Chapter 9 The glass frame inside the bag shattered . Hearing the sound , Eleanor instinctively looked at me . Not spotting any sadness or regret , she seemed stunned . Perhaps to her , I was a bitter woman who was dumped by my husband . I was supposed to crouch on the floor , crying miserably while holding the glass shards . I glanced at the bag sideways before saying . " The photo's now taken care of . Is that all ? What else do you want me to put away ? Perhaps the bed in the master bedroom that I shared with Damian ? " Eleanor was rendered speechless , her delicate features almost twisting with anger . I slammed the door shut in her face . Then I placed the bag by the door , not even bothering to take a look at the wedding photo inside . I'd have Shelly throw it away later . After waking up from my nap , I started scrolling through Instagram . Just then , a profile picture caught my eye . It was Maureen's photo , Obviously , it was Eleanor's account . Chapter I knew I should've ignored it . But , driven by impulse , I clicked on it anyway . Eleanor was surely an A - list star , fiercely protective of her privacy . There wasn't a single photo of her with Damian and Maureen - not even a solo shot of herself . Yet , the faces of Damian and Maureen were crystal clear . For every milestone and celebration , there was a whole collection of photos , each accompanied by thoughtful captions . When I was pregnant , I spent a lot of time fantasizing about Damian being a father . The cruel irony was that it was his mistress who ended up bringing that fantasy to life . I kept scrolling , wanting to know when his affair had begun . My finger hovered mid - air as I saw a specific date . It wasn't the day he first betrayed me , but it was the most devastating day of my life . I remembered clearly . At the end of the year before last , my mother's condition suddenly worsened . Having already been in a vegetative state , she suffered multiple organ failure overnight , her life hanging by a thread . The doctor told me a newly developed type of medical device could completely replace her blood while providing cardiac and respiratory support . If applied in time , it might save the day . As it turned out , the device was developed by the Caldwell Group . 25 56 06.03 It hadn't hit the market at that time and could only be obtained through internal channels . I had thought getting the device would be easy - peasy for Damian . But after I told him about it on the phone , he said . " Tell the doctor to treat her at all costs . Money isn't an issue . I got an urgent business matter to attend to , so I gotta go . " He hung up without waiting for my reply . But making money was the easiest thing in the world for Damian . I suppose I was like his money in that way - he came by both of us so easily that he never learned to hold either dear . Till today , I still remembered how desperate I was after he hung up . What could possibly be more important than my mother's life ? It wasn't until now that I knew his so - called " urgent business matter" was taking Maureen to the amusement park . While I was desperate and alone in Calverton , he was in the largest amusement park in Dreswick with his mistress and illegitimate daughter . Later , Walter managed to obtain the device , saving my mother's life . But I'd never shake the despair or the terror of losing her any second . Suppressing the white - hot rage and gut - wrenching pain , I quickly turned on my laptop , took screenshots of Eleanor's Instagram posts , and saved the photos . Everything she'd ever used to provoke me would be the proof I used to confront Damian in court . Chapter 9 Staring at the photos , I suddenly remembered Damian saying yesterday that the leaked photos had come from Polaris Media , the company I worked at .