Chapter 18
My husband secretly took his mistress on a trip, but fate had other plans. They both fell off a cliff and vanished, their bodies never found.&
Without hesitation, I took in the child they left behind and raised her as my own. For eighteen years, I poured my heart and soul into her and molded her into a world–class swimming champion.
However, just when I thought the past was behind me, my husband and his childhood sweetheart who had been “dead” for twenty years suddenly reappeared. They demanded me to acknowledge that they were my daughter’s biological parents.
“You fool,” he sneered and his voice dripped with arrogance. “Thanks to you, our biological daughter has become a world champion.” I simply laughed while hiding my true thoughts.&
Then he had the audacity to propose divorce so that he and his “family” could be reunited.
Without missing a beat, I flashed him a bright, unwavering smile and answered, “Oh, sure. Take her.“>
On the days nearing the swimming competition, I was completely immersed in training and pushed my body to its limits in preparation every day.
Meanwhile, my husband, Jacob Hamilton, decided to take a little vacation with his beloved childhood sweetheart without my knowledge. However, fate played its hand that very night, news arrived that they had both plunged off a cliff and were presumed dead.
I was stunned, my mind went blank. Then, without warning, tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.
A sudden knock at the door pulled me back to reality. When I opened it, my mother–in–law stood before me. She was cradling a wailing infant. It was no older than a few months.
Without a preamble, she shoved the baby into my arms, her voice cold and emotionless when she said, “This is Jacob’s child.”
1 froze, my arms stiff around the tiny bundle. I didn’t need to ask. This was obviously the illegitimate child of my husband and his
mistress &
My mother–in–law looked at me expectantly, her voice carried the weight of entitlement as she said, “You’re Jacob’s wife. It’s your responsibility to raise his child.“%
I was dumbfounded by the absurdity of it all. Was she so audacious that she was expecting me to raise my husband’s love child and act as if it was my duty?
It is so unbelievable!!
When she saw my hesitation, she pressed even further and practically shoved the child into my grasp as she ordered, “You will raise this child! Or i make sure to show up at your workplace every single day and cause a scene!“>
For years, I knew my mother–in–law well, that her shamelessness knew no bounds and at that moment, an idea took root in my mind. I smirked. Well, since she forced me to take this child, I would take her, but the way I raised her would be entirely up to me.
With a serene expression, I looked my mother–in–law in the eye and said with a smile on my face, “Of course, Mother–in–law I’ll take good care of this child. I won’t let you or Jacob down.“%
A flicker of surpase crossed her face. It was clear, she hadn’t expected me to agree so readily. However, just as quickly, her usual cold demeanor returned
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