Chapter 8
I slapped Tricia hard across the face, every ounce of hatred from both this life and the last behind it. “It took you long enough to figure things out.”
That was right. I was the one who switched the rubbers.
After learning that Harry was a frequent customer at brothels, I had my private investigator go to great lengths to retrieve a used rubber of his. It was carefully preserved with heat–retention méthods and brought back to my house.
Then I deliberately got affectionate with Jayden, making sure Tricia walked in on us. After that, I tossed the used rubber into the trash, right where she could find it.
She’d been waiting for that moment. She was so excited, thinking it belonged to Jayden. She grabbed it immediately and rushed to contact Luke to start the IVF process.
That was also why she moved out of our home so quickly.
Now, watching her collapse to the floor from my slap, I finally felt like I could breathe again.
I sneered, biting out each word as I said, “Since you’re that obsessed with someone else’s sperm and love getting pregnant
that much, then carry that baby to term.
“I wish that both you and your child would make it out just fine.”
With that, I grabbed Jayden and walked off.
The reporters who had been crowding around us moments earlier all swarmed toward Tricia and Luke instead. After all, this
twist was pure gold for the media.
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The story blew up even more online. Everyone was speculating how this pregnancy could’ve happened. Social media was full
of analysis and deep dives, and someone even dug up an old scandal where Tricia had previously gotten pregnant by
married man and was beaten into a miscarriage by the man’s wife.
“Oh my god, Tricia is a serial offender! She tried to trap a married man with a baby once and got beaten
it!”
“So her husband’s a total sucker, and now, he’s getting cheated on, too!”
“Exactly! Why else would he be that furious? Dude straight–up snapped and started throwing punches!”
As the online heat reached a boiling point and Tricia was getting exposed down to her last thread, she finally couldn’t hold back anymore.
She released footage of that night when she had barged into the study half–naked, trying to seduce Jayden, only to be immediately rejected.
But because the video was filmed from her perspective, combined with heavy editing and fake voiceovers, it made it look like Jayden was the one assaulting her.
The internet erupted once again. Everyone gasped at yet another twist.
Seizing the moment, Tricia posted.
“I was harassed by Jayden, and this video proves it. I don’t know how many people he and Simone have bribed behind the scenes to rig both DNA tests, but once the baby is born, a blood test will reveal the truth. Please, everyone, stay with me until that day comes!”
Jayden’s face twisted with rage as he watched the clip.
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“She’s completely insane. She was the one who barged into my study and started stripping. She was all over me! And now she’s flipping the script and accusing me of harassment.”
I let out a cold laugh.
“Don’t worry, honey. If she wants to act, we’ll act right alongside her right to the end.
“Oh, and by the way, don’t you have a new project launching soon? You’ll need some publicity, right?”
He paused. “What are you getting at?”
“Nothing. Just helping you save on marketing costs,” I replied.
