When I Found Out My Husband Betrayed Me, I Divorced Him

Someone had posted a private video on the dark web of the underground world. In the video, a naked woman was sitting on top of a man. The comment section was flooded with messages: “So fucking hot. She’s unbelievably sexy.” My gaze swept across the man’s body, and in that instant, I felt as if lightning had struck me. A black ring glinted on his hand, which was wrapped around the woman's waist. It was the wedding ring my husband Edward, the Don of the Family , and I had designed together. Chapter 1 My breath caught. My grip on my phone tightened as all color drained from my face. Even though only half of the man’s body appeared in the video, I knew exactly who he was. Edward. The ring had been designed by the two of us and handcrafted by him personally. There was only one in the entire world. He once told me, “Everything I give you should be the best and the most unique thing in the world.” Footsteps I knew all too well sounded behind me. I quickly locked my phone screen. “Monica, dinner is ready.” Edward’s voice pulled me back to reality. I turned around and saw him walking toward me. Ever since we got married, no matter how busy he was, he always came home at night to have dinner with me. Just like always, he carefully helped me sit down and thoughtfully placed food onto my plate. “Is the baby bothering you again?” “Why do you look so sad?” Listening to the familiar concern in his voice, I suddenly wondered if I had been wrong. I hesitated before asking, “Has anyone from the Family asked you for your ring recently?” Edward froze for a moment. Then he sat beside me, took my hand in his, and gently tapped my nose with his other hand. “What are you talking about?” “This ring is the symbol of our love.” “It means more to me than my own life.” “How could I ever give it away?” Hearing that, I felt a little more at ease. I shouldn’t have doubted him. After dinner, Edward helped me back to the bedroom. His underboss suddenly came looking for him because of an urgent matter. Edward had no choice but to leave in a hurry, accidentally leaving his phone on the sofa. I got up to put it away. Just as I was about to set the phone down, an incoming call suddenly appeared on the screen. The name flashing there made my heart tighten. Honey. I answered the call. A coquettish voice came from the other end. “Daddy, last night in your study was so exciting.” “Why don’t I just move into the estate? That way, I can stay by your side whenever I want.” Her suggestive tone struck me like a slap. The trust I had just rebuilt shattered instantly. My mind went blank. Edward had really cheated on me. I could barely keep myself standing. I grabbed onto the sofa and slowly lowered myself down before asking with difficulty, “What did you say?” The woman on the other end was silent for a moment. Then she let out a soft, mocking laugh. “Go check the study yourself.” “You’re nothing but an ugly pregnant woman now, while I have all of Edward’s love.” Chapter 2 I stood up, gripping Edward’s phone tightly in my hand, and walked toward the study step by step. It was only a short distance away. Yet every step felt impossibly heavy. I had never entered Edward’s study before. I never wanted to interfere with his work . I never expected that the first time I stepped inside would be because I was catching him cheating. I pushed open the study door. The room was a complete mess. Various strange adult toys hung on the walls. Several unopened boxes of condoms were scattered across the floor. Last night, when my pregnancy sickness became unbearable, Edward had stayed by my side, desperately trying to find ways to ease my discomfort. But he hadn’t stayed with me through the entire night like he used to. He told me he had something important to handle and left in a hurry. I thought that “important matter” was Family business. I never imagined it was rushing here to sleep with his mistress. I returned to the bedroom in a daze. Sitting on the sofa, my hands trembling, I opened their chat history. The very first message was sent on the day I found out I was pregnant. But even though it had only been seven months, their conversation history was shockingly long. The first message was from the woman named Honey. [Don, I’m Alice. I just joined the Family today. You said my hair color looked beautiful.] Edward didn’t reply for many days. When he finally did, his tone was cold and distant. “Don’t send messages like this again. I’m not interested in you.” “My wife has golden hair too. I only complimented yours because it reminded me of her.” After that, Alice kept sending him photos of her daily life. Edward never responded. Until one day, he unexpectedly sent her a message first. “I was drunk last night and mistook you for my wife.” “I’ll give you one million dollars. You’d better keep your mouth shut.” “If my wife finds out, I’ll make sure you disappear from Sicily completely.” Alice immediately sent him a nude photo. “Daddy, if you don’t like me, then