Chapter 7
When I returned home for the traditional three–day visit, Mother took my hand and told me everything about Lewis and Janice’s affair.
“Elma, you were absolutely right about her. That little slut was so brazen and shameless, actually having an affair before marriage and committing such disgraceful acts.”
This piano teacher was hired by Dad when I was sixteen and Janice was eighteen. When we first started learning from him, he always praised me for being clever and talented.
But later, for some unknown reason, his attitude toward me completely changed. He would constantly tell Dad that I was rebellious and unmanageable, getting me punished.
Looking back now, it must have been around that time when Janice made a physical deal with him to frame me.
In my previous life, after I married into the Herty family, Janice regained her memory and seduced Lewis into divorcing me. Later, when I accidentally discovered that Janice was still entangled with this piano teacher and tried to tell Lewis, she struck me down and killed me.
This time, I finally used this secret to make her taste her own medicine.
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“Your father was so furious about this that he fell seriously ill. If it weren’t for you and Nick coming home today, he’d probably still be bedridden!”
No wonder Dad looked so terrible during dinner earlier.
It’s understandable – the daughter he had cherished and raised with such care turned out to be such a shameless harlot, trampling his dignity in front of everyone in the capital.
With Dad’s pride–obsessed personality, he probably won’t even want to leave the house anymore.
I squeezed Mother’s hand and said, “Mom, now that Janice has committed such a grave mistake, there’s no way she can recover from this. You must not speak ill of her in front of Dad anymore, so as not to invite bad luck.”
Mother smiled and nodded, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. But about Nick – I can see he’s not as terrifying as the rumors suggest. He was gentle and considerate toward you at the dinner table. How is your life at the Samson family?”
A blush immediately spread across my face, “Mom, people love to spread gossip and rumors. I’m doing very well at the Samson family, so you don’t need to worry about me.”
“That’s good to hear. Those rumors about Nick being naturally sterile and impotent – those must be false too, right?”
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These past few days, Nick and I have been sharing the same bed, yet he hasn’t made any improper advances toward me. I’m afraid this rumor might actually be true.
But to keep Mother from worrying, I still nodded, “Nick is strong and healthy. That’s just another baseless rumor.”
Hearing this, Mother was completely reassured. I chatted with her for a while longer until evening approached, then got up to prepare to return to the Samson family with Nick.
But as soon as I stepped out of the room, I saw Lewis standing in the courtyard, staring at me intensely.
“Elma…”
I looked at him coldly and said, “Mr. Herty, this is my home, and you’re not welcome here.”
With that, I immediately turned to leave. Now that I’m the president’s wife of the Samson family, my every word and action represents the Samson family, so naturally I need to avoid any impropriety with him.
But unexpectedly, Lewis was so audacious that he grabbed my wrist directly, and the strong smell of alcohol hit me.
“Elma, after all these days, I’ve finally realized that the person I’ve always loved in my heart is you. Don’t go back to the Samson family. Let me take you away, okay?”
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I forcefully shook off his grip, “I think you’ve completely lost your mind. Why would I give up being a perfectly good president’s wife to elope with you?”
Lewis gripped my shoulders excitedly with both hands, “Elma, haven’t you always liked me since we were children?”
