Chapter 2

Leo lunged at me like a rabid dog, trying to bite my leg.

I stepped aside, grabbed a glass of cold water from the nightstand, and splashed it right into his face.

"Cooled down yet?"

Veronica screamed as she wiped the water off Leo’s face, glaring at me with venom.

But the hatred in her eyes wasn't the look of a cousin-in-law.

It was the look of a bitter mistress staring at the legal wife who owned the man she wanted.

How blind was I in my past life? How did I not see the disgusting truth between these two?

"Cousin"? "Step-nephew"?

They were his mistress and illegitimate son, kept right under my nose!

Ethan was shaking with rage, pointing a finger at my face. "Chloe, you are completely out of your mind!"

"That was a six-hundred-dollar console! You just smashed it?!"

"When did you become such a psycho? Where is the sweet, gentle wife I married?"

I leaned back against the wardrobe, crossing my arms with a cold smile.

"Sweet and gentle? I reserve that for humans."

"For beasts, I only have slaps."

"And don't talk to me about money."

"I bought this house. I bought this furniture. Even the underwear you’re wearing was paid for with my credit card."

"I smash what I buy. Since when does a freeloading parasite like you get to tell me what to do?"

Ethan’s face turned the color of a bruised plum.

The thing he hated most was being called a gold-digger.

Mainly because it was the absolute truth.

If he hadn't married me, he would still be delivering UberEats.

Seeing Ethan defeated, Veronica immediately changed her strategy. She clutched her chest, looking like she was about to faint.

"Ethan, don't argue with her. It’s all my fault."

"I didn't raise Leo well, and I made Chloe angry."

"Since Chloe can't stand us, we will just leave."

With that, she grabbed a still-throwing-a-tantrum Leo and made a show of walking toward the door.

Ethan grabbed her arm, his eyes turning red with panic.

"Veronica, where are you going? This is your home too!"

"Let’s see who dares to throw you out!"

He whirled around to glare at me. "Chloe, if you kick them out, I will divorce you!"

In my past life, the word "divorce" would have made me panic and submit.

But now?

I couldn't wait.

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