Blurb：
Sophie Hoffman demands a divorce from her husband Liam Hoffman after he prioritizes their neighbor Emma’s baby over her—even when she was hospitalized. Despite their ten-year marriage, Liam’s obsession with the infant and the mysterious red marks on his neck push Sophie to file divorce papers.
As family and friends accuse Sophie of being jealous and unreasonable, Liam twists the story, suggesting she’s having an affair. But Sophie stands firm, revealing the cold truth behind their picture-perfect marriage.
Will Liam’s manipulative tears and the pressure from Sophie’s parents make her reconsider? Or is the bond already broken beyond repair? Dive into this emotional thriller of love, lies, and the secrets hidden behind closed doors.
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My husband, who had always claimed to hate children, suddenly became obsessed with our neighbor’s baby, always staying over until midnight to take care of it.
He didn’t even bother to show up when I was hospitalized after a car accident.
I’d had enough of it.
At the welcome-home gathering after my discharge, I asked for a divorce.
All our friends and relatives said I must’ve hit my head in the crash.
My husband, Liam Hoffman, splashed his drink right in my face.
“Are you really jealous over a six-month-old baby just because I wasn’t there during your hospital stay?”
I slowly wiped off the stain, glanced at the red marks on his neck.
“Since you love her child so much, I make sure you two be together forever once we divorce.” Coldly I said.
Liam’s expression turned complicated.
He pulled his collar up, hiding the marks on his neck.
Eyes reddening, he shouted,
“What are you implying, Sophie?”
“I’ve been helping with Emma to take care of a baby, getting experience for our future child!”
“And now you want a divorce over such small thing? Have you lost your mind?”
There was not a trace of emotion on my face.
Calmly, I handed the prepared divorce papers to him.
“Sign it. We’ll meet at the courthouse tomorrow morning.”
Everyone around us was stunned. Their burning stares felt like lasers on my skin.
But I didn’t care anymore.
Leaving the papers on the table, I turned to go.
People couldn’t believe it — the couple they admired suddenly split up just like that.
Liam hadn’t expected me to have the divorce papers ready, utterly in shock.
My mom snatched the papers and skimmed through them. Her face darkened.
“Sophie, are you serious? You’ve been together for ten years — what’s going on?”
Others also convinced me to reconsider. Even Liam’s buddies jumped in.
“Come on, Sophie, you two have a decade of history. Don’t throw it away over the neighbor’s kid.”
“The neighbor’s a single mom — he just felt sorry for the baby. Why be so petty?”
“He didn’t want kids before because of your career. Can’t you see he’s always put you first?”
They all said that I was heartless, the one to be blame, and that I made the wrong decision.
Without saying anything, I just pushed the divorce papers closer to Liam.
“This marriage is over. I can’t take it anymore.”
My dad, who’d rushed over after hearing the news, slapped me hard across the face.
Holding my stinging face, I heard him roar:
“You ungrateful brat! How dare you divorce a man as good as Liam!”
“He’s been holding down the fort all these years so you could focus on your career. And now you want out? Have you no shame?”
My mom rushed over, holding my arm, pleading,
“Honey, whatever it is, talk it out. Don’t use divorce as a threat.”
“A husband like Liam is once in a lifetime. If you’re leaving him for someone else, I won’t forgive you!”
I lifted my head slowly, tasting blood in my mouth.
Liam rushed to my side at once, tending to my wound.
He always knew how to act well as a perfect husband. I knew too well the truth behind closed doors.
“Sophie, I know you might be seeing someone else. But remember, I’m the one who truly cares about you.”
“Ten years of marriage. How can you throw it all away over something so small?”
“I don’t care about whoever’s on the side. Just come home. I’ll forgive you.”
With that, Liam had twisted the story so easily, making it seem like I was the one cheating.
The room erupted again. Everyone’s stares felt like knives.
Dad punched me again, “No wonder you want a divorce — you’ve got someone else! How did I raise such a disgrace!”
Mom chimed in, “You ungrateful girl! Stop this nonsense. Your dad’s about to have a heartbreak. Go home and make it work with Liam.”
Everyone kept pressuring me. Liam cried, begging me to stay.
Coldly, I pushed him away, “Let go. I don’t love you anymore.”
From the moment he started caring for that neighbor’s baby, our marriage was already dead.
Liam stared at me, lips trembling.
“Sophie… What did you say?”
The room fell silent.
I turned to leave. Liam rushed forward and grabbed me tightly.
“Don’t go, Sophie, please don’t go. It’s my fault, all my fault.”
“Give me one more chance, I’ll change, I promise. Just don’t leave me.”
Liam’s friends blocked my path.
“What the hell is wrong with you, Sophie? Apologize to Liam right now!”
“He’s been with you all these years. How could you hurt him like this? Have you forgotten how you loved each other so much?”
“Middle school to college — eight years before you got married! Don’t you remember any of it?”
“Or have you forgotten you’re pregnant?! Do you want to raise this child without a father?”
Hearing that, my parents grabbed me, trying to talk sense into me.
“Sophie, you’re carrying a child! How can you even think of divorce? Have you no heart?”
But it meant nothing. I struggled, telling them all to back off.
“I’ll raise my child on my own. This divorce is happening.”
Mom couldn’t believe how cold I was.
“Sophie, you’ve always wanted a baby. Now that you’re pregnant, why are you doing this?”
Her words felt like a punch to the gut.
Yeah, I used to longed for a child of my own — from age twenty all the way to thirty.
For ten years, I’d hoped Liam would want a family with me. But every time, the hope vanished.
Now, all I wanted was to end things for good.
The commotion drew the attention of our neighbor, the single mom Zoe.
She came over with her baby, naturally handing her to Liam.
