The Retribution of the Ex-Wife

Chiara Baker and Landon Baker submitted their divorce petition to the Bureau of Civil Affairs. When Chiara found out that Landon's affair was with Felicity Mitchell, the lady who had worked as a maid in their manor in the past, she became enraged. Chiara believed that Felicity was the one who caused Landon to divorce her.

"Your mistress was the woman who used to be our maid, Landon, and you even picked her above us—your family?" she asked. "Your mistress was the woman who used to be our maid!." Chiara yelled as the wrath that she felt began to boil over.

Chiara could not have foreseen the arrival of this day. Even though Landon had had extramarital affairs in the past, he has never considered divorcing his wife for their daughter, Addison. On the other hand, the sight of Felicity carrying on an affair with her ex-husband, which she had witnessed, infuriated her.

"I'm sorry, Madam." As Felicity knelt before Chiara, she learned the art of fake tears, pursed her lips, and behaved as if she were as gentle as a lamb. This attracted the attention of the throng within the building, which enabled her to win the sympathy of those present.

"You are in no way required to apologize for what happened. It was entirely up to me to decide." Landon Baker remarked in a monotone. He cradled Felicity in his arms while holding her porcelain hand, and he even helped the lady stand up as he was holding her.

"Mom!" After hastily rushing over to comfort Chiara, who was sobbing, Addison turned her attention to her father. When Addison discovered the woman's identity being held by her father, she was taken aback.

"F-Felicity? I'm confused; what exactly does this mean? You are the mistress of my father, right?" It was a blurt forth by Addison. She was able to sense the activity of the nerves in her system.

Addison looked startled toward her father, but Landon Baker quickly diverted his gaze. She fought back the want to chuckle at how ludicrous the circumstance was. Felicity had been their maid in the past, and after that, with Addison's assistance, Landon paid for Felicity's university degree until she became her father's secretary at their firm. Felicity was like a sister to her; they had a close relationship.

"Let's go." Landon Baker did not feel any remorse about turning their backs. He gave the impression that he was telling Addison and her mother that he did not feel guilty because he had destroyed their family.

Addison was utterly perplexed and at a loss for words. When she turned around to follow them, Chiara grabbed her hand. Even though Chiara's eyes were begging her daughter not to, Addison couldn't help but wonder why her father had done this to them. Is it possible that Landon Baker abandoned his family in favor of a lady and chose to ignore their needs? What about her mother, for that matter? She was pretty excited to hear the responses that he had to provide.

"Please... don't," Chiara begged him not to do. When it came to Addison, there was no mistaking how fragile her mother was. The strain in Chiara's eyes was obvious, and she was on the edge of having an eye injury. As Addison wrapped her arms around her mother, her throat began closing.

"Not at all, Mom; I was just curious about everything. He can't abandon us in this predicament! I ask that you kindly wait for me in the car. You know I won't cause any trouble, okay?" The confidence of Addison made Chiara nod softly. Addison kissed her mother on the forehead before leaving her and headed outside the Civil Affairs Bureau, where she spotted the two approaching Landon's car from a distance.

Felicity was about to hop inside the car when Addison called her. "Felicity!" Addison masked her face as she ran in her direction. "Can we talk?" Addison asked.

Felicity peeked at Landon inside the car. She gestured to Landon that she would talk with Addison and would just grab a cab on her way home.

The two had a conversation inside a café nearby. As Addison and Felicity sat down in their seats, Addison remarked without hesitation, "We have been sisters Felicity. My mom and I treated you like a family. So, why? Why did you let my parents divorce? And you? All of the people, why did you become my father's mistress?"

Felicity burst into tears with her refined scripts as she lowered her head. "I'm sorry, Addison, I-I just love your father… I attempted to persuade him not to divorce your mother, but his choice was final, and I couldn't intervene..."

"I'm not convinced, Felicity. Previously, you simply treated him as a father. Tell me the truth, and do the right thing, I beg you. You know how much my mother loves my father, don't you? We had seen it back then. So, please...leave my father." As she grasped Felicity's hand across the table, Addison implored, her voice tinted with desperation.

"I-I can't because I'm carrying his child," Felicity said feebly. "I am carrying your father's child, Addison."

Addison was in awe, as if cold water had been spilled on her. Upon hearing such words from the woman she treated like a sister, she had never expected that Landon Baker would reverse his promises that he would make them the happiest girls in his life with a finger crossed before. And now he abandoned them, chose his mistress, and impregnated her.

"I-I'm sorry." Felicity took her bag and put her payment on the table as she left Addison with her wicked smile.

On the other side, Chiara gripped the phone tighter as she heard the conversation between Felicity and Addison on the other line. Earlier, there was an unknown number that called her. She was hesitant at first, but later on, she accepted it. Her heart was ripped into shreds as she heard the conversation between the two.

