He was a law professor who had been upright for half of his life. The last thing he couldn't let go of most was his scholarly integrity.
I could accept him leaving me over personal issues between us, but I couldn’t accept him spending my hard-earned money to have a fling with his mistress.
And then he turned around and despised me for being vulgar and materialistic.
The argument got so intense that both our parents came and calmed us down.
When both our parents asked me why I was arguing, with tears streaming down their faces, I couldn't even answer.
How could I bring it up?
The girl I raised on my own turned out to be a bitch. And my husband, whom I had loved for many years, wanted to divorce me for this bitch.
I couldn't utter a single word.
Just thinking about it made me feel nauseous.
It was my mother, Eleanor Ridley, who caught a glimpse of the intimacy between Dwayne and Sienna.
She threatened the Maguire Family to give her an explanation, or she would withdraw all investments and cancel all cooperation.
His father and mother humbly apologized to me. They said Dwayne was just confused for a moment, misjudging people, which was why he was misled by Sienna.
They urged me to give Dwayne another chance for the sake of our child. "You know, your husband isn't a bad person. He's just been too protected by his family since childhood, making him a bit naive."
"For the sake of us, the Maguires, please forgive him this once."
Keeping mistresses and having extramarital affairs was nothing new in our circle. However, someone as shameless and unethical as Dwayne was a first.
His father and mother, Thomas Maguire and Christy Maguire, couldn't afford to lose face.
I couldn't swallow this insult either.
On some points, they were merely nouveau riche. To put it bluntly, I was the one supporting their entire family.
Over the years, I had handled nearly every major and minor matter concerning the household.
The Maguire Family's business, employing over a hundred people, entirely relied on the Ridley Family's financial support.
Whether from the perspective of status, feelings, or interests,
they all didn't want Sienna to replace me as the madam of the Maguire Family.
But no matter how much the Maguire Family tried to persuade me, Dwayne was like a madman, insisting on being with Sienna.