Chapter 4

Melanie violently shook off my hand, trembling. "You... you know who I am?"

"Of course I do. You're Ethan's cheap little side piece. I was going to have you ruined, but now that I'm carrying Ethan's heir, you're nothing but a joke to me."

Before I could finish, she started shaking with rage. "You're lying! I am the love of Ethan's life! Even if you're pregnant, you can't change that!"

I laughed in her face. "Is that so? Then why did Ethan get me pregnant right after your sudden miscarriage? You think he brought you here because he cares about you? Don't be naive. He's just using me to get rid of you."

Unable to accept it, Melanie shoved me aside and stormed toward Ethan’s room.

I grabbed her arm. "Do you really think he'll tell you the truth if you ask him? Melanie, look at the reality. I am the wealthy heiress of the Sterling family. You're just a trashy, low-class mistress. Who do you think Ethan is going to choose?"

No matter how much Ethan claimed to love her, the fact that he kept her hidden was a constant knife in her heart.

Her lack of security drove her mad. She glared at me, her eyes bloodshot. "You bitch! You're the mistress! You're the one who stole Ethan from me!"

She lunged at me, and we began to struggle. I purposely twisted my ankle, pulling her down the stairs with me.

The stairs weren't steep, and they were heavily carpeted. Neither of us was going to get seriously hurt.

But Melanie screamed at the top of her lungs anyway.

The noise brought Ethan and the house staff running. The man I had shared a bed with for seven years didn't even glance at me. He instinctively threw himself over Melanie, his eyes wild with terror and panic.

"Melanie! Are you okay?"

"Are you hurt?"

Seeing this, the gathered servants started whispering, realizing the truth of their relationship.

Melanie smirked at me triumphantly, wrapping her arms around Ethan’s neck. "It hurts so much, Ethan. Don't go to the office today. Take me to the hospital, please."

Ethan immediately went to scoop her up into his arms.

I clutched my stomach and said quietly, "Ethan, my stomach hurts."

That single sentence made Ethan freeze. He instantly dropped Melanie and rushed to my side.

Melanie screamed in frustration, "Ethan! Chloe dragged me down the stairs on purpose!"

Ethan paused, a flash of pure malice crossing his eyes as he looked at me. "Is that true?"

I didn't bother lying. "I lost my footing and grabbed her to break my fall."

The blame was on me.

Ethan didn't know the truth, but Melanie and I did. In that silent moment, we were fighting for dominance.

In the end, I won. Ethan abandoned Melanie and carried me to the car to rush to the hospital.

However, he didn't have the patience to stay. Once the doctor confirmed the baby was fine, he made an excuse about a business emergency and hurried back home.

My hidden cameras caught everything. Melanie was throwing a violent tantrum at home, smashing everything in sight. When the butler tried to stop her, Ethan returned and backhanded the butler across the face.

He gathered all the staff in the living room and threw stacks of cash at them.

"Listen to me carefully! When I am not home, Melanie is the mistress of this house! If anyone disobeys her, I will personally ruin you!"

"But in front of Chloe, you act normal. Understood?"

Once the servants left, Melanie glared at him, her eyes red. "So, in your heart, I’m still second-best to Chloe?"

Ethan hugged her, desperately trying to soothe her. "How can you say that? I only care about the baby in her womb. Babe, please, just wait until she delivers the child. I’ll give you whatever you want. Just tolerate her for a little longer, okay?"

I knew the baby was theirs.

But Melanie didn't.

Behind Ethan’s back, she had secretly bought several doses of heavy abortion pills.

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