Chiara endured all the years that Landon had different affairs because she loved him so much. She dedicated her soul, love, and body to him and gave him a daughter. They were a perfect picture of a family until everything changed. Knowing that Felicity was the sole reason he divorced her and was pregnant with his child, she couldn't bear the pain anymore.

When Chiara spotted Addison outside, the woman instantly brushed away her tears. "Mom, have you waited? I apologize. I had a conversation with a friend." Addison chirped merrily, trying to mask her voice's trembling pitch.

Chiara smiled. She knew that Addison was lying because Chiara had heard everything. "No, it's alright, Sweetie."

When they returned to their condo unit, Addison informed her mother that she was going out to purchase food for them. Before leaving, Addison threw their family photo in the trash bin without Chiara's awareness.

She used to love staring at the perfect photo of her family. But now, her heart sank every time she gazed at the picture. Her anger was fueled by thinking about how her mother suffered in her father's arms. She once had a copy of their image but ripped it, just like how her father destroyed their family.

As the door closed, Chiara's tears ran down her cheeks. She cried harder while trying to keep her voice quiet as if a sharp agony had pierced her heart. She stormed into the kitchen and looked for the medicine box.

With a trembling hand, She scooped sleeping pills into her palms and swallowed them all at once. Her eyes had gotten drowsy. Landon had assured her he would build the world with her and love her forever. After all, his white lie was a broken vow.

They used to be living in love and peace. Unfortunately, It all started when Landon began seeing another lady, and it grew worse when Felicity Mitchell entered their lives. Chiara walked outdoors, driven by anguish, till she found herself on the building's rooftop, her feet on the verge of death, but she didn't care. She wished the agony would go away.

Meanwhile, Addison ran through the long alley of the hospital. After buying food outside, she received a message from one of their neighbors that her mother was hospitalized, which made Addison breathless and worried. When Addison reached the hospital room, Chiara—Addison's mother, was lying on the hospital bed.

Then, Addison felt a lump in her throat as she dashed toward her mother. "Excuse me, are you a relative of the patient?" A doctor asked as he set foot inside and a nurse beside him.

Trying to calm her nerves, Addison held her mother's hand as she breathed and responded, "Yes, I am her daughter. How's my mother?"

"Your mother was found unconscious on the ground and was rushed here. Her left leg was fractured, so walking in the meantime would be hard for her. Furthermore, the test results showed that her suicide attempt was driven by too much intake of sleeping pills, which affected her emotion of jumping off the building. It's good that she was admitted right away because sleeping pills can't merely slow down the consumer's body functions and heart rate. It can potentially induce respiratory failure or death in the worst-case situation. Mrs. Davis, on the other hand, seemed to be aware of it." After explaining why Addison's mother was hospitalized, the doctor and the nurse excused themselves.

Addison finally understood why her mother was lying on the hospital bed. Her mother tried to kill herself by drinking a lot of sleeping pills, and her breakdown drove her to jump off the building. Addison smiled feebly while staring at her mother's frail state, thinking she would be left alone if her mother wasn't admitted to the hospital immediately.

While Addison was outside, she asked the nurse to look for her mother. Addison wanted time to unwind, thinking about how her life had turned upside down.

Minutes later, she found herself inside a local bar. She continued to bury herself in booze. She wanted to forget the pain, everything.

"Baby? Pregnant? So, what about us? You deserted us." She muttered as she drank another shot of Martini. She swallowed the booze straight, ignorant of its bitter taste.

Then, Addison pondered her mother's condition and how her family had been wrecked. After the divorce of her parents, Felicity was pregnant with her father's child, and her mother attempted suicide. Her life has fallen awry, and she doesn't know what to do anymore. Addison would no longer let her mother's misery in Landon Baker's arms. Her mother doesn't need anyone but her. She will restore the smile that her mother lost because of her blinded love.

She sat in the hidden part of the place and drank until she was tipsy. Someone sat beside her in the middle of her thoughts, but Addison didn't care. She just wanted to drink away the pain in her heart.

"The last time I saw you, you cried while asking me to cut our ties. And now, those beautiful eyes I once loved to gaze at swelled with tears again. Why are you drinking alone in the dark, my lady?"

Addison sighed as she turned to the right and saw the man she hadn't heard from or seen in years. He was looking at her with steel blue eyes that drowned the depth of her soul. She averted his stares when she realized they had met again during her messed-up dilemma, making her cheeks flush into the color of a rotten tomato.

A deafening silence reigned between them until he spoke again, which made her heart skip a beat for the second time. "It's nice seeing you again, Addison." As he looked at her, his eyes glistened.

Addison traces her chest to feel her heartbeat, how playful fate is for reviving the same