why were you so passionate last night?” Ever since Edward became the Don, women who threw themselves at him were countless. His attitude toward them had always been ruthless and absolute. His underboss often said: “In the Don’s world, there are only two kinds of people—his wife and everyone else.” But this time, he did nothing. Not only did he fail to push Alice away, but several times, when she acted spoiled and begged for his attention, he even agreed to take provocative photos and videos with her. He allowed her to post them on the dark web, showing off their relationship to everyone. My fingers suddenly stopped scrolling when I reached the day I had fallen and nearly lost the baby. While Edward was by my side comforting me, he had sent Alice a link to a dog collar. “Wear it. Wait for me tonight.” The further I scrolled through the messages, the colder my heart became. My fingertips turned numb. How was I supposed to believe that during the months I was carrying his child… During all those nights when I waited for him to come home… During countless moments when pregnancy hormones left me anxious and sleepless, while I imagined our baby’s future and planned our life together… He had been tangled up with another woman? I tossed the phone aside. My chest felt tight, and breathing became difficult. The next second, Edward hurried into the room. He picked up his phone immediately. He didn’t even spare me a glance. “Monica, there’s trouble at the casino. I need to go check it out.” My throat tightened. “Can’t you let your underboss handle it?” Edward turned around. His gaze fell on my chest, and for a brief moment, a trace of disgust flashed through his eyes. After becoming pregnant, I had gained some weight. Just walking back and forth twice had caused sweat to soak through my collar. Edward’s voice carried a hint of impatience. “ You know that many people refuse to accept me sitting in this position.” “I have to put in more effort than anyone else.” After saying that, he left. He didn’t notice the change in my expression at all. Ever since I became pregnant, Edward had cared more about my emotions than ever before. As long as there was even the slightest change in my tone, he would notice immediately and comfort me. But this time… He was too eager to see Alice. His heart wasn’t with me anymore. How could he hear my sadness when he wasn’t even looking at me? Chapter 3 I called my best friend, Lilith, and asked her to come pick me up. In the car, she looked at my sorrowful expression and asked, “Did Edward hurt you?” I stayed silent for a long time. Then I whispered, “Edward cheated on me.” Lilith’s eyes widened. She looked as if she couldn’t believe what she had just heard. But yes… Even I found it impossible to believe. Edward loved me so much that he would sacrifice his own life for me. Even now, I still remembered the time I was kidnapped by his greatest enemy. They threatened Edward, forcing him to choose between his own life and mine. I cried and begged him not to do it. But Edward only smiled gently at me. He told me not to cry. Then he drove a dagger into his own chest. If the rescue team hadn’t arrived in time…Edward would no longer exist in this world. I cried and called him stupid. His eyes turned red as he hugged me tightly, as if he was afraid of losing the most precious thing in his life. “Monica, I don’t care about anything else.” “As long as you’re safe, that’s all that matters.” We followed Edward to a hotel. Along the way, memories kept flashing through my mind. I kept wondering… What kind of woman could steal away a man who loved me more than his own life? Was she stunning and seductive? Or was she lively and adorable? But I never once considered one possibility. I had lost to a younger version of myself. A young woman rushed out of the hotel. She was bright and energetic. Her features looked almost exactly like mine when I was younger. Edward walked over naturally and touched her head. The gesture was so familiar… As if he had done it countless times before. “Daddy, I’m wearing the lingerie you like today.” “Don’t be naughty. Today I’m introducing you to the Family’s capos.” Edward’s voice carried a teasing tone. “Tonight, I’ll make sure you’re satisfied.” Lilith immediately spoke up beside me,“He said he was afraid something would happen to you, so he never introduced you to the Family’s capos.” “Now he’s introducing a mistress to them instead?” “Does he have no shame?” Edward’s right-hand man suddenly sent me a message. [Donna, you don’t need to follow up on the new club anymore. You’re pregnant, so you should rest. The Don has handed the club’s management rights to Alice. She will become the boss of the club.] Alice. The woman who stole my husband. The underboss continued: [By the way, the Don said that because you’re pregnant, you can’t fit into your previous clothes anymore.] [The custom haute couture dress will be given to Miss Alice. She’ll wear it at the club’s opening ceremony.] That dress wasn’t just a clothes. It was a matching