The Conspiracy of My Husband's First Love

I brought Avalynn's ashes back to my parents' old house where they had lived.

The moment I pushed the door open, tears streamed down my face.

My parents had wanted to exchange their lives for my lifetime of happiness, but in the end, all I had were scars and nothing else.

I was penniless. I had to sell my wedding ring just to scrape together enough to buy a burial plot.

Before I even had a chance to bury Avalynn, a group of men in black stormed into my home.

Without a word, they started smashing everything inside.

Old clothes and all sorts of belongings I had stored in the cabinet were thrown everywhere.

My parents' memorial photos were tossed to the ground and shattered to pieces.

"What are you doing? Stop!"

Every item in here held memories for me. I rushed forward to stop them but was kicked aside.

"Smash everything, search every inch to find Megan's necklace!"

Crowley stood at the door, holding Megan, who was weeping. His face was dark with rage.

"No..."

The house I had grown up in quickly turned into a pile of rubble.

My parents' memorial photos were trampled underfoot. When I reached out to pick them up, someone stomped on my hand without mercy.

"You coached Avalynn to steal, didn't you? Do you even know that necklace is a keepsake Megan's grandmother left her? And that little thief dared to steal it! When I find her, I'll break her hand!"

The fury in Crowley's eyes told me that if Avalynn were still alive, he would really break her hand.

But Avalynn was already dead because of them.

And even now, they wouldn't let her rest. They still wanted to slander her.

"Crowley, I won't let you slander my daughter. Get this bitch out of my house right now. You're not welcome here."

Megan cried as if her breath was about to stop.

"Justina, please, give me back my necklace. I'll pay you whatever you want. It was my grandmother's keepsake..."

I thought, "Keepsake? This whole house is filled with keepsakes my parents left behind.

But Crowley didn't hesitate at all when he smashed through my parents' belongings."

"Megan, you're just too kind, too naive."

Crowley looked at me with disdain. "She was a woman who would kill her parents just to marry into a wealthy family. What kind of child could she raise?"

I was stunned by his words.

In the seven years of our marriage, I had given everything to Crowley.

And yet, this is what he thought of me.

"Crowley, what are you saying? I saved your life! After all these years, don't you know what kind of people Avalynn and I are? This bitch set me up, and you still refuse to believe me?"

Hearing me call Megan a bitch, Crowley slapped me hard across the face.