Liam took the child from Zoe, as if forgetting our fight.
The look in his eyes was one I’d never seen before — soft, tender, as if he was looking at his own flesh and blood.
My heart felt like it was being pierced. I almost stumbled.
Liam and I had lost a child once. It happened because of an accident.
“Sophie, I overheard your argument. I had no idea you’d mind Liam helping with the baby.”
“I’ll start looking for another place today. Emma and I will move out. I don’t want to cause trouble between you.”
Liam frowned, “Don’t be ridiculous. It’s just helping with the baby. Not a big deal.”
“Sophie, let’s not drag others into our issues. I know you’ve just recovered, but please stop making a scene.”
Liam was about to cry again, playing the victim.
Everyone’s anger turned toward me.
My dad, red-faced and hoarse, grabbed my arm.
“Listen to me — stop this nonsense. Cut ties with whoever’s on the side and make it work with Liam!”
“You’re pregnant now. If you still go through with this divorce, I’ll break your legs.”
Yet I stayed cold, showing no emotion.
“This divorce is happening.” I turned and left.
Dad yelled after me, “If you divorce him, I’m disowning you!”
Liam stopped pretending too, “Sophie, if you walk away now, don’t expect a single penny! I’ll make sure you leave with nothing!”
“Since you’ve chosen someone else and decided to throw me away, don’t blame me for playing dirty!”
I instantly filed for divorce, providing evidence I’d collected from Zoe’s place — photos and videos of the “couple”.
That night, I tried to check into a hotel, but all my cards were frozen.
It hit me then — I’d handed over my most earnings to Liam over the years, keeping very little for myself.
All those years, I worked day and night for our future.
I thought, after our long journey together, we’d finally have a happy family.
But it was all a joke. I’d been alone this whole time.
After borrowing money from a friend for the hotel, I checked my phone and found a video of our argument online.
Someone had recorded it and posted it. Soon, it trended.
The comments were full of hate to me. Some even threatened to ruin my life.
“He’s just helping with the neighbor’s kid? And she wants a divorce? Is she insane?”
“She’s definitely cheating. Using such a poor excuse — how pathetic!”
The backlash was swift. Even the hotel staff gave me dirty looks.
What’s more, a sharp pain shot through me as I opened my laptop then.
Dozens of videos showed them together, intimate and careless.
It made me sick.
Every night, after putting Emma to sleep, Liam would sneak into Zoe’s bedroom.
I had accidentally discovered Liam had connected to the neighbor’s security camera through his phone, clearly to watch Zoe whenever and wherever.
Secretly, I synced the feed to my own phone, so I got those videos.
Every lovely night of them, I watched them together.
The way Liam looked at Zoe filled with a tenderness I hadn’t seen in years.
As for our marriage, though he acted like the perfect husband in public, he couldn’t be colder to me when there were only two of us.
He flat-out refused to have kids, forbidding me from even bringing that up.
When I got pregnant by accident, I begged him to let me keep it. He just forced me to get rid of it.
That pain never left me. After that, he wouldn’t let me touch him.
But now, right under my nose, he was raising someone else’s child.
“Mrs. Evans, the court date is set in three days. All the documents you requested are ready.”
The next morning, my secretary called.
The company was under pressure due to the scandal. Investors were pulling out.
Liam had reached the office before me.
“Sophie, don’t go in there — there are lots of reporters.”
I shoved him aside. Liam fell hard on the pavement, drawing everyone’s attention.
He never thought I’d push him.
“Sophie, was that necessary? Can’t you show a little compassion?”
Zoe showed up too, helping Liam up.
The commotion drew reporters and angry online trolls. Cameras were pointed at me. People were calling me heartless.
“It’s not her fault! I slipped — that’s why I fell. Don’t blame her.”
Liam’s fake concern only made me want to vomit.
“If you don’t want the divorce, then don’t blame me for suing.”
Hearing that, Liam dropped the act.
“Fine. You want to play dirty? I’ll make sure you leave with nothing.”
“My child doesn’t need a father like you. See you in court!”
I almost laughed. He really thought I had no idea what was going on.
After handling company matters, I focused on preparing for court.
With the media fueling the fire, things got even worse online.
I was the villain everyone hated. Liam played the victim perfectly.
Some said I’d had multiple abortions to please my lover, emptied our savings for him…
Others said the car crash had damaged my brain, that I’d gone insane.
Even my parents disowned me.
“You’ve gone too far. From today on, I no longer have a daughter!”
“Look at the disgusting things you’ve done. I’m ashamed to be related to you!”
I ignored it all, staying silent until the court date three days later.
On the day of the hearing, friends, family, and strangers showed up to watch me fail, to see me get what I deserved.
Liam pulled me aside, whispering,
“Are you really going through with this?”
“For old times’ sake, I’ll give you one more chance. Apologize, and I’ll forget any of this happened.”
“You can’t win. People know what you’ve done. How can you even show your face?”
I refused him coldly and expected the judge to begin.
Liam had hired the best lawyer in New York. He was sure he’d win.
The lawyer listed all my supposed failures in the marriage, arguing I deserved nothing.
“Helping a neighbor with childcare at night does not constitute misconduct by the husband.”
“Based on the evidence, you are the at-fault party in this marriage.”
“If you cannot provide new evidence, the court will grant the divorce and rule you as the at-fault party.”
The courtroom cheered. Liam and Zoe hugged excitedly.
Everyone said I got what I deserved. They were already celebrating.
But I calmly spoke up, “I have new evidence — security footage from Zoe’s home.”
“And DNA test results proving Liam is Emma’s biological father.”
Suddenly, the room went silent. Everyone froze.
Liam turned pale.
The real show was about to begin.
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