Chapter 1
My husband. Caleb Yeager, gave the house I had prepared for m seriously ill father to his mistress’s dog
My dad was seriously ill. I begged Caleb to give my dad the house near the hospital to stay in, but he said my dad didn’t deserve it.
Then, on the day my dad passed away. Caleb gave that house to his lover’s dog
Around the dog’s neck hung my father’s military medal–his last honor before he passed
Looking at that golden medal. I made up my mind. It was time to end this marriage.
While Caleb and his secretary, Moira Lange, were living it up in luxury, I was at the funeral home, too broke to pay the bill.
The cheapest urn cost 30 dollars.
But Caleb only gave me 5 dollars per day for my living expenses.
Mom looked at me coldly. Beside her lay my father’s lifeless body, still full of unspoken grievances.
Finally, I slowly took out my phone and called Caleb once again.
“Can you transfer me 80 dollars? My dad…”
Before I could tell Caleb about my dad’s death, Caleb roared at me angrily, “Fidelia, what else can you do except ask for money?
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“I’ve been working hard every day to support our family! Can you be more considerate and less extravagant?
“80 dollars? Do you even care about this family at all?
“You want money? Fine. Follow the procedure and write the application form first!”
With that, he hung up the phone directly.
I had heard words like these countless times in our ten years of marriage.
I should’ve been numb by now.
But this time, facing my mom’s and relatives‘ mocking gaze, I felt extremely embarrassed.
My mom stood still, unmoved, her lips twisted in a bitter sneer.
And my aunt, who had always doted on me, now had completely changed
her attitude.
She said to me with sarcasm, “Don’t ask us for money! We’re just your poor relatives. We could never match your high–society life!”
“Back then, because you were afraid that we would ask your man for money, you tried so hard to keep your distance from us. Look what has come to you now. You deserve it!”
My relatives kept criticizing me, and the malice in their eyes hurt me so deeply.
Mom started to push Dad’s body away.
I took a step to follow her, but she ripped off the gold necklace I’d once given her and threw it straight into the fire at my feet.
And she roared at me, “Go away! You played housemaid to that man for
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