“These are pictures of me with my boyfriend. We were together for nine years. You took advantage of my time abroad to get involved with him. If I hadn’t come back and seen his phone, I’d still be clueless!”

As I stared at the intimate photos on the screen, my frown grew deeper.

I couldn’t believe that the boyfriend Ethan was talking about was my husband of five years, Ivan Scott!

The payment bills were genuine, but he used a supplementary card that I had given him.

Suddenly, everything fell into place.

It made sense why he’d been making excuses to skip our daughter’s funeral and why he hadn’t taken her to the hospital when she was sick.

Ivan was nothing more than a freeloader. My father had left all of his inheritance to my daughter, Sophia, specifically to prevent Ivan from taking it.

With Sophia’s death, however, things started to look even more suspicious.

Ivan’s monthly salary was only 1,000 dollars, and the rest of his expenses were covered by my supplementary card. I never imagined he would use that card to manipulate the situation!

Seeing my shocked expression, Ethan smirked and said, “So, no more excuses? Either pay up, or I’ll have you arrested!”

He then held up several screenshots from his phone for the livestream audience, sounding self-righteous.

“Friends, I know that gay relationships aren’t always accepted, but that doesn’t justify her interfering in other people’s relationships!”

His voice grew more intense.

“Pay me back immediately, or I’ll make sure you regret it!”

Today wasn’t just our family’s funeral; many others were holding their own services, drawing a crowd of onlookers.

Some took the chance to criticize.

“Even if a relationship between two men is surprising, this woman is no better!”

“Why mess with other people’s lives at such a young age? Doesn’t she care about the disgrace?”

Seeing the crowd’s reaction, Ethan seemed even more pleased. “You’d better pay up and sign the divorce papers quickly, or things will get a lot worse for you.”

I replied icily, “You should stop right there. I didn’t know about you before my marriage. If anyone’s suffering, it’s me!”

“I’ve been deceived for five years, living as a wife and raising our daughter, only to discover that the so-called love was nothing but a lie!”

The crowd watched in shock.