2025-03-14 16:36:33Kaiden Blackwood waited in the living room, his fingers tightening around the small velvet jewelry box and inside was an heirloom, an exquisite necklace passed down from his mother.
Tonight, he would give this gift symbolizing love and family to his fiancée, Astrid. Just thinking of this, Kai couldn't help but smile.
His Astrid was pregnant! Although the baby was only four months along at the moment, every time he thought about becoming a father, Kai would be beside himself with joy.
He swore that he would do everything in his power to provide a more comfortable and prosperous life for Astrid and their child.
Footsteps echoed at the door—Astrid was coming home.
Kai stood up eagerly, ready to greet her. But then, a soft moan drifted through the air.
"Oh, harder... right there"
"You little whore, you're so tight."
Kai froze, his body tense, his gaze snapping to the window. In that moment, his world came to a crashing halt.
It's Astrid!
She was almost naked in the arms of a strange man, wearing a lascivious expression that he had never seen before.
And the man who was eagerly kneading her breasts with an impatient look on his face was none other than Reginald Thompson!
A married man who made his fortune through his wife, living a life of debauchery after acquiring wealth through marriage. Any woman he could get his hands on, regardless of age, ended up in his bed. His pure, innocent Astrid... actually had an affair with this utterly shameless man!
Reginald’s hand slid up Astrid’s thigh, and in the next moment, he was about to breach the secret space between her legs.
Enough! Kai slammed the front door open and shouted, "What the hell is going on here?!"
Astrid was startled, hastily breaking free from Reginald and scrambling to find something to cover her nakedness. But when she saw that it was her useless fiancé, Kai, she quickly regained her composure.
Kai should be working overtime at the factory, earning baby formula money—so why the hell is he here?
"What the hell are you doing here?!" she quickly regained the upper hand, rolling her eyes with a vicious sneer. “Are you freaking blind? Can't you see what I'm doing?!”
Kai stared at the woman in disbelief—barely dressed, covered in hickeys. Was this really his fiancée, Astrid?
“Kid, why are you doing this to yourself?” Reginald said, amused. “Your fiancée clearly hasn’t been satisfied yet.” He shamelessly groped Astrid’s nearly exposed ass, and she moaned cooperatively.
“If I were you, I’d take the hint and scram,” he said, grinning with disdain.
Rage and heartbreak surged in Kai’s chest. He couldn’t take it anymore. With a roar, he lunged forward and grabbed Reginald by the collar.
“You son of a bitch!”
But Reginald shoved him off with force, sending Kai stumbling backward—and a delicate jewelry box fell from his pocket.
“What’s this?” Reginald, sharp-eyed, spotted it. Inside lay a dazzling diamond necklace, resting quietly on a bed of blue velvet. He scoffed and deliberately kicked the box away.
Kai’s gaze turned ice-cold. He tried to reach for it, but was deliberately blocked by Reginald’s rotund frame. The bastard was doing it on purpose! If anger could become solid, Reginald’s fat body would’ve been torn to shreds by now.
"This diamond’s so big and shiny, it's obviously a fake" Reginald said casually.
Astrid, dazzled by the necklace, was suddenly awake.
“Wait—don’t tell me this is why you came home early?” she said with a mocking tone. “To give me some knockoff garbage?”
She snatched the necklace and, under Kai's shocked gaze, hurled it forcefully out the window. Kai dashed to the wall, only to find the necklace vanished without a trace.
“There, done. Now get the hell out!” With that, she shoved Kai forcefully.
Kai was completely stunned. For a moment, he wondered if he was dreaming. How could the same woman who was sweet and gentle just the day before now look like a devil from hell—cruel, promiscuous, venomous?
“Astrid...” Kai’s throat tightened, his voice bitter. “What's wrong with you? Did he threaten you?”
“Come on, bullshit again,” Astrid rolled her eyes. “Fine, let me spell it out once and for all.”
“I never loved you. The kid’s not even yours!”
“You’re a good-for-nothing loser. Every single day with you made me sick!”
Crack. A string in Kai’s heart snapped.
Astrid had never loved him. The child he longed for—wasn’t even his. The family he bled for, sacrificed everything for—nothing but a lie.
Grief, rage, and crushing despair surged through him like a tidal wave, shattering the last pieces of Kai’s world until there was nothing left but ruin.
“How pathetic,” Reginald snickered under his breath. “Here—take this. Consider it compensation for the money you spent raising my kid.”
He pulled out a few crumpled bills and tossed them in Kai’s face.
Kai’s chest heaved violently. His eyes were full of pain. Reginald had not only cuckolded him, but turned him into a damn babysitter. And now he was treating him like a beggar, throwing money in his face.
There was no greater humiliation.
Kai clenched his fist and smashed it hard into Reginald’s jaw.
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Chapter 758: The Weight of the Real Monsters
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Chapter 757: The Dead Woman Speaks
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