Chapter 1 Dying Under Her
Husband’s Car
“Theo, did Mom drink that bottle of milk?”
“Dad, don’t worry. I watched her drink it. She must be asleep now.”
Hearing the voices outside the door, Chloe Redford, who was about to go out, curved a smile on her face.
These father and son must be preparing another surprise for her.
Not long after she drank that glass of milk, she felt extremely sleepy. She dozed off for a while, and luckily, she was woken up by her phone. Otherwise, it would have been really inappropriate to fall asleep at her son’s birthday party.
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“Dad, can I call Auntie Scarlett ‘Mom‘ later? I don’t want that mean woman to be my mom! She’s not as pretty as Auntie Scarlett and not as gentle either!”
The voices outside the door grew softer, and Chloe Redford’s smile froze on her face.
She couldn’t believe that the son she had carefully raised for six years actually disliked her and wanted someone else to be his mother!
But Jasper Ellis had always supported and loved her. He was probably educating Theo downstairs right now!
Thinking of this, Chloe Redford dried her tears and walked out. She was worried that Jasper Ellis might do something to their son. After all, in Jasper Ellis’s heart, she, his wife,
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was much more important than their son.
“Mom!”
Theo’s cheerful voice came. Chloe Redford’s heart felt as if it was being stabbed by a knife. She looked downstairs and saw Scarlett Darcy wearing an exquisite Chanel suit. She bent down, stretched out her hands, and hugged Theo in her arms.
What happened next completely broke Chloe Redford.
Jasper Ellis actually put his arm around Scarlett Darcy and kissed her!
Her husband, in their own home, was
embracing and kissing her best friend!
The sound of a car starting came from downstairs. Chloe Redford snapped back
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to her senses and chased after them like a madwoman. As she watched the car about to disappear, she hailed a taxi.
“Follow that car in front!”
Chloe Redford didn’t care how disheveled she looked at this moment. Her mind was filled with the scene she had just witnessed.
Was her beloved husband, her sweet son, and her best friend all fake?
The car stopped at a shopping mall. Chloe Redford followed all the way and saw the three of them enter a high–end Western restaurant.
Through the storefront window, she saw her husband and her best friend celebrating her son’s birthday together. The smiles on their faces were so sweet, as if they were the
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happiest family in the world.
So what about her??
What was she, Chloe Redford??
What were the six years she had givere app her career and wholeheartedly become a a housewife worth?
She looked at the figure reflected in the e storefront window. She couldn’t believe thatat the woman in the pajamas, with messy hainin and dull eyes, was herself.
Suddenly, Theo’s words rang in her mind again. He said she wasn’t as pretty as Scarlett Darcy and wanted Scarlett Darcy to be his mother.
Jasper Ellis must think the same way!
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That’s why he cheated and got together with Scarlett Darcy!
But at the beginning, when Theo was first brought back from the orphanage, he was weak and often sick. It was Jasper Ellis who asked her to leave the company and take care of the child at home.
After Theo grew older, she had proposed going back to the company more than once. But every time she did, Theo would either get sick or get injured, so Chloe Redford had to give up the idea.
In six years, she had gone from a
sought–after famous jewelry designer to an unknown housewife.
And Jasper Ellis, while pretending to be the perfect husband, had an affair with Scarlett Darcy behind her back. Even the child had
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CIChloe Redford was determined to break upup with Jasper Ellis once and for all. As ThTheo, the child was still young, and it sh ststill be possible to educate him now!
Affeten making up her mind, Chloe Redfor dirécelytly bought a new suit of clothes at shoppiping mall and went to the law firm.
“Mrs. Ellisliyoyou mean you want your hus to leave the manaajage with nothing?”
“Yes, he cheatedefir Sitsit.wawant to make hi lose everything andhabtoteget a single cen
The lawyer adjusted his gladasses on his flipped through the docurnenests, and fina let out a sigh.h.
“Mrs. Ellis, according to your current ratsas!
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situation if, yoyou get a divorce, you’ll be the one leaving ththe marriage with nothing. And you won’t be abable to get the custody of the child either!“r!”
“Why?“?”
Chloe Redford was a bitbagagitated and stood up, slapping the table.le.
