I couldn't utter a single word. Just thinking about it made me feel nauseous.
Finally, my mother gleaned a clue from Rachel and Thomas's intimate behavior. She threatened the Godman Family with an explanation, or she would withdraw all investments and cancel all cooperation.
The Godman Family elders panicked and apologized to me. They said Rachel had only been confused for a moment, unable to judge people and had been misled by Thomas. They advised me to give Rachel another chance for the sake of the child.
"You know, Rachel isn't a bad person, she's just been too protected by her family since childhood, making her a bit naive. For our sake, forgive her this once."
Keeping mistresses and having extramarital affairs wasn’t something new in their circle. But someone like Rachel, who disregards ethics and shame, was the first. Rachel’s parents couldn’t afford to lose face. I couldn’t swallow this insult either.
At the same time, they also knew. The Godman Family was just a newly rich family. To put it bluntly, their whole family depended on me for support. Over the years, I've managed almost everything in the family, big and small.
The Godman Family's business, with over a hundred employees, also relied entirely on my family's financial support. Whether from a status, emotional, or financial perspective, they didn’t want Thomas to replace me as the head of the Godman Family.
But no matter how much the family tried to persuade her, Rachel seemed possessed, determined to be with Thomas. She smashed the furniture in the house. She crashed the decorations we bought for our wedding. She broke everything connected to us.
She yelled at me in front of the mediator, "You don't understand, you understand nothing! All you people see is money, how can you understand the chemistry between Thomas and my soul? Heaven brought us together and I will overcome all difficulties to be with him. Age, status and interests cannot stop our love!"
Rachel became the romantic poet in her own defend. She became Romeo and Juliet, recklessly devoted to love. She regained her lost youth, regained the thrill of her youth. She completely forgot the husband who had supported her all along, working hard to earn money to support the family.
To express her determination for Thomas, Rachel moved out of her home. She took my money and bought Thomas a luxurious villa, naming it True Love. The two of them lived together openly like this.
These years of hard work had already taken a toll on my health. This shitty affair further worsen my condition.
When Luke was four months old, we were both hospitalized. My parents were so worried about me that they couldn't eat or sleep. They stood firmly by my side.
They declared that no matter the outcome, both of our families would be lifelong enemies. That divorce match turned into a huge mess.
The entire business world was shaken. New money fought with old money families. The wife fought the mistress. But just when the drama reached its peak, it suddenly ended.
My parents were in a car accident. The person in charge of the case said it was caused by fatigue driving and no one could be held responsible. But someone else told me that Rachel had deliberately hired someone to kill them so she could be with Thomas.
I didn’t know what the so-called truth was. I only remember being overwhelmed by anger and grief. Looking at my unconscious parents, watching Thomas’s constant provocations. I held a knife, intending to take this scumbag and his slut down with me.
