I patiently explained, but it was as if a switch had been flipped in him, and he refused to back down.
"If you really cared about me, you wouldn't have taken a job at his company or kept in touch with him. Who are you trying to fool, saying you did it for me?"
Back then, when my husband resigned and stayed at home, I also faced the risk of being laid off. We still had a mortgage to pay, so when a well-paying job opportunity came up, I had no reason to refuse.
Besides, I had looked into it—my position wouldn't require frequent interactions with the boss, so there was nothing else to worry about.
"That was years ago. If you were capable, would I need to beg him for a few hundred dollars?"
We graduated from the same university, and when we first started working, our levels were about the same. But now he was a big boss, while I was still a rookie in the workplace.
After I said this, I suddenly felt a pang of regret. Sure enough, my words stung him, and even more hurtful words followed.
It was then that I realized he resented not only that I kept my job with my ex-boyfriend a secret, but he also suspected that our daughter might not be his.
A few days ago, on our daughter's birthday, we had originally planned to celebrate outside, but my husband had to work overtime, so I had to take her to the mall by myself.
Coincidentally, my ex-boyfriend passed by, and upon learning that it was my daughter's birthday, he bought her a cute Peter Rabbit plush toy. She loved it and held it close to her chest all the way home.
I had told my daughter to say that I bought it when asked, but when my husband asked, she said, "Uncle Felix bought it for me. He also said he'd buy me lots and lots of toys in the future." My husband's expression immediately changed.
"Tell me, whose child is Isabella really?"
Faced with such an accusation, I felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation.
"I have never done anything to betray you. If you don't believe me, let's go for a paternity test tomorrow."
That night, I couldn't sleep. I listened to the thunderous sound of his snoring, but my heart kept sinking.
The next day, I prepared everything and went with him to take the test, but the result left me utterly shocked.
"I know in my heart who the father is. How could this be the result?"