On Our Wedding Day My Husband Announced His First Love Online-Chapter 117: Ripping Off the Facade

However, Hailey Langley quickly snapped back to her senses. She couldn’t help but take a deep breath. "Alright, Chelsea, stop making a scene. I know you’re still angry..."

She grabbed my hand as she spoke. "Chelsea, you’ve suffered so much recently. It must be hard being pregnant all by yourself, right? Don’t worry, I’ll have Theodore make it up to you properly. I promise you won’t be wronged..."

I yanked my hand away from Hailey Langley’s. Before she could finish, I said coldly, "I’ll say this one last time: this child is not Theodore’s! The report clearly states the three words ’not his child.’ Are you blind?"

"Why would I believe this?" Hailey Langley shook her head, clutching the report as she looked at me. "Chelsea, don’t think you can fool me by faking a paternity test..."

I looked at her, my face devoid of expression. "Then open your eyes and take a good look. This is a paternity report issued by the hospital, and it has legal standing. It’s stamped with the hospital’s official seal. Forging a report like this can land you in jail!"

Hailey Langley still shook her head, but her brow furrowed slightly, and the expression on her face wavered.

"I’ll say it one last time. The child I’m carrying is not Theodore’s..."

"Then whose is it?" Hailey Langley frowned. "You and Theodore have been divorced for less than a week, but you’re already two months pregnant!"

"In other words, you were pregnant before you even divorced Theodore. Yet you’re telling me this child isn’t his. Do you think I’d believe that?"

"Believe it or not!" I couldn’t be bothered to say more. "Just assume I had an affair..."

But before I could finish, Hailey Langley suddenly flew into a rage and raised her hand, swinging it hard at my face!

I recoiled on instinct, barely dodging her hand, but Hailey Langley’s fingernails still scraped my cheek! A sharp, stinging pain shot through my skin.

But what was even more unbelievable was that Hailey Langley... she actually tried to hit me! 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

’On what grounds?!’

’Just because of the word ’affair’?!’

’But I’m the one who was framed!’

"Chelsea Joyce, you... you’re truly shameless! To think I believed you were a good person. I never expected you to be just like that bitch, Clara Langley!" Hailey Langley seethed through clenched teeth.

My chest felt like it was stuffed with cotton, making me so dizzy I saw stars. A spark of anger ignited within me. "You’re a woman, too. Is slut-shaming all you know?"

Hailey Langley pointed a finger at me and cursed, "You had an affair while you were married and got yourself knocked up, and now you can’t even stand to have people talk about it?"

"Why am I pregnant? Why don’t you go back and ask Vincent Lombard and Clara Langley? See if they dare to tell you!"

Hailey Langley’s face paled. "You... you didn’t also... with Vincent Lombard..."

"Shut up!"

I was so furious I was trembling. The churning in my chest felt like my stomach was turning inside out, sending shudders through my entire body.

’Never has a single name made me feel so nauseated!’

Hailey Langley clearly realized she had misspoken. She pressed her lips together and said no more, but her brow was tightly furrowed. She must have been considering another possibility.

"Leave. I don’t want to see you again!" I took a deep breath and ordered her out in a cold, hard voice.

Hailey Langley clutched the report, unwilling to give up. "I’ll have someone verify the authenticity of this paternity test..."

"Suit yourself," I squeezed out through my teeth.

Hailey Langley took a deep breath, gave me one last look, and then turned to leave.

Only after watching Hailey Langley and her entourage depart did I go back inside.

But as soon as I opened the door, I leaned back against it, my eyes stinging terribly. The sense of injustice I had been suppressing surged up all at once, and my eyes immediately filled with tears.

I couldn’t hold back any longer. I raised my arm to cover my eyes, letting the hot tears soak my sleeve and scorch my skin.

I don’t know how long I cried. Once I had vented all my emotions, I took a deep breath and wiped the tears from my face.

It was only then that I felt a faint sting on my cheek. I quickly pulled out my phone to look at my reflection and saw that Hailey Langley’s nail had scraped me. It hadn’t bled, but it had left a red mark.

I immediately dabbed it with some iodine. Just as I was wondering whether I should put on a bandage, my phone suddenly vibrated.

It was a call from Sebastian Forrest.

"Hello? Did you get the paternity test done?"

"Mhm..." I answered, my voice muffled.

Sebastian Forrest seemed to notice something was off with my voice. "What’s wrong? Have you been crying?"

"No..." I denied it instinctively. "I probably just caught a bit of a cold. My nose is stuffy."

Afraid he would press the issue, I quickly changed the subject. "By the way, Senior Forrest, could I trouble you to look into the situation with the Grant Family? I want to add some more fuel to the fire!"

I knew that with the Grant Family’s power, calming the public outcry was just a matter of time. After all, netizens are the most forgetful; a more explosive piece of news is all it takes to bury everything else.

These past few days, one entertainment industry scandal has broken after another, each one a bombshell. It made me suspect that the Grant Group was pulling the strings from behind the scenes, all to cover up the scandal between Clara Langley, Vincent Lombard, and Theodore Grant!

"Clara Langley should be awake by now. She lost the baby in her womb and is currently making a scene..."

A cold smile touched my lips. I knew Clara Langley was acting so boldly because she felt she had nothing to fear.

’Once the baby was gone, there was no way to prove anything. She could easily claim the child was Theodore’s!’

’After all, no one could prove whose baby it was.’

But—

’She had no idea that I was still holding a trump card!’

Sebastian Forrest’s voice paused for a moment. "What? You want to play your ace now?"

I nodded, but then worried it might not have the best effect. I quickly asked, "Is it not the right time?"

Sebastian Forrest chuckled, his voice brimming with confidence. "Whenever you want to play it, that’s the best time."

I knew he was telling me he had everything under control, that I could rest easy.

But the ’thank you’ on the tip of my tongue was swallowed back down.

’After all, I owe him too many favors. A few ’thank yous’ are no longer enough to repay him...’

"So, shall we play it?" Sebastian Forrest was still chuckling, but the sound was so intimate it could make a person’s knees go weak.

"Mhm," I nodded forcefully. "Play it!"

’Now that the gloves are off with the Grant Family, there’s no need to show them any mercy!’

"Alright," Sebastian Forrest’s lips curved into a smile. "Leave the rest to me. Just sit back and enjoy the show. I guarantee I’ll create a huge spectacle for you!"