The Sabotaged Wife

The Sabotaged Wife

Gavin

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My life as a promising architect shattered two years ago by a "skiing accident" that left me paralyzed. My charismatic husband, Ethan, installed smart home devices "for my safety," always smoothing over my dependence with a loving smile. Then, a blinking red light from a new smoke detector revealed his true intentions. It was a camera, and he was watching my every move. My stomach twisted when I found more, hidden everywhere, even as he was betraying me with his young marketing associate, Chloe-who was pregnant. He wasn't just watching me; he was planning to make me adopt their child, his "heir," leveraging my supposed inability to conceive after the "accident." He even brought Chloe into our home as my "personal assistant," her smug smile a constant torment. The surveillance wasn't for safety; it was to ensure my captivity. But the real horror struck at a gala when I stumbled, stood, and then overheard Ethan railing at a doctor about medication and therapies designed to keep me disabled. My "accident" wasn't an accident. He caused it, then actively sabotaged my recovery for two years. He wanted me broken, dependent, so he could control me and parade his mistress's baby as his own. My fury ignited into an undeniable resolve. He wanted a helpless wife? He got a woman ready to dismantle his entire world. I pulled out the burner phone I' d hidden for this very moment. My escape wasn't just a fantasy anymore; it was my next step.

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My life as a promising architect shattered two years ago by a "skiing accident" that left me paralyzed.

My charismatic husband, Ethan, installed smart home devices "for my safety," always smoothing over my dependence with a loving smile.

Then, a blinking red light from a new smoke detector revealed his true intentions.

It was a camera, and he was watching my every move.

My stomach twisted when I found more, hidden everywhere, even as he was betraying me with his young marketing associate, Chloe-who was pregnant.

He wasn't just watching me; he was planning to make me adopt their child, his "heir," leveraging my supposed inability to conceive after the "accident."

He even brought Chloe into our home as my "personal assistant," her smug smile a constant torment.

The surveillance wasn't for safety; it was to ensure my captivity.

But the real horror struck at a gala when I stumbled, stood, and then overheard Ethan railing at a doctor about medication and therapies designed to keep me disabled.

My "accident" wasn't an accident.

He caused it, then actively sabotaged my recovery for two years.

He wanted me broken, dependent, so he could control me and parade his mistress's baby as his own.

My fury ignited into an undeniable resolve.

He wanted a helpless wife?

He got a woman ready to dismantle his entire world.

I pulled out the burner phone I' d hidden for this very moment.

My escape wasn't just a fantasy anymore; it was my next step.

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