As for the things Harper left behind, I treated them all as trash.
It felt as though all the bad luck from the past decade had left me.
My life became fulfilling.
I didn’t have to wake up early to make breakfast.
If I wanted to cook, I did; if not, I hired someone to clean.
I didn’t have to care for my father–in–law every night; the air was fresh.
I threw myself more into my work.
I made interesting friends.
On weekends, I went hiking, and occasionally traveled out of town during holidays.
This kind of life was something I never dared dream of before.
Soon, I was promoted due to my excellent performance, and my salary doubled.
It was then that I saw the two kids at my doorstep, and I was stunned.
“What are you doing here?”
Logan and Lily hung their heads, not speaking.
I looked them over; it was almost winter, yet Logan and Lily were still in thin jackets.
But even so, I didn’t let them in.
Since they didn’t speak, I didn’t want to ask.
They probably just had a new stepmother and stepfather.
My ex–mother–in–law never liked kids. Logan might get a bit of her favor, but Lily was out of luck.
“Where did you move to? I’ll take you back.”
Logan suddenly shouted, “Are you my mom or not? I’ve come to find you, and you’re still trying to chase us away.”
I calmly replied, “I’m not your mom. Your mom is Grace.”
“You’re lying. You are my mom. Grace isn’t!”
In my past life, Logan was mean and selfish, just like his grandmother. I raised him, got him into a prestigious school.
I found him a wife, helped him have kids, and took care of them tirelessly.
When his kids grew up, he kicked me out.
When I got sick and couldn’t move, the street people contacted him, and he said I wasn’t his mom.
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Lily started sobbing, “Mom, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have called someone else mom. Please forgive us.”
Lily wasn’t much better.
In my past life, she thought I favored Logan and was always indifferent to me. In truth, I put as much effort into her as Logan, even giving her more money.
Most of the money Ethan left went to her.
Logan thought being a boy meant he should get all the inheritance and resented me.
Lily thought I favored her brother because I always took care of his kids.
Both felt they lost out.
Before I got sick, Lily had already vanished from my life.
I chose to call the police and handed the kids over to the officers.
As I left, the officers looked at me coldly.
I forced a smile.
Suddenly, I felt disheartened.
I thought the kids coming to me was just a moment of anger, but Grace unexpectedly found me.
She had already given birth and hadn’t even finished her postpartum period.
She cried and cried.
“My mother–in–law does nothing. I have to take care of the child and my paralyzed father–in–law. Worse, they want me
“My sister–in–law is causing divorce drama and keeps running back home. I can’t even get a good night’s sleep.”
“Ethan always tells me to endure, but I really can’t.
“Recently, I found photos from other women on his phone.”
Hearing this, I was already impatient, “But what do you expect from me? I can’t help you.”
“You can help. Just remarry Ethan, and I can be free.”
“You’re crazy!”
“Sister, I know I wronged you. Now I’m giving Ethan back to you, and I promise never to disturb your life again.”
I thought about it, “If you really want to get away from their family, there’s a way.”
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Grace excitedly grabbed my hand, “Just threaten Ethan, say he’s harassing you. If he doesn’t divorce, report him to the school. Ethan cares about his reputation, and now he’s involved with another woman. He will definitely leave.”
That’s how I got Ethan to divorce me back then.
With a plan, Grace threatened Ethan to divorce as I suggested.
Of course, Ethan refused, and my ex–mother–in–law became cautious.
She wouldn’t dare let Ethan divorce now.
They finally had a sucker to do all the housework.
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Grace was more ruthless than I expected. She brought people from the school to block Ethan at the door.
Because Ethan was a professor at a prestigious university, the incident made local news.
Ethan lost face among relatives and friends, had his professorship revoked, and got fired.
Grace built a victim persona online and smoothly divorced Ethan.
She didn’t take the child.
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I heard she married someone out of town and never returned.
Ethan was left to provide for three kids alone.
Gradually, he started contacting me frequently.
When he couldn’t wait any longer and came looking for me, I had already sold the house and flown abroad to start a new life.
From the day the kids showed up at my door, I knew the only way to truly escape Ethan was to go somewhere they couldn’t find me.
From then on, I applied for work overseas.
Luckily, the country I wanted to go to was one my colleagues didn’t want, so I got approved quickly.
Life here wasn’t easy, but my heart felt free.
Watching my savings grow, I occasionally sent things back home to the kids.
Later, I got a new boyfriend. If I liked him, we stayed together; if not, we broke up.
Like every free person, I enjoyed dating and life, but I never again hoped for marriage!
