After catching my wife in bed with another man, I remarried novel Chapter 10

Amelia was stunned. "What are you saying? Explain yourself."

"Ma'am, Aiden... Aiden passed away. The crematorium confirmed it. It happened on your anniversary, the same day you were celebrating."

Amelia's fingers clenched around her phone, her knuckles turning white. "Why didn't you tell me? Why did I have to find out this way?"

"You were with Mr. Jay, Ma'am. You told me to avoid bothering you with any news, even the important stuff. That day, the Deputy Chief of the hospital called to ask for you. But you were drinking at the time and told me to handle it."

So, Amelia knew. She could have known the truth all along. Her heartlessness had prevented Aiden from even seeing his mother one last time. And in the end, she would be the one to bear the brunt of her own callous actions.

The air in the mansion was thick with an unsettling silence.

I freed myself from the maids, my eyes stinging, but I refused to cry. I wouldn't give her the satisfaction.

Slowly, I knelt down and began to gather Aiden's ashes.

Amelia watched, her gaze never leaving me. She spotted the toy car and the book, her eyes widening in disbelief.

"Those... aren't Aiden's ashes, are they?"

I met her gaze, my smile filled with a mocking bitterness. "What do you think, Amelia?"

Amelia, overwhelmed by the realization of her actions, retched violently. Her vomit mingled with Aiden's ashes, creating a horrific scene. I closed my eyes, my anger rising.

"Amelia," I said, my voice strained.

She staggered towards me, clutching Jay's arm. "Casey, please. I didn't mean it. If I knew Aiden was in the hospital, I would have been there. He's my child!"

I watched in horror as her high heels crushed Aiden's ashes, scattering the ashes I had just carefully collected. My eyes burned with fresh tears.

I shoved her back, my eyes filled with a mixture of despair and anger. "Get out of my way!"

"Casey, please. Don't be so cruel," she pleaded.

"It was because of you! You chose that place! Didn't you know Aiden was allergic to pollen? Didn't you know he had asthma?"

Amelia's hands flew to her face. "I know, I know! Jay said all the other kids liked it there. I thought a little pollen wouldn't hurt. I just—"

I shook my head, my gaze filled with despair. "Jay again! You disappeared on Aiden's birthday, the day he was so excited about, because of him! You took everything with you! I couldn't even give Aiden a single pill! And your wonderful team? You sent them all to celebrate Jay's return, didn't you?"

I had learned the truth later from a mutual friend's social media post.

It wasn't that the helicopter and the cars couldn't be dispatched without Amelia's permission. On a whim, she had taken them to celebrate Jay's return!

Lisa, her assistant, had lied to me to cover up the truth.

Amelia sobbed uncontrollably. "That's not true, Casey! That's not how it happened!"

"Casey, enough! Don't you think Amelia is heartbroken too that her son is gone?" Jay jumped to her defense again, even pointing at me and yelling, "I don't understand why you're acting so superior to Amelia! Who do you think you are?!"

I was tired of arguing with them.

I took off my jacket, carefully gathered Aiden's ashes into it, and left without looking back.

Now that I had given up completely, she was finally willing.

"Aiden's death was an accident! Who would have thought it would happen? Even Jay is heartbroken. He loved Aiden so much—"

"Don't you dare mention Jay's name!"

I slammed my fist on the steering wheel, my voice rising for the first time. "Amelia, you disgust me! He loved Aiden? Do you even know what he did behind your back?"

"Don't you dare slander him!"

My veins bulged as I roared, "Am I slandering him?! Do you only believe him, no matter what I say?!"

"Yes! Because he's not like you, so rude and disrespectful!"

"Aiden always wanted us to be happy together. Do you really want to disappoint him?"

I stared at her, feeling nothing but emptiness.

What was the point of talking to someone who lived in a completely different world?

"Amelia, I'll see you at the courthouse tomorrow."

Amelia was stunned. "What do you mean?"

"I was delusional to think this could work. Now, let's go our separate ways. I can't afford to be associated with your wealthy Oakville circles!"