couple’s outfit. I had designed it for our tenth wedding anniversary dinner. Every gemstone on it had been personally selected by me. Edward was going to take away something I treasured so deeply? A surge of anger rushed straight to my head. I grabbed my phone and called Edward. I saw Edward standing at the entrance of the hotel. Just as he was about to answer the phone, Alice suddenly reached out and snatched it away. She hung up the call. Then she hid the phone behind her back. “Daddy, you promised you’d spend the whole day with me today.” I watched the scene in front of me through tear-filled eyes. Again and again, I pressed the call button. Edward glanced at Alice and tried to persuade her. “I’ll only answer for one minute. I just want to know what happened.” Alice crossed her arms stubbornly. “No.” “You broke your promise. If you answer the phone, I won’t see you again.” In the end, Edward let out a helpless sigh. He chose to give in. “Fine. Give me the phone.” Alice handed it back to him. Edward pressed the screen. But instead of answering… He hung up the call. Then he put the phone into his bag. A light drizzle began to fall from the sky. I stood in the rain, watching the husband I loved more than anything walk into the hotel with another woman. At that moment, the baby inside me suddenly kicked. I froze. Then I forced myself to calm down and held back my furious friend. “Let’s go.” I still hadn’t figured out what kind of attitude I should face Edward with. Inside the car, I placed my hand over my seven-month pregnant belly. After a long silence, I asked softly: “Have I become ugly?” The tears in Lilith’s eyes instantly fell. She pulled me into her arms and cried. “How could you be ugly?” “It’s all Edward’s fault. That bastard!” “How could he treat you like this?” My tears silently slipped down my cheeks. “If I didn’t become ugly…” “Then why would Edward cheat on me?” When I returned to the estate, our wedding portrait hung right in the center of the living room. It was Edward who had insisted on putting it there. Whenever guests came over, he would proudly point at it and say: “See? This is my wife.” I sat motionless in the living room for the entire night. Edward did not come home. The only thing I received was a video from an unknown number. In the dim lighting of the video, two naked bodies were tangled together, their movements intimate and unmistakable. Alice’s voice was sweet and seductive. “Daddy…” “Tell me, am I better than the Donna?” “She’s so ugly now. You’re not allowed to sleep with her anymore.” “Otherwise, you’re not allowed to come to my bed.” My heart tightened. It felt as if I were a prisoner waiting for my final sentence. “Mm.” Edward’s voice came through. His tone was filled with affection. Like a knife slowly cutting into my heart. The pain was so intense that I could barely breathe. “She really has become less attractive.” “I only like you, my little sweet.” I saved the video. Then I saw a servant . My voice was cold and emotionless. “Burn out every photo of Edward and me .” Chapter 4 The next morning, Edward came home early and made breakfast for me. As usual, he called out to me affectionately to wake me up. “Wake up, sweet.” Hearing his voice, every word I had heard him say to Alice came rushing back to me, each one piercing my heart like a needle. Tears suddenly spilled down my cheeks, and no matter how I opened my mouth, I couldn’t get a single word out. Seeing me like this, Edward panicked and pulled me tightly into his arms. “Monica, are you angry because I didn’t come home last night? There was so much going on with the Family yesterday. You’ve always been the one who understands me best, Monica.” When Edward saw that I still refused to respond to him, a flicker of panic and guilt crossed his eyes. “I was wrong. I promise I won’t do it again.” I turned over and suddenly straddled him. With tears in my eyes, I whispered, “The doctor said it’s safe to have sex at seven months.” I caught the unfamiliar scent of perfume on him. Suppressing my nausea, I leaned down to kiss him. Edward abruptly turned his head away and gently moved me to the side. “Monica, I don’t want you to get hurt. I can control myself.” There was disgust hidden in those blue eyes I had once loved more than anything. My stomach churned violently. I rushed to the bathroom and threw up until I was completely drained. Monica, you’re pathetic! He doesn’t even want to touch you, yet you’re still willing to swallow your pride for the sake of the baby. Edward hurried anxiously to the bathroom and carefully wiped the corner of my mouth with a tissue. I suddenly slapped him across the face. Edward frowned, his expression turning impatient. “Monica, what the hell are you making a scene about? I was only gone for one night.” “I know you cheated on me.” My tear-reddened eyes remained fixed on the floor. My voice was so quiet that it was almost inaudible. “Let’s get a divorce.” The moment the words left my lips, Edward grabbed my wrist in panic and instinctively