At a private party five years after my divorce, my ex-husband’s childhood friend, Declan, suddenly asked me,
“Maya, do you still hate Cole for hooking up with your best friend while you were pregnant?”
I smiled and shook my head. “I stopped hating him a long time ago. After all, he was young, foolish, and drugged back then.”
The smile on Declan’s lips deepened. “Then do you still love him? He waited for you for years. He’s still single.”
I looked at him in disbelief and flashed the ring on my left ring finger. “But I’m already married with children.”
As soon as the words left my mouth, everyone’s pitying gazes fell on the man in the corner.
He was staring daggers at me, his eyes looking like he wanted to kill someone. I only felt surprised.
I remembered back then, when I was three months pregnant, I had gone to buy clothes for the baby in my belly.
Instead, I saw my best friend, Paige, walking out of a baby supply store arm-in-arm with my husband.
“Cole, the baby is only two months along. We don’t even know the gender yet. You bought out the whole store—how could we possibly use it all?”
Cole brushed a stray strand of hair blown by the wind away from her face.
“This is our first child. It should be grand.”
Behind them, our mutual friends scrambled to chime in.
“A child of the Mercer family must use the best, of course.”
“I’ll gift the crib!”
“Formula is on me!”
It went on until someone hesitantly asked, “Paige’s belly is getting bigger by the day. We won’t be able to hide it sooner or later. What about Maya?”
Cole’s voice was deep. “Keep it a secret for now. At least until Maya has her baby. Her health is fragile, and she can’t take the shock.”
I lowered my eyes and booked an appointment for an abortion.
You didn’t need to hide it anymore. I didn’t want the baby, and I didn’t want you either.
The Wife He Couldn’t Bring Home Chapter 03 The next morning, I washed up and got ready to leave. The bathroom door was pushed open, and Paige appeared in the mirror. This was our first time meeting alone since the incident. “Get out.” I stared at her in the mirror. “Maya, we were best friends
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The Wife He Couldn’t Bring Home Chapter 02 Leaving the shopping district, I asked the store to save and secure the security footage, and I notified my lawyer and the police to go and retrieve a copy. Then I called the family lawyer. “Mr. Sinclair, I want to formally file for divorce.” “Mrs. Mercer, don’t
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The Wife He Couldn’t Bring Home Chapter 01 At a private party five years after my divorce, my ex-husband’s childhood friend, Declan, suddenly asked me, “Maya, do you still hate Cole for hooking up with your best friend while you were pregnant?” I smiled and shook my head. “I stopped hating him a long time
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