Chapter 1
Daphne Yeager had been reborn. It happened on the fifth time her husband, Wilson Farrell, asked her for a divorce.
Each time he requested a divorce, he raised the stakes.
Initially, he offered a mansion and ten million dollars in cash before moving on to offering 10% shares and a whole building. This time, he simply gave her almost half of his assets.
Daphne knew that there wouldn’t be a next time.
Because on the sixth time, he would kidnap her right away and throw her onto a bed with Sebastian Turner, Wilson’s archenemy who Wilson had drugged beforehand, solidifying the accusation of her infidelity during their marriage.
Wilson would have Daphne leave their marriage while his assets remained intact, and she’d end up committing suicide out of shame after being exposed for adultery.
Then, he would use this opportunity to ruin Sebastian’s reputation completely so that he wouldn’t have the chance to compete against him in the industry.
Everything Wilson did was for his mistress, Yvonne Smith.
Yvonne was a rising star in the entertainment industry, having started only a year ago. She was a sweet and innocent damsel. She was young, gentle, and angelically beautiful. She had a pair of pretty eyes that sometimes held a shy look as though they were reflecting her quiet innocence.
Even Daphne couldn’t deny the fact that Yvonne was more likable compared to someone as arrogant as she was.
But she wasn’t like this from the beginning.
Daphne only began acting so overbearing when Wilson started to return home later than usual, with different perfumes lingering on him. Not long after that, he started forgetting all their anniversaries.
She had made a fuss about it and also turned a blind eye to it, but she knew that they were just Wilson’s casual flings. He had never once considered getting a divorce—until Yvonne showed up.
Wilson had said that Yvonne was innocent and sensitive. Unlike Daphne, Yvonne couldn’t handle the gossip about her. Thus, Wilson needed to give her a rightful status.
He also said that without someone powerful to support her in the entertainment industry, it would be difficult for Yvonne to succeed. Furthermore, Daphne had already made a name for herself, so she no longer needed someone to back her up.
He sounded as if Daphne had cruised through the entertainment industry back then and as if she tolerated the criticism well. How absurd.
“These terms are already generous enough, Daphne. You’d better not ask for more than what’s reasonable.”
A flicker of impatience crossed Wilson’s cold expression. He pulled his necktie lightly, unintentionally revealing a hickey behind the collar of his shirt.
Daphne had refused to divorce him after seeing the hickey in her previous life. She even had a huge fight with Wilson. Afterward, she went to the set where Yvonne was filming to beat her up just to vent her anger.
Wilson didn’t return home for a whole month after that. And when he did, he showed no mercy to her.
In this life, Daphne wouldn’t hold on to Wilson any longer. She quickly took the pen and signed her name neatly, afraid that Wilson would have second thoughts.
“You can’t change your mind now. Remember, there can’t be a single cent short.”
Wilson was stunned at how decisive she was. “What tricks are you playing again?” He frowned.
Daphne was confused. “Aren’t you asking for a divorce? I’m only fulfilling your request. Why are you accusing me of playing tricks now?”
Upon hearing what she said, Wilson went silent for a moment. He then snatched away the marital settlement agreement and checked on Daphne’s signature. After confirming that it was indeed her signature, a sense of unease washed over him out of nowhere. “You’d better not be playing tricks.”
It wasn’t Wilson’s fault for being so skeptical. After all, Daphne had exhausted all kinds of methods to trick him in all the previous four times just to avoid the divorce.
She lied about being diagnosed with cancer, pretended to be kidnapped, faked a car accident, wrote a fake name on the marital settlement agreement, and lied about being pregnant, which was the most ridiculous method she used.
Daphne had been so adamant about not getting a divorce. Thus, when she suddenly gave in, Wilson couldn’t help but feel something fishy about it.
Wilson didn’t want to miss this opportunity even if she really was up to something. “I’ll see you at the courthouse tomorrow at 9:00 am.”
Wilson then walked away, shooting Daphne a disdainful glare.
As he reached the door, his phone rang.
Wilson looked down at his phone. Immediately, his expression softened, no longer looking like the person who had been so harsh to Daphne earlier.
Daphne watched as he answered the phone with a gentle look on his face. He sounded very affectionate as he comforted the person on the other end of the line. He used a tone she hadn’t heard in years. “I’m almost done on my end. Please don’t be mad, okay? I’m coming over now…”
Although she had decided to get a divorce from Wilson, it still hurt her to see how cruel he was to her.
They dated for three years before marrying each other, then spent another seven years as husband and wife. In total, she had spent a decade with Wilson.
She had witnessed Wilson being head over heels for her before, which was why she couldn’t accept the fact that he didn’t seem to care about her anymore all of a sudden.
What kind of emotional rush was it to him, really? Wilson was willing to give up half of his assets, throw the wife he once loved onto a bed with another man, and then pressure her to commit suicide all just to get a divorce.
Daphne had been curious about the answer to that question to the very end of her previous life.
However, now that she had been reborn, she no longer wanted to waste her time looking for the answer.
Wilson simply fell out of love, and there wasn’t a specific reason for it.
…
The next morning, Daphne put on a beautiful red dress and headed to the courthouse, all dressed up.
Wilson sneered the moment he saw her, “Look at you, all dolled up. Are you really that happy to be divorcing me?”
Daphne shrugged. “How can I not be happy when I can finally leave this miserable marriage?”
“A miserable marriage?” Wilson was stunned momentarily as if he hadn’t expected her to describe their marriage like this.
Just then, a charming lady ran up to him and linked her arms with his. “Are you done, Mr. Farrell?”
Daphne, who had been in a good mood, felt disgusted by Yvonne’s sudden arrival. Especially the sight of Yvonne’s sweet smile, which looked so ironic as if she were celebrating their doomed marriage.
“Why did you bring the homewrecker here?” Daphne responded with annoyance.
Upon hearing Daphne’s voice, Yvonne timidly hid behind Wilson. With a frightened expression, she said, “I’m sorry, Ms. Yeager… I… I didn’t see Mr. Farrell this morning when I woke up. I remembered he said he’d be at the courthouse in the morning, so I came to see him…
“I’m not here to annoy you on purpose…”
Yvonne’s eyes brimmed with tears as she spoke.
Daphne didn’t know what had Yvonne feeling so hurt. All she could think about was how poor Yvonne’s acting skills were.
Too bad Wilson always fell for this kind of trick.
“That’s enough, Daphne. Do you have to be this harsh on Yvonne? She’s innocent.”
“Harsh? I was just telling the truth.” Daphne scoffed. “If she really was innocent, would she have gotten into bed with you while we were still married? She seems very cunning to me.”
“Quit it, Daphne! Yvonne isn’t the reason we ended up like this.” Wilson kept Yvonne behind him and frowned. “Take your anger out on me, not her.”
