Chapter 2 - The Stolen Ring
Chloe let out a sharp, theatrical laugh that echoed cruelly into the stormy night. She stepped slightly forward, completely sheltered from the rain, and looked down at the sobbing, pregnant woman with absolute triumph.
"Oh, stop the pathetic acting, Elena," Chloe sneered, sipping her own glass of expensive champagne. "Richard hired the best private investigators in the city. We know you’re just a desperate orphan who tried to trap a billionaire with another man's kid. Your little scam is officially over."
Elena stared at the mistress in sheer horror. She couldn't believe this was happening. Richard hadn't just cheated on her; he had meticulously planned to destroy her character, fake medical records, and throw her onto the streets with absolutely nothing so he wouldn't have to pay a single cent in the divorce.
Richard stepped forward, his eyes cold and dead. He didn't offer his pregnant wife a hand. Instead, he roughly grabbed her wet, trembling left hand.
"You don't deserve this," Richard hissed viciously.
With a painful, ruthless yank, he pulled the massive, three-carat diamond wedding ring right off Elena's swollen finger. The metal scraped her skin, leaving a bright red mark, but the physical pain was nothing compared to the agonizing betrayal tearing through her chest.
Elena cried out, clutching her hand to her chest. "Richard, you can't do this! I have nowhere to go! I don't have any money!"
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"Then you better start walking, sweetheart," Richard mocked, slipping the diamond ring right onto Chloe's finger. "Because if you are still on my property in five minutes, I am calling security to have you arrested for trespassing."
👉 The mistress thought she had just won the ultimate prize, but she had actually just sealed her own catastrophic fate.