tried to defend himself. “Sweet, did you misunderstand something? How could I possibly cheat on you?” Watching him continue to put on that loving act made my stomach churn. I shoved him away and threw the video Alice had sent me right in his face. Edward’s expression immediately darkened. His first reaction was actually to defend Alice. “Monica, she’s still just a young girl. Don’t let this get out. It would ruin her reputation!” As if he finally noticed how pale I had become, his expression softened. “Monica, I promise she’ll never threaten your position. She’s nothing more than a substitute. You will always be the woman I love most.” My eyes were red from crying, but I stubbornly looked straight at him. “I’m giving you only one choice.” “Either she leaves, or I leave.” Edward’s expression turned cold. “What the hell are you making a fuss about?” “In our world, who doesn’t keep a mistress?” “I treat you so well. What more could you possibly want?” “Look at you now!” “Ever since you got pregnant, you’ve become paranoid and overly sensitive. Every single day, you need someone to coax you and cater to you.” “Who could possibly love you when you’re like this?” His words shattered my heart completely. From last night until now, I had been desperately searching for excuses for Edward in my heart. As long as he explained himself… As long as he apologized… I would forgive him. But I hated the version of myself who kept backing down, again and again. “Let’s get a divorce.” Chapter 5 Edward seemed to be completely enraged. “Leave me? No way!” With that, he didn’t even spare me a glance. His features twisted with fury as he ordered the bodyguards coldly, “Keep a close eye on the Donna. She isn’t allowed to take a single step outside.” “If anything happens to the Donna or the baby, you won’t live to see another day.” After making his position clear to me, Edward openly brought Alice home. It was as if he wanted to make me jealous, so he went out of his way to spoil Alice. He bought her limited-edition necklaces, let her wear my pajamas, and even appeared with Alice in the promotional video for the opening of the Family’s club. Alice smiled sweetly. “The Don took me to pick out our wedding rings. Is the next surprise going to be a proposal?” She happily spread her fingers. The ring on her ring finger caught the light so brightly that it hurt my eyes. Behind her, Edward was beaming, gazing at her with undisguised affection. Suddenly, I remembered his trembling hands at our wedding. His eyes had been red as he nervously slipped the wedding ring onto my finger and swore before God that he would never betray me for the rest of his life. Unwilling to accept this, I exposed Edward’s affair on the Family’s internal network. The post was deleted the very next second after it went up. The bedroom door was suddenly kicked open with a deafening bang. Edward’s furious voice rang. “Monica, why can’t you just behave? I told you I would never let Alice affect your position. Why do you keep pushing this?” I looked at the man who had once shielded me from dangerous, now questioning me because of another woman. My heart felt as though countless needles were piercing it over and over again. The pain was so intense I could barely breathe. “Then let’s get a divorce.” “Once I’m gone, I’ll never bother her again.” Alice walked in. She was dressed in haute couture, wearing the latest designer necklace. At a glance, it was obvious she was Edward’s carefully cherished rose. The contrast between her and me couldn’t have been more striking. I sat on the floor with my hair disheveled, my swollen belly exposed, tears streaming down my face. “You’re almost thirty. Why are you still throwing a tantrum about getting a divorce?” “And besides, you killed your parents—who would dare marry you? who would ever marry a woman like you?” Her casual words felt like thousand-pound stones crushing my chest, leaving me almost unable to breathe. “What did you say?” I abruptly lifted my head and looked at Edward. He didn’t dare meet my eyes, but he didn’t stop Alice to talk either. “You told her?” Alice shoved me in displeasure. “Why are you yelling at me?” “The Don is still willing to keep you around. You should be grateful.” “If you weren’t pregnant, why would the Don still be with you?” “That’s enough!” Edward shot Alice a warning look before walking toward me, as if he wanted to hold me. “Don’t touch me! You disgust me!” I shoved Edward away in disgust. The look I gave him was no different from the way I would look at an enemy. Edward’s body stiffened. In the middle of the struggle, the floor lamp beside us toppled over. In an instant, Edward shoved me aside and shielded Alice with his body. The lamp crashed down on me. Shards of glass sank viciously into my lower leg, and a wave of excruciating pain surged through me. Alice curled herself into Edward’s arms and looked at me like a victor. “Monica, I just didn’t see clearly…” Edward froze for a moment. When he looked at me again, his eyes were filled