My Husband Slept With the Woman Who Ruined My Life

"Mrs. Shelton, Kaiden has been involved in another incident with his classmates. If this happens again, the school may have to consider asking him to leave." Clarissa Huber stepped out of the operating room and realized this was the tenth time this month her son's teacher had called. She closed her eyes, feeling completely drained. Her boy used to be so sweet, but in just a few months, he'd turned into a totally different person. He wasn't just bullying kids at school. He was intentionally ripping up her clothes to upset her and trashing the research papers she'd spent all night working on. She let out a long sigh and hurried to the school, where she saw a familiar face waiting for her with a smile. Marvin Shelton gave their son a playful tap on the head. "Giving Mom a hard time again, Kai? Come on, say you're sorry." The boy gave a cold snort and turned his head away. "Honey," Marvin said with a shrug, "I actually booked a session with a child psychologist for tonight. Let's take him; maybe they can figure out what's going on." "Okay." Clarissa offered a faint smile. No matter what happened, as long as Marvin was there, she always felt a sense of peace. She couldn't help but think back to the time she almost drowned; he'd risked everything to pull her back to shore and never left her side for months after. Back then, when she was struggling so much that she started hurting herself, he'd just smile and do the exact same thing to his own skin, calling them their "matching scars." When she tried to take her own life, he slit his wrists alongside her, saying, "If this is the path you choose, I will walk it with you." A charismatic heir, the golden boy of high society, was willing to die alongside a broken person like her. At that moment, she found a reason to live. That evening, after stepping away from the operating table, Clarissa took a taxi to the location tracked by her son's GPS watch. But the moment she stepped out of the car, her footsteps froze. A woman stood with her back facing her, dotingly pinching her son's cheek. "Tell me," the woman says. "Do you like Mommy Jane more, or the mommy you have at home?" "Mommy Jane, of course!" her son exclaimed, eyes shining as he held his ice cream cone. "The mommy at home is so annoying! I wish you could just move in with us." "Kai." Marvin frowned. "Stop talking about your mother like that." Kaiden Shelton made a face and ran off. Only then did Clarissa finally see the woman's face clearly, her pupils shrinking in shock. It was the same person who had bullied her for ten whole years, the woman she had mentioned to Marvin countless times. The woman's voice rang out with chilling clarity. "I wonder how Clarissa would feel if she knew you've been sleeping with me? That'd be a hell of a show, wouldn't it?" "Jane." Marvin's tone instantly turned cold. "Clarissa is my wife. Don't push it." "It's been three years, Marvin. You can't tell me you don't feel anything," Jane said, sounding desperate. "You let Kai call me 'Mommy,' you went behind Clarissa's back to get my prison sentence shortened, and you've kept me right by your side this whole time..." "Enough," Marvin cuts her off. "Clarissa is the only one I love. You tortured her for a decade. The only reason I keep you around is to get revenge for her and make your life a living hell—" What a ridiculous joke. It was honestly pathetic. Seven years ago, when Marvin learned the truth behind her depression, his eyes had reddened. "Honey, I'll never forget the name Jane. I don't care where she hides, I'm going to make her pay." Later, he truly kept his promise and sent Jane to prison. But he had betrayed her. And the so-called "punishment" and "torment" were nothing more than— "Fine, it's a deal," Jane's voice teased. "Next time, you can tie me up and 'torment' me to death... how's that sound?" One word hit Clarissa. Disgusting. She immediately took a taxi home, rushed into the bedroom, and scrubbed her skin over and over until it turned painfully red. She didn't know how much time had passed before Marvin finally returned home with their son. There was a smile on his face. "The psychologist is great," he said. "I'm thinking we should take Kai every weekend. What do you think?" She lowered her eyes, but before she could speak, their son rushed over first. "Mommy, I want to go! I really like Mommy Este—I mean, Auntie Jane!" The father and son both looked at her expectantly. Clarissa let out a faint laugh, her tone calm. "Alright." The moment she finished speaking, a w******p notification rang out. [Clarissa, this is the final call. Are you sure you're passing up the field hospital deployment?] Being deployed to support a war zone hospital was a rare honor, both professionally and personally. Half a month ago, she had declined without hesitation. Her son was still young, and she couldn't bear being separated from Marvin. But now... Clarissa stopped outside her son's bedroom. The door was slightly ajar, and through the gap came a faint childish voice. "Mommy Jane, I miss you so much." A sharp pain stabbed through her heart as an even more familiar voice spoke. "Clarissa said it's fine for me to bring Kai to see you once a week." Jane laughed suggestively. "Well, then we'll have plenty of time to try out some new positions." The child didn't understand what she meant and simply cheered excitedly. Marvin quickly interrupted with a reminder. "Yeah, but we can't let your mom find out. She's scary when she gets mad, she'd eat Jane alive!" The boy's eyes lit up. "Then... Dad, my birthday is the day after tomorrow. Can Auntie Jane come celebrate with us?" The call fell silent for several seconds. Then Marvin answered lightly. "Mm." "But you have to promise not to get on your mother's nerves for the next week." "Deal! I won't make the tigress mad, I promise!" They were the ones who truly looked like a family of three. Clarissa couldn't bear to listen any longer. She decisively picked up her phone and typed: [Mr. Zack, I'm in. I want the assignment.]