My husband wanted a divorce without knowing I earned $500,000….

Both my in-laws understood that I didn’t want children and still treated me as their own daughter. Of course, they treated Emily, my childhood friend, similarly.

But there was always a boundary between a daughter-in-law and a friend. I remembered Emily often complaining about that. So I was certain my mother-in-law wouldn’t be happy about this situation, and Emily should have known it too.

You dote on Emma, right? It’ll be your grandchild, so you’ll be happy, right? It’s because she’s a child I’ve known since she was little. Oh, but half of her blood is from John, right?

Even after all this, Emily, showing no sign of remorse and acting as if she couldn’t understand the problem, gave me goosebumps.

At that moment, someone who had been silent until now spoke up. Enough already. It’s disgusting, ha? Emma, who had been playing with her smartphone in the corner of the room, spoke to Emily without looking up.

The room fell into a stunned silence. My dad is the only one I consider my father, whether we’re related by blood or not.

He’s the only one. But you know, John has always been the one to attend your school events. I heard everything from dad, how he was always informed of the event dates after they were over, how eventually even the events themselves were kept from him.

But dad always said I was his daughter, so I am his daughter, and I will never be yours. Emma glared at Emily as she said this. Then, sitting beside me, she switched to a more concerned tone.

You know, when I found out about this, I thought you would hate me. But Dad said that wasn’t the case, so I came here today. Emma, I love you so much. You were so kind to visit me every day while I was in the hospital.

I was really happy, Sarah. Emma, perhaps relieved of her anxiety, teared up and hugged me tightly. It might indeed be a child resulting from an affair between John and Emily.

Yet it’s a child I’ve taken care of for 15 years. There’s no way I don’t have affection for her. Speaking of which, Emily, weren’t you curious why I wasn’t surprised when I found out Emma is John’s daughter?

Ah, Emily looked startled. Before she could speak, a new person entered the room. We knew from the start, 10 years ago actually. George suddenly appeared. Understandably so, as she had recently unilaterally demanded a divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.

I was shocked when you mentioned divorce. Oh, and, unfortunately, you’re not divorced yet. The divorce papers are still here. Didn’t you notice? What? I figured it wasn’t in Emily and John’s nature to confirm things.

But I couldn’t help but be stunned that Emily, despite the 100-day waiting period for women to remarry…