Chapter 1 The new female neighbor next door keeps texting my husband in the middle of the night : " Your wife is so damn loud ! Are you really that good ? " ] My husband Declan Hayes , always cold and aloof , would respond with disgust every time : " Desperate much ? If you're that horny , go find a male escort . Stop being such a thirsty bitch ! " Until my second month of pregnancy . I accidentally saw his reply in their chat thread had changed : " Don't believe me ? Wanna find out . " I couldn't believe it .] ] I kept reopening Declan's profile , checking over and over . It was definitely sent by him . " Don't believe me ? Wanna find out . " Those words blazed in my mind , bold and magnified like some kind of curse . [ ] Cold sweat broke out all over my body . [ ] Beside me , Declan was still chatting away casually . ] Every gesture refined and elegant . ] ] Swirling his wine glass with his left hand while holding mine with his right . Screech I yanked my hand away from Declan's and shot up . My chair scraped harshly across the floor . The sound was grating . I was drenched in cold sweat , my whole body trembling . With a bitter twist of my lips , I fled awkwardly : ] " I need to use the restroom . " Looking at my reflection in the mirror - still beautiful and polished thanks to good skincare - I couldn't help but think of jenna Walsh . She'd moved in two months ago . ] When we first met , her wine - red hair paired with that black lace bodycon dress made her impossible to ignore . ] During polite small talk . I'd barely managed a smile when Jenna gasped , covering her mouth : " Your husband is so hot ! " ] She shamelessly looked Declan up and down : " Damn , not only does he look like a movie star , but that body too . " [ ] " Look at that his shirt can barely contain those abs underneath , right ? " || At the time . I didn't take her seriously at all . Declan and I were childhood sweethearts . I'd been head cheerleader since middle school . Meanwhile , Jenna was thirty - five with fine lines creeping across her face . The excess around her waist was squeezed into rolls by that tight dress . So for the past two months , I'd ignored Jenna's blatant attempts at seduction . I just didn't take her seriously In those brief few minutes , I imagined the worst case scenario : miscarriage , then divorce ] But when I stumbled back to our private dining room , I found Jenna standing right next to Declan . [ ] She'd clearly dressed up for the occasion . Thick false lashes , dramatic eyeliner , and bold crimson lips . Standing next to the young , handsome Declan , they had this weirdly harmonious look ] My expression turned ice - cold , my voice hoarse " Declan . " ] I shattered the cheerful atmosphere . [ ] Everyone's smiles froze as all eyes turned to me . ] ] For a moment , you could hear a pin drop . Jenna was the first to speak , coquettishly tucking her hair behind her ear . ] She smiled sweetly : " Oh ! I thought maybe you weren't coming out much since you're pregnant " ] She playfully tapped Declan's shoulder : " Pregnancy is so hard on women . You better treat Sophia right . " ] " I've seen so many women turn into complete hags after having kids - faces covered in spots and acne , boobs and belly sagging like deflated balloons ... Some moms even get mistaken for their kid's grandma when they're out ! With that . Jenna gave an exaggerated shudder . The men at the table , watching her chest bounce with the movement , shared knowing smiles . Seeing that Declan had no intention of defending me , I lost it completely . [ ] I strode forward , grabbed a wine bottle , and held it over Jenna's head- Then poured the entire thing on her . [] As she shrieked , I snarled through gritted teeth : [ ] " Bitch ! " Just as I was about to slap her , Declan's face darkened . He grabbed my wrist and pulled Jenna behind him , roaring : " Sophia ! " " Have you lost your mind ?! " ]