Part 3Betrayed and Reborn: A Man's Journey to Freedom

My appearance broke the harmonious scene.

The three of them stopped smiling when they saw me.

I walked towards Rachel, waving the divorce papers in my hand, and said calmly, "I'm here to talk to you about the divorce."

Rachel's gentle expression immediately darkened.

David shielded her behind him and scolded me, "Mr. Carter, Rachel is about to give birth soon. Please don't trouble her at this time. Pregnant women can't handle stress!"

"Please step aside," I said coldly to David, trying hard to control my anger.

David took a righteous stance and argued, "Mr. Carter, I have no intention of breaking up your marriage. After the child is born, I'll take him away. I won't affect your relationship as husband and wife, and you shouldn't blame Rachel for this.

"Rachel did a noble thing. I'm over thirty with no wife or children. Rachel only carried a child for me out of pity for my loneliness. As a man, you should be more understanding!"

I laughed at his shamelessness.

"You're right," I said with a cold smile, "As a man, I should indeed be more understanding. Since that's the case, why don't I give you my wife and daughter too? Is that understanding enough?"

David looked at me suspiciously.

"Enough!" Rachel's face was extremely unpleasant. She instructed David, "David, please take Emily for a walk. I need to talk to my husband alone."

After David and Emily left, Rachel stood up, holding her waist.

She snatched the divorce papers from my hand, didn't even look at them, and tore them to shreds.

"Jack, I've told you I won't divorce you. Give up on that idea! I'm due in half a month, don't upset me and risk the baby at this critical time!"

I bent down to pick up the paper scraps and calmly said, "In that case, I'll have to file for divorce through the court."

Hearing my words, Rachel became agitated, "I'm pregnant now, the law won't allow you to divorce me!"

"The child isn't mine."

"Even if it's not yours, you can't divorce me! You don't have DNA evidence, the court won't rule in your favor!"

Faced with her stubbornness, I sighed helplessly, "Rachel, since you and David are in love, and now you're carrying his child, why do you still refuse to divorce me?"

Rachel paused for a few seconds, then softened her tone.

She lowered her voice and said, "Jack, David and I grew up together. He's liked me for over ten years and even stayed single for me. I couldn't bear it, so I'm just having a child for him to fulfill his wish and leave him with something to remember me by."

"Honey, the one I love has always been you."

Her words didn't move me. Instead, I found them laughable.

She loves me, so she cheats on me?

How can she be so righteous and shameless about it?