I could explain, Ethan slapped my other cheek from the left. "I asked you a question! Whose bastard child are you carrying?!" Just as the two of them were about to lung at me again, the front door was kicked open with a loud bang. My best friend, Maya, and a handsome young man rushed in. The man shielded me behind his back, while Maya quickly checked on me. "Are you okay? I'm sorry we're late!" Though my face stung from the slaps, my stomach was starting to hurt. I grabbed Maya's arm, signaling her to take me away. I didn't want to stay in this disgusting house for another second. If I weren't pregnant, I would have fought them both right then and there. "Oh, so your lover is here to rescue you?" Ethan sneered, locking the door, his eyes burning with jealousy. He obviously thought this young man was the father of my baby. The man was younger and much more handsome than Ethan. Fueled by jealousy, Ethan swung a fist at his face. The young man calmly blocked the punch and shoved Ethan back, sending him stumbling. "You!" Ethan fell miserably to the floor. Before we left, the young man looked down at him and mocked: "What a loser. You couldn't even keep your own wife." 【3】 On the drive back, Maya cursed Ethan out completely. "He looked like such a decent guy! How could he cheat on you with a man? That is so disgusting!" Logan, her college athlete brother, was also fuming. "Exactly! What a pathetic excuse for a man! Who hits their pregnant wife?!" Only then did I realize Logan was Maya’s younger brother, five years younger than her. I felt terrible that Maya's family had to be dragged into my messy divorce drama on our very first meeting. "I'm sorry, Logan. You shouldn't have to deal with this trash." Logan shook his head, still angry. "My sister’s friend is my sister too!" "Chloe, my college is right around the corner. If that jerk or his boyfriend ever bothers you again, I'll knock them out in a second!" My stomach was still hurting, but hearing them defend me warmed my heart. Maya touched my forehead and then checked my pulse. As a medical PhD, she was acting like a traditional doctor out of panic. "No, this pregnancy was too hard to get. And that bastard got you too stressed out. We need to go to the hospital right now." The hospital was nearly empty in the early hours of the morning. As I sat on the bench waiting, trying to figure out how to get a quick divorce, a familiar figure caught my eye. Maya had gone to find a doctor she knew, and Logan was yawning next to me. Seeing me stare, his eyes followed my gaze. "Chloe, what are you looking at?" Standing right in front of the dermatology and STD clinic was the same guy I had caught with my husband! He was looking around nervously, terrified of being recognized. "Is that the guy?" Logan rolled up his sleeves, ready to fight. "That little punk. Let me go teach him a lesson." I held the hot-headed college kid back, secretly taking out my phone to snap a photo. "Wait for Maya. We don't even know what he's here for yet." Fortunately, after a series of checks, my baby was fine. Maya breathed a sigh of relief, and she and Logan helped me out of the department. Just as the three of us were about to leave the lobby, a mocking, high-pitched voice came from behind us. "Oh, looking so precious. Are you carrying some royal heir or something?" Well, I tried to ignore him, but he just had to parade himself right in front of me. Looking at the heavily made-up, flashy man, Maya’s grip on my arm tightened. "Who even are you? Do we know you?" "Oh, whether you know me..." He slowly paced around us. "You don't know me, but I happen to know a cheating tramp who is sleeping around behind her husband's back. And she's standing right next to you!" Ethan must have told him about my pregnancy. My chest rose and fell with anger. A homewrecker who ruined my marriage had the nerve to stand there and judge me. But I was pregnant. This baby was precious. I couldn't lose my temper... "You!" Maya was about to scream at him, but I dragged her back. "Let's just go. It's not worth it." Unfortunately, I could only hold back one of them. "Stop lying through your teeth!" Logan, being hot-headed, couldn't stand hearing the guy insult me. Before Maya or I could stop him, he lunged forward and landed a solid punch right on Julian’s face. Julian collapsed to the floor and immediately began to wail. "Help! Someone help! The lover and the cheating wife are beating people up!" He cried dramatically, pointing his finger at me. "This woman cheated on her husband, got pregnant by her lover, and came here for a checkup! Look at her, everyone!" It was morning now, and the hospital lobby was packed with patients and visitors. His dramatic scene and loud, piercing voice quickly drew a crowd. "Oh my gosh, how shameless." "Yeah, that young guy looks so handsome, why is he messing with a married woman?" "Society is really going downhill!"
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