Part 1Cheating Husband Gets Kicked Out by Mother-in-Law

One Year After Marriage, I Got Pregnant

My husband treated me like a princess.

My in-laws even called me the Sanders family's greatest contributor.

I always thought I was lucky to have met such a kind family.

Until an accident made me realize it was all a scam.

Ever since I got pregnant, I've been sleeping a lot.

Out of 24 hours a day, I could sleep for over 10 hours.

I guess I drank too much water during the day, so I woke up in the middle of the night needing to use the bathroom.

But when I turned on the light, I found that Lucas, who should have been sleeping in bed, wasn't there.

I tried calling out a few times, but there was no response in the room. I checked my phone and saw it was already past 1 AM. Where could Lucas have gone?

Although it was strange, I didn't think too much of it.

After using the bathroom, I was ready to lie back down and continue sleeping.

But because Lucas hadn't returned, I felt uneasy and couldn't sleep soundly.

Later in the night, as I was drifting off, I suddenly felt the bed sink down on one side. At the same time, a sweet peach scent wafted around my nose.

I instantly became alert, my heart skipping a beat.

I had often read online that when wives are pregnant, it's the peak time for husbands to cheat. Because wives can't have sex during pregnancy, many men will seek it elsewhere.

Could it be that Lucas went out to cheat?

But then I thought, that can't be right. Lucas isn't a man who places great importance on sex. Even after we got married, our frequency wasn't high.

Or could it be something else?

But how to explain the perfume smell on him?

As I pondered these thoughts, I slowly drifted back to sleep, unable to resist my drowsiness.

The next morning when I woke up, I asked Lucas why I didn't see him when I woke up in the night.

Lucas hesitated for a moment, then told me that a colleague urgently needed a document, so he went to deliver it overnight.

Although Lucas's explanation seemed fine, I still felt uneasy.

So I started paying closer attention and noticed that Lucas had indeed been acting strange lately.

For example, he'd been coming home later and later, and spending more and more time in the bathroom each time he returned. Although people say the bathroom is a man's second home, he was spending an excessive amount of time in there.

Most importantly, whenever I approached him, Lucas would quickly switch screens on his phone.

Considering what happened before, I felt certain something fishy was going on.

So, one time when Lucas went to shower without his phone, I secretly checked it, but found nothing.

Could I have misunderstood him?

But I still felt something was off, until one day Lucas told me he had to work overtime. When he came back, I smelled that peach scent on him again.

It was faint, as if he had washed it off, but my sense of smell has always been sensitive, so I still detected it.

This time I caught an opportunity, because he was still logged into WhatsApp on his computer.

I clearly saw a pinned chat with someone named "Don't Eat Bunny".

There were two messages. The first was from "Don't Eat Bunny" saying: "I feel like I'm going crazy."

Lucas replied: "Hang in there a little longer, I'll come see you after I get off work."

Just as I was about to scroll up to read more of the chat history, WhatsApp suddenly went offline. I knew Lucas must have done something on his phone.

He's always been cautious.

This slip-up was probably because I'm in my third trimester and worried about computer radiation, so I never touch it. He must have forgotten to be wary of me.

My mind was in chaos.

Was Lucas cheating?

Realizing this, tears suddenly fell from my eyes.

I couldn't describe how I felt, just a sour and bitter feeling, my heart aching terribly.

This wasn't the first time I'd encountered something like this. Ten years ago, my mother had faced the same situation.

At that time, my dad had fallen for another woman outside and was determined to divorce my mom.

My mom didn't agree, so he just moved out to live elsewhere.

In the end, the whole family was in turmoil.

Later, when my mom really had no other choice, she agreed to the divorce. She only asked for my custody and made no other demands.

When my dad found out, he was more than happy to agree.

In the years since the divorce, my mom and I have relied on each other.

Now I had finally gotten married, gotten pregnant, and my in-laws were good to me.

I thought I would be one of the lucky ones, but it turned out to be all for nothing.

Thinking back on how good Lucas had been to me, was it all fake?