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Victoria stood behind them, giving me a contemptuous smile. Looking at her elegant attire, then turning to see my haggard reflection in the mirror, I finally couldn't take it anymore and ran out. But Wyatt's voice followed me closely, impossible to shake off. He said, "She won't last more than a few days. Once she can't stand the hardship and comes back, she'll obediently serve as our nanny."

I stayed at a motel for one night. First thing the next morning, I rushed to find a divorce lawyer. Over the years, Wyatt's career had become increasingly successful. Even if we were getting divorced, I had to get something back from him. This was the price he should pay for deceiving me for twenty-three years. But the lawyer looked at me seriously and said, "Ms. Brown, your marriage certificate is fake."

I froze in place, unable to move. Just then, Victoria sent me a message. I opened my phone and the first thing I saw were five photos of dead babies. Victoria's messages popped up immediately after.

[Stop obsessing over my son. If you really miss children that much, look at your own kidsthough they're already dead.]

I stared at those five photos of the children, my heart feeling like it was being torn apart. Victoria's messages kept popping up.

[I bet you didn't knowWyatt and I never got divorced.]

[The divorce papers he showed you back then were fake, and the place where you two got your marriage certificate was fake too. You idiot actually believed it.]

[Back then, after your useless self gave birth to the fifth child who could finally match Logan's blood type, Wyatt wanted to kick you out immediately. But later, he felt sorry for me being so tired taking care of the child, so he decided to continue this fake marriage with you.]

[For the past eighteen years, every time he told you he was going on a business trip, he was actually with me.]

Below these messages were various travel photos Victoria had sent. My hands trembled as I held the phone. While I was racking my brains over Logan's education, they had traveled to famous landmarks across half the world. I don't know how I walked out of that law office. Looking at the flowing river before me, I felt like my entire life had been a complete failure. Thinking of my five dead children, my heart ached like it was being cut by knives. I even thought, "Maybe I should just jump in and join my children."

But just as I closed my eyes, ready to jump into the river, a pair of hands stopped me.

I heard someone shouting: "Athena, I finally found you."

Someone else called out: "Ms. Brown, why did you run so far?"

I opened my eyes to see Wyatt and Logan. They grabbed my hands and started dragging me back. On the way, Wyatt said: "You need to come with me to Logan's company and apologize."

From their conversation, I learned that Victoria had offended Logan's boss, Ruby Brooks. Last night, Ruby had sent Logan a message, and Victoria saw it. Mistaking Ruby for a woman trying to seduce Logan, Victoria cursed at her and deleted Ruby's contact information without permission. This morning, Logan walked into the office only to be reprimanded by Ruby and even faced the risk of losing his job. That's when Wyatt and Logan thought of methey wanted me to apologize on Victoria's behalf.

Logan said to me: "Mom, when we get to the office, you need to apologize to my boss and beg for her forgiveness."

I laughed sarcastically. Now he was calling me "Mom" again. I yanked my hand free and said firmly: "I'm not going! Victoria is your mothergo find her!"

Wyatt frowned and said: "Athena, stop throwing a tantrum."

He covered my mouth and forcibly dragged me to Ruby's office. Wyatt said: "Ms. Brooks, this is my wife. I brought her here to apologize to you."

Ruby looked puzzled as she watched them covering my mouth. Logan quickly explained: "Ms. Brooks, this is my mother. Ever since she had five stillbirths, she's had some mental issues. She's extremely protective of me, her only son, and constantly fears that others will take me away from her."

Logan shamelessly used my most painful experience to attack me. I was so furious that I let out a low growl from my throat, which only seemed to confirm his claim that I was "mentally unstable." Logan continued: "Ms. Brooks, my mother screams and shouts like this whenever she has an episode. That's why we're covering her mouthwe didn't want her voice to disturb you. Now let her apologize to you."

As soon as Logan finished speaking, Wyatt kicked me in the knee and forced me to apologize. Finally, Ruby couldn't stand watching this absurd charade any longer and put a stop to it.

After they dragged me out of the company building, Wyatt finally released his grip on my hand. He patted my head like he was patting a dog, then said: "Athena, you helped Logan solve a big problem today. I won't hold yesterday's incident against you."

Then Wyatt generously transferred $100,000 to my phone. He said: "Take this money and buy some necessities for Victoria. Keep whatever's left as my gift to you. From now on, let's just live peacefully as a family of four."

With that, they drove off quickly.