Chapter 3

She tenderly held my hand, her palm warm, but the words she spoke plunged my heart into an icy abyss.

"Oh, Seraphina, when Jade becomes pregnant in the future, the child will still be Fletcher's, and it will be Fletcher's only child."

"You see, our Frost family will have an heir after all, and you can become a mother painlessly. It's the best of both worlds!"

I coldly withdrew my hand from her grasp, resolutely determined to leave this place.

This place made me nauseous; I didn't want to stay a moment longer.

Years of affection dissolved into bubbles at this moment, and I felt like a joke.

I really wanted to ask him if he had ever truly loved me.

But none of that mattered now.

Back home, I tallied up the assets Fletcher and I had accumulated since our marriage.

I had been by his side when he rebuilt his fortune, and I had invested in his company.

After our marriage, my parents had also secretly invested and supported him.

What's rightfully mine, I won't let go of a single penny!

After all these years, I still couldn't measure up to the pure love in his heart, foolishly hoping for romance at his age.

He was naively ridiculous.

Did he think his company had been running so well all these years solely because of him?

Laughable.

Given the divorce situation, I was determined to make him pay the price.

As night fell, Fletcher carefully helped Jade back home, then started bossing me around.

"I'm starving, Seraphina. Hurry up and make us dinner. You're just lazing around the house all day anyway."

"Jade is pregnant now and has no one to rely on here. She'll be staying with us, and from now on you'll take care of all her needs."

I couldn't believe my ears.

"Fletcher, what do you mean?"

I had been by his side as we built the business from nothing, helping grow the company into what it is today.

He used to say I was working too hard, that he would provide for the family so I could enjoy life.

Now he's turned the tables, accusing me of being idle.

Jade, fresh out of surgery, was hiding coyly in Fletcher's arms.

She tugged at Fletcher's sleeve, her face full of feigned guilt.

"Fletcher, I'm sorry to impose. It's alright, I can go stay at a hotel."

"Jade, you're staying right here. I make the decisions in this house!"

Fletcher swaggered as he ushered Jade into the study. As they passed by me, Jade wore a smug expression of triumph.

She really thought Fletcher was the master of this house now. I waited for Fletcher to come out, then pulled out the divorce papers and tossed them in front of him.

"This mansion - I paid for it in full originally. I also funded all the renovations. Now I have every right to kick you both out."

The man's expression shifted slightly as he grabbed my hand, his words dripping with an ingratiating tone.

"Seraphina, you've always been the most reasonable and caring. Jade's pregnant now - can't you show her some compassion? Once the baby's born, they'll be calling you 'Mom' too."

I pushed him away.

"Fletcher, I'm not joking around. Divorce."

Fletcher stood up, angrily jabbing his finger in my face as he launched into a tirade.