with panic. “Don, it hurts so much.” Alice let out a fake cry. Edward immediately scooped her into his arms and rushed her to the hospital. The instinctive way he protected Alice left me unable to breathe. As my wound was being treated, my phone buzzed repeatedly with messages from him. “These past few days have been my fault. I’ll take care of everything.” “Monica, I really do still love you.” My body hurt, but my heart hurt even more. I no longer wanted to torture myself over whether his love was real or not. I leaned back against the headboard and drifted into a deep sleep. I dreamed of the past. Because of my pathetic kindness, I had brought a spy from our rival Family back home. That mistake exposed one of the Family’s operations, and my parents died because of it. That winter night, I curled up in Edward’s arms, sobbing until my whole body shook with convulsions. Again and again, he kissed my forehead and whispered, “Monica, from now on, I’m your family.” He patted my back and told me that none of it had been my fault. He was the one who saved me. But how did we end up like this? Chapter 6 Early the next morning, all the servants in the house were nowhere to be found. I had no choice but to leave alone for my prenatal checkup. A black SUV silently glided toward me and stopped directly in my path. Three men jumped out. The man leading them was Edward’s distant cousin, Lorenzo. “Donna.” He flashed me a grin. “Oh, no. I should call you a traitor.” “Get out of my way.” My voice trembled. Lorenzo calmly pulled out a phone. My profile photo was displayed prominently on the screen, with four words in red beside it: FAMILY TRAITOR. He tilted the screen toward me. “You didn’t know, did you?” “Miss Alice uploaded a detailed account of what happened back then to the Family’s internal network.” “How do you still have the nerve to stay in Sicily, let alone remain by the Don’s side?” He raised his fist and drove it into my stomach. Pain exploded through me like a bolt of lightning. My entire body doubled over, my knees crashing onto the ground as both hands instinctively shielded my abdomen. But before I could recover, his second kick slammed into my back. I fell face-first onto the ground, my cheek scraping against the rough stone pavement. The skin tore open, and warm blood trickled down my cheek. “Traitor! Get the hell out of Sicily!” “Beat her to death!” The voices around me blurred into a deafening buzz. Someone yanked me by the hair. Someone else stomped on my hand. More fists and shoes rained down on my back, shoulders, and legs. I curled into a ball, desperately trying to protect my stomach. Then blood began seeping from between my legs, staining my dress red. I opened my mouth and tried to scream for help, but only a hoarse gasp escaped my throat. The roar of an approaching car sounded beside me. I looked up hopefully. It was Edward’s car. But Edward didn’t even spare a glance at the chaos unfolding beside the road. He carefully shielded Alice as he escorted her into the estate. Edward… Lorenzo delivered one final kick, striking me directly in the lower abdomen. A wave of excruciating pain swept through me. My vision went black. My consciousness drifted away like a kite whose string had been cut. The last thing I heard was Lilith screaming my name. ...... Just before I was wheeled into the operating room, Edward called me. The moment I answered, his furious accusations came crashing down. “Do you really have to keep fighting with me?” “Alice only accidentally posted those things online.” “Was it really necessary to run away from home over something like that?” “You should be the one apologizing to her.” I didn’t even have time to explain. He angrily hung up. The doctor beside me asked, “Your injuries are severe. There’s no way we can save the baby.” “Are you sure you don’t want us to notify the baby’s father?” I closed my eyes. A tear slipped from the corner of my eye. “The baby’s father is dead.” After the surgery, I didn’t want to stay in the hospital any longer. Unexpectedly, I ran into Edward at the hospital entrance. Edward was carefully supporting Alice with one arm. In his other hand was her prenatal examination report. The moment he saw me, Edward instinctively stepped in front of Alice, shielding her from me. Then he asked, “Why are you here?” I looked at his hand resting so gently on Alice’s belly. My heart twisted with unbearable pain when I thought of our child. Edward frowned slightly. His gaze fell to my now-flat stomach. Then his blue eyes suddenly lit up with delight. He strode toward me. For once, he looked completely flustered, like an inexperienced young man who didn’t know what to do with himself. “Monica…” “You had the baby?” I gave him a pale smile. “Congratulations.” “You’re a father again.” Edward didn’t notice anything wrong with my words. His handsome face was filled with joy. “Where’s the baby?” “Is it a boy or a girl?” “I’ve prepared so many things for the baby.” “Let’s go home together…” I cut him off. “The baby has died.”