“The design company under elaspeper Ellis’s name was founded by both of usuveven the years, although I haven’t held a positionion in the company, the award–winning workslevever year were all designed by me personally! Anth I have evidence of his infidelity. Isn’t that at enough to make him leave the marriage withth n nothing?”
The lawyer shook his head.
“S“Sorry. Even before you and Mr. Ellis got t
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married, the company yaad already been transferred to Scarlett DaDaycyls name. Currently, Mr. Ellis has no asassets in his personal name. The propertieses you two 01 jointly are also under mortgagede.”
Chloe Redford looked at the docurementisitl lawyer handed her in disbelief.ef.
How could this be possible! e!
WWhen did she sign these documents?s?
JaJasper Ellis actually transferred the e cccompany to Scarlett Darcy’s name before re ththeir marriage. Did they start having an affa sisix years ago?
ChChloe Redford clenched the documents in hereranand into a ball. The sharp edges of the paperecutcher finger, and bright red blood drippeded onto the white table, looking
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shocking.
“So, if I get a divorce now, not only will nothing, but I’ll also be burdened with tak dedebt!”
CIChloe Redford said each word calmly, bu heheart was bleeding.
EvEven the lawyer couldn’t stand it anymor anand hesitated whether to tell her another thishing.
ChibédeeRédford noticed that the lawyer ha something more to say. She took a deep breath tanahshsaid,
“I can accept ananything now. What else di Jasper Ellis do?b?”
The lawyer pushedeahain sinsurance policy in front of Chloe Redfordrd.
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“Mr. Ellis also bought you a large–amount accidental insurance policy. The
beneficiary…”
“Jasper Ellis!”
Chloe Redford read the name of the beneficiary on the insurance policy and let out a bitter laugh.
So, this so–called loving husband who always said he loved her not only cheated but also wanted her life!
Coming out of the law firm, Chloe Redford stood in the blinding sunlight, and a chill crawled all over her body from the soles of her feet.
“Jasper Ellis… Scarlett Darcy…”
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She murmured the names of these two people, thinking about the bits and pieces of these years. Anger and resentment flowed through her blood like magma.
The happy family she had sacrificed herself for and been so proud of turned out to be a lie from start to finish. From the very beginning, Jasper Ellis and Scarlett Darcy had betrayed her!
Cars came and went at the traffic light intersection. Chloe Redford looked at the busy traffic on the road and recalled her life:
Abandoned by her parents, deceived by her husband, and disliked by her son. For a moment, she even thought about leaving this world.
But she wasn’t willing to give up. It was those who had betrayed her that should die!
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With a loud “bang“, Chloe Redford’s body flew through the air in a parabola. She fell like a broken doll onto the cold road.
Blood quickly blurred her vision. Through the blood mist, Chloe Redford saw that familiar license plate number.
She saw her son sticking his head out of the car window, making a face at her. She couldn’t hear what he was saying anymore.
“Theo..”
She reached out her hand, wanting to stop him, wanting to live, but she could only watch helplessly as the car drove further and further away. She seemed to hear her son’s voice again in her ears.
“Dad, I want Auntie Scarlett to be my mom…”
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The pain in her body seemed insignificant compared to the pain in her heart caused by those words.
The sound of footsteps came to her ears. In a trance, Chloe Redford saw Scarlett Darcy.
She was wearing an exquisite dress and stepping in a pool of blood.
“Chloe, I’m here to say thank you. Thank you for your new work that made me the most famous designer now. Thank you for raising my child for six years.”
Chloe Redford widened her eyes in disbelief and reached out her hand, wanting to grab Scarlett Darcy and ask for an explanation, but she was already breathing with more exhalation than inhalation.
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Scarlett Darcy looked at the person in front of her, covered her nose and mouth in disgust, and the smile on her face was almost twisted.
“You still don’t know, do you? Theo is actually my child. It’s for the best. You can die in
peace. Our family of three, thanks to you, will definitely be very happy!”
The sound of high heels on the ground grew fainter, but it was like a hammer pounding on Chloe Redford’s heart.
The child… was Scarlett Darcy’s!
She had been played for six years like a fool, and now, was she really going to die like
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She really wasn’t willing to accept it!
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