Chapter 3

Wesley's POV

Everything changed the day Hunter came back to the country with his daughter, Cassadee.

Teyana, the decisive, cutthroat businesswoman in the corporate world, suddenly showed so much more emotion. She spent less and less time at home, and eventually, she arranged for Hunter to work by her side as her assistant.

Only then did I learn that when she had met me for our arranged blind date, Hunter had gone to Ostosia to get married.

I had argued with her about it, but she just told me gently, "The feelings Hunter and I have are familial. It isn't easy for him to raise a child alone, so please be more understanding."

I thought about getting a divorce, but my parents slapped me across the face.

"If you can't control your own wife, that just means you don't have what it takes. Do you really want to see our family completely ruined? Think about us for once!"

Indeed. What would I even get out of a divorce? Absolutely nothing.

My family didn't understand me at all. So I forced myself to accept Hunter's presence by her side every day. Though I still felt disgusted by it, we managed to maintain a fragile peace.

It wasn't until the week before Miles' National College Entrance Exam that Cassadee led a group of thugs to corner him, intending to injure him so badly that he wouldn't be able to sit for the exam.

Unable to take it anymore, Miles called the police and cursed out Hunter for being a homewrecker. But Teyana insisted that it was Miles' words that had triggered Cassadee's depression, and so she took him to the hospital for gender reassignment surgery.

I stared at the line on the monitor as it suddenly flattened, leaving only a monotonous, piercing drone that rang in my eardrums and shattered the last bit of hope I had left.

"Mr. Glover… we did everything we could. Please accept our condolences."

Regardless of everything, Miles was Teyana's son, and she deserved to know.

I called her. "Miles is gone. If you care at all, come see him one last time!"

The voice on the other end was dripping with impatience.

"What on earth is wrong with you, Wesley? You know my mom's birthday is coming up, yet you're still saying such unlucky things?

"And so what if Miles is dead? I still have Cassadee. Now, if you don't want debt collectors hunting you and your family down again, you'd better keep your mouth shut!"

Because of a homewrecker, my son had lost his life. If I had known there would be such a day, I would've walked away from this marriage long ago.

Miles was dead, but they still had Cassadee. And perhaps it wouldn't be long before Teyana carried Hunter's child.

As I watched Miles' body being wheeled into the morgue, my voice shook. "I'm begging you. Just come to the hospital. Come see Miles one last time."

On the other end, Cassadee's voice filtered through, carrying a broken sob. "Mom… Mom, I'm scared! Don't let them hurt me!"

"It's okay, Cassadee," Hunter said softly. "Your mom has to go home too, but I'm here. I'll stay with you forever."

Teyana's voice instantly turned ice cold. "Tell Miles to stop acting like he's going to die. Look at the mess he caused. I'll deal with him properly when I get back!"

The mortician who was preparing Miles' body looked at me with deep pity. "What kind of mother is that? She'd rather take care of someone else's daughter than come be with her son for one last time."

Not long after, a news alert popped up on my phone.

The headline read, "Packard Group CEO Takes Husband and Daughter to Amusement Park—A Role Model Wife and Mother."

There were a ton of comments below the post.

"She's the CEO of such a huge company, and she still makes time to spend with her daughter. Look at the limited-edition bag in her hand! I'm so jealous of her daughter!"

"Wait, isn't this year's NCEE's top scorer, Miles Glover, the CEO's son? When did she suddenly have a daughter?"

"I heard that this Mr. Leach is her childhood sweetheart, and the son is one born from an arranged marriage. My friend who works at court said they've signed a divorce agreement ages ago."