In their three years of marriage, Chelsea had been a dutiful wife to Edmund. She used to think that her love and care would someday melt Edmund's cold heart, but she was wrong. Finally, she couldn't take the disappointment any longer and chose to end the marriage. Edmund had always thought that his wife was just boring and dull. So it was shocking when Chelsea suddenly threw divorce papers at his face in front of everyone at the Nelson Group's anniversary party. How humiliating! After that, everyone thought that the formerly-married couple would never see each other again, even Chelsea. Once again, she thought wrong. Sometime later, at an award ceremony, Chelsea went onstage to accept the award for best screenplay. Her ex-husband, Edmund, was the one presenting the award to her. As he handed her the trophy, he suddenly reached for her hand and pleaded humbly in front of the audience, "Chelsea, I'm sorry I didn't cherish you before. Could you please give me another chance?" Chelsea looked at him indifferently. "I'm sorry, Mr. Nelson. My only concern now is my business." Edmund's heart was shattered into a million pieces. "Chelsea, I really can't live without you." But his ex-wife just walked away. Wasn't it better for her to just concentrate on her career? Men would only distract her-especially her ex-husband.
Chapter 1 Severe Heartbreak
"Edmund, you have been married to Chelsea for three years. It's high time you had a child. I want to meet my great-grandchildren before death comes for me."
An old man's earnest voice came from the study through the slightly opened door.
A young man replied coldly, "Why should I have a baby with a woman I don't love?"
Chelsea Williams was about to knock on the door to inform them that dinner was ready. But when she heard their conversation, she froze. Her face turned pale in a split second.
The young man's voice sounded again. This time it was firmer and dismissive. "Grandpa, just so we are on the same page, you'll not be getting any great-grandchildren from me as long as I'm married to Chelsea. I don't want her to be the mother of my children. So, don't pester me about this issue again!"
"You brat!" the old man shouted angrily. The next second, the sound of a cup being shattered on the floor was heard. This was followed by the sound of approaching footsteps.
Chelsea hurriedly went into the bathroom next door to hide. In the process, the sharp edge of the wash-hand basin scratched her waist.
An intense pain shot from her waist to her heart. It then swept through her entire body. She trembled and bit her lower lip hard. Tears of agony soon welled up in her eyes.
Only a few days ago, she had received a pregnancy test result from Diane Stevenson, the mistress of her husband, Edmund Nelson.
Along with the test result came harsh mockery.
"Chelsea, what a miserable woman you are! Although you have been married to Edmund for three long years, he still hasn't fallen in love with you.
You live under the same roof with him, but he hates you with every fiber of his being. Don't you have any shame? How could you stick with a man whose heart belongs to someone else? Gosh! If I were you, I would have died of shame long ago."
Chelsea didn't know of Diane's existence before she got married to Edmund.
On their wedding night, Edmund didn't stay at home. He left her as soon as the ceremony came to an end. The next morning, Chelsea woke up to a piece of shocking news. Her husband was sighted entering and leaving a hotel with a popular female star the night before. The news was the talk of the town.
It was on that day that Chelsea realized that her husband's heart belonged to someone else.
Not willing to give up on her new marriage, Chelsea decided to stay. She hoped that Edmund would fall in love with her someday. She resigned from her job and became a full-time housewife.
Unfortunately for her, nothing changed even after three years.
As Chelsea went down memory lane, the door of the bathroom was pushed hard from outside. She staggered and held the washstand.
She looked up with teary eyes only to see a cold man coming in. It was her husband, Edmund.
The ice in his eyes could have frozen lava. The black suit he had on today made him look more unfriendly than ever. He strode to her, grabbed her chin, and inquired aggressively, "Did you incite Grandpa to put pressure on me to have a baby with you? Bitch, you have become more scheming over the years. What makes you think I want you to be the mother of my child? Have you gone mad?"
Holding her chin even tighter, Edmund added furiously, "You set me up and forced me to marry you three years ago. Now, you want to make sure you remain in this family by having my child. Over my dead body!"
Chelsea's face turned red. She bit her lower lip and said, "I didn't."
"You didn't? Why then is he putting pressure on me? And why were you eavesdropping on our conversation?" Edmund sneered.
In a clipped tone, he continued, "Since you heard our conversation, you should know how I feel about you. You disgust me, Chelsea. You are not worthy to bear a child for me."
Chelsea clenched her fists tightly when she heard those cruel words. Her nails were on the verge of piercing into her palms.
She knew fully well that Edmund didn't love her, but her heart broke into a thousand pieces when he said that she wasn't worthy of carrying his child.
For the past three years, Chelsea had put in her all in an effort to make this marriage work. She remained a dutiful wife despite his infidelity.
Day and night, she held up hope that Edmund's heart would one day soften towards her. However, his heart went from being an iceberg to heavy lead. Nothing she did melted it.
"Edmund, please be honest with me. In the past few years, have you... Have you ever loved me even if it was for a second?"
Chelsea's voice was low and pitiful. Her body was shaking violently as if she asked that question with all the strength and courage she had.
This sudden inquiry sent an inexplicable emotion to Edmund's heart. But it lasted only for a millisecond.
The coldness in his eyes increased. "What do you think? You are not so dumb, are you? Judging by what's happening now, you should be able to answer that question yourself!"
The disdain in his response pierced through Chelsea's heart like a knife. All the hurt that she kept tucked away bubbled to the surface at this moment.
Chapter 1 Severe Heartbreak
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Chapter 2 Getting A Divorce
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Chapter 3 Passionate Sex
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Chapter 4 Big Winner
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Chapter 5 Anniversary Party Of Nelson Group
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Chapter 6 Mrs. Nelson
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Chapter 7 Sorrowful Night
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Chapter 8 Familiar Stranger
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Chapter 9 Back To Work
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Chapter 10 Ex-wife's New Date
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Chapter 11 Declined Gesture
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Chapter 12 The New Chelsea
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Chapter 13 Wrong Perception
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Chapter 14 Overlooked Insult
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Chapter 15 Arranged Meeting
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Chapter 16 First Apology
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Chapter 17 Sudden Change Of Mind
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Chapter 18 Failed Trick
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Chapter 19 Former Sister-in-law
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Chapter 20 Heated Brawl
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Chapter 21 Chelsea's Defender
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Chapter 22 Frustrated Effort
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Chapter 23 Edmund's Curiosity
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Chapter 24 Payment For The Ride
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Chapter 25 His Friend's Suspicions
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Chapter 26 Insecure Woman
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Chapter 27 Shocking Discovery
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Chapter 28 Edmund's Plan
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Chapter 29 Unexpected Absence
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Chapter 30 Suspected Rivals
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Chapter 31 Big Shocker
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Chapter 32 Lovers' Argument
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Chapter 33 Genuine Worry
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Chapter 34 Another Shocker
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Chapter 35 Willingness To Apologize
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Chapter 36 Courting Death
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Chapter 37 Robbing The Cradle
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Chapter 38 Edmund Asked Her To Report To Work!
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Chapter 39 Alleged Seduction
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Chapter 40 Astonishing Comeback
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