The photo showed Ethan and Daniel in bed,Daniel fast asleep.
I glanced at the empty spot beside me,recalling Daniel’s claim of a last-minute business trip.I fell into thought.
“Kid,you missed the mark by a mile.”
Ethan admitted,“Okay,I failed with Steven,so I switched tactics to prove my charm.Consider this job a bust—I won’t ask for the remaining $40,000.Deal?”
I feigned reluctance,haggled a bit,then asked for more intimate photos of him and Daniel,agreeing to his terms.
Although the Steven plan failed,Ethan’s revelation gave me a new idea.
What would Steven do if he caught Daniel cheating?
In Steven’s mind,Daniel’s interactions with women were just for the“mission,”but another man in an intimate relationship?That might break him.
Ethan was right—Steven was a pure romantic.
If Daniel could be seduced by Ethan,was he open to other affairs?
With time running out,I hired a private detective to follow Daniel and See if he was involved with anyone else.
Then it dawned on me: Daniel's promiscuity might mean he was at risk of having diseases.
I rushed to the hospital for a full checkup,especially for HIV and HPV.
When the results came back clean, I let out a sigh of relief.Daniel and I rarely slept together,and I was healthy.
As for Daniel?Who knows.
While waiting for the detective’s report,I didn’t sit idle.
Reborn,I needed to come up with a financial plan.
There were two ways to strike it rich:winning the lottery or collecting accident compensation.
I couldn’t remember any lottery numbers,but I had the perfect candidate for an accident right beside me.
That night,I pretended to wake from a nightmare,sobbing uncontrollably.
Daniel,annoyed at being roused,softened when he remembered I was pregnant.“What’s wrong?”
“I dreamed we both died in an accident,leaving our son all alone,penniless,starving,and crying.”
Daniel,irked at being“killed”in my dream,still comforted me.“Dreams are the opposite of reality.We’ll be safely.Even if something happened,my parents would never let their grandson go hungry.”
“Your parents are getting old—how long can they care for him?Our child needs financial security.Daniel,let’s buy accident insurance,naming each other as beneficiaries.If anything happens,our son will be provided for.”I pleaded.
Daniel thought it was bad luck and resisted,but my persistence paid off.He finally agreed, seeing it as a way to ease my worries.
We purchased personal accident insurance with a$10 million payout.When Daniel questioned the amount,I said,“This money will ensure our son's future if the worst happens.”
Thinking of the$10 million soon to be mine,I was ecstatic—happier than winning a lottery.
The lottery would just bring money,but this insurance was my ticket to revenge.
I gently touched my belly.“Baby,this life,mommy will keep you safe.”