Book 1 My Husband Divorce To
Raise His Beloved’s Bastard
In the fifth year of my marriage to Caleb Coleman, news broke that his first love was pregnant out of wedlock–suspected of being the other woman in someone else’s marriage.
For the sake of her modeling career, Caleb decided to divorce me.
He said, “Ivy’s mother once helped me greatly. She has no family background, and it hasn’t been easy for her to get where she is. Now the only way to protect her is for me to marry her and acknowledge the child.”
I clenched the pregnancy report hidden behind my back, the smile on my face not yet faded.
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I asked softly, “And what about me? The alliance between the Colemans and the Lewis is well known. If we suddenly divorce, how am I supposed to explain it to my family?”
“Just say it was a business marriage, that there was never any love between us. Now that the relationship has broken down, there’s no reason to stay married.”
Perhaps Caleb recalled the intimate
moments we shared in bed just last night- his gaze wavered. “This is only a show. Once the media frenzy dies down, I’ll remarry you. We’ll have a grand wedding, I promise.”
I laughed.
For the past five years, I had always been the one left behind.
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And now, even my marriage was being sacrificed to further her career.
In that moment, I finally understood–Caleb Coleman didn’t love me at all.
There’s no reason for the one who is loved to always compromise and endure.
If there is, it’s because there it isn’t enough love.
“Where is Ivy Rogers? I want to meet her.”
My marriage to Caleb Coleman began because of her–and now, it would end because of her.
The cruel irony was that she had been a shadow throughout all five years of my marriage, yet I had never once met her.
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“She’s being viciously attacked online by the media and public. She’s afraid to go out,” Caleb said in a low voice. After a pause, he added, “And besides, she’s kind–hearted and now pregnant. It’s not suitable for you to meet her right now.”
I looked up, catching the obvious protectiveness in his expression. Was he afraid I’d hurt his precious first love?
Five years of marriage, and this was the final judgment he passed on me,
But I refused to just let it go. “We can divorce, fine–but let Ivy Rogers talk to me first.”
“Scarlett Lewis, I’ve told you–this divorce is only temporary. I’ve promised to remarry you once the media storm blows over. Ivy isn’t
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like you. You have the Lewis family behind you. She only has me.” Caleb’s voice, once laced with guilt, now brimmed with blame.
I stared at him in disbelief. So, if I didn’t agree to the divorce, I was in the wrong?
Caleb seemed to realize his tone had shifted. He stepped closer, reaching out to touch my face.
I moved aside, avoiding his hand.
In the past, every time he neglected or wronged me for Ivy’s sake, he would always lower his pride and try to coax me.
And each time, I forgave him.
It was that ease of forgiveness that allowed history to repeat itself, again and again.
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His hand fell awkwardly to his side. His voice, pale and defensive, explained, “Scarlett, Ivy’s mother once did a great favor for me. Before she passed, I promised I’d take care of her daughter.”
“Do this for me, please?”
I stayed silent for a long moment–until another crisp, unfamiliar voice rang out.
“Scarlett, please… I just want my child to have a legitimate identity” Ivy Rogers pleaded.
I turned around to see her standing in the doorway, her delicate features laced with panic.
And Caleb Coleman had rushed to her side at once, his voice low with concern. “What are you doing here? Didn’t the doctor tell you to
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stay in bed and rest?”
“I was scared,” she said softly. “You didn’t come back and didn’t call. I thought Scarlett might say no, so I came to ask her myself.”
“Scarlett, the baby is innocent. I don’t want him to be labeled a bastard the moment he’s born. If this media storm isn’t handled properly, my modeling career–which is just getting started–will be ruined.”
“You’re a woman too… can’t you understand?”
Though she was a model, her acting skills rivaled those of a professional actress. Tears fell freely after just a few lines.
I looked at the weeping girl before me and felt not the slightest twinge of compassion.
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“And what about the baby’s real father? You’re not going to him–but instead, you’re asking another woman’s husband to step in and take responsibility?”
“It’s not that I didn’t try,” she said, voice trembling. “He doesn’t want the baby.”
“Scarlett, I truly have no other way out. The internet is digging into my past day and
night. If I don’t announce the father soon, I’ll continue to be cyberbombed. My career will be over”
“You were born into wealth. Your parents are still alive. Even if you get divorced, no one will dare say anything about you. But I’m different. My parents are gone. I have no background. Now, the baby’s father has abandoned me, and Caleb is the only one I can count on.”
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She cried like a fragile blossom caught in the rain.
And I stood there, utterly unmoved.
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