After catching my wife in bed with another man, I remarried novel Chapter 9

Amelia took a deep breath and launched into a tirade. "What about Aiden? Who will take care of him?"

"You? Will you be able to raise Aiden properly? Will you provide him with the best education? I'm telling you, your mother won't agree to it."

"Casey, why are you making our lives a mess? Just let it go."

When I didn't respond, she raised her voice. "Otherwise, I'll bring Aiden to you. Let him decide."

"Aiden won't be coming."

The mention of Aiden choked me. My jaw clenched, as if I was trying to hold back a wave of grief.

Amelia, however, erupted in a frenzy. "What do you mean he won't be coming?"

"Where did you take Aiden? Are you trying to use him to hurt me?"

She snorted. "Don't think you can use Aiden against me. I have my own life and my own circle of friends. You wouldn't understand."

I looked at her, at the beautiful facade, and felt a sense of deep disillusionment. It felt like I had never truly known her. I had been the one raising Aiden all these years, a father ten times more devoted than his own mother.

Yet, she assumed I had kidnapped my son to blackmail her? It was absurd!

The thought was inconceivable, a cruel and twisted act that only she and her ilk would contemplate.

"Casey, stop tormenting Amelia. Just give us back the child!"

Jay's voice was laced with malice, as if the child in question were his own.

Amelia's eyes welled up with tears. "Casey, please. Give Aiden back to me."

Their orchestrated performance was a masterpiece of manipulation. It made me look like the villain, the cruel husband who had snatched his son away.

A bitter laugh escaped my lips. "What if I say no?"

Jay, with a ferocity that surprised me, lunged forward, his hands clenching my collar. "Say it again!"

"Jay!" Amelia cried, pulling on his arm.

The room descended into chaos. Amelia was clearly on Jay's side.

I stumbled back, the small urn in my hand swaying precariously. I held onto it for dear life, my chest tightening with a simmering rage.

If Aiden hadn't said he wanted to make one last memory at Amelia's place, I wouldn't have brought him back here at all.

Seeing my hesitation, Jay spoke, his words dripping with disdain. "Casey, look at you. A pathetic loser. Are you really worthy of Amelia?"

He pointed a finger at me, his voice dripping with contempt. "Your son still bears your name. What kind of pathetic loser are you? Do you have any money or assets?"

He spat the words out, his voice full of malice. "You're just a country bumpkin, a nobody who climbed his way into the upper echelon. You want a divorce, then go. But stay away from Amelia."

Jay's words pierced me, but the more he spoke, the more I saw Amelia's gaze shift, a flicker of agreement in her eyes.

I had been a fool, sacrificing my career in the Defense Ministry to be with Amelia. If Amelia hadn't begged and pleaded, I wouldn't have been so love-struck as to give up my career prospects. I only joined her company to be closer to her. Now, she allowed her friend to dismiss me as a nobody?

"That's absurd!" I thought. I didn't need Amelia to survive.

Jay's ranting continued, "Casey, are you deaf?! If you're going to get a divorce, then get it over with! And stay away from Amelia from now on! Or I'll beat you up every time I see you!"

I chuckled, a chilling smile spreading across my face. Amelia called out, "Casey, where are you going?"

"Casey, I still care about you. So, please stop this nonsense, okay?"

My eyes narrowed with hatred. Jay, enraged by my defiance, grabbed the urn and smashed it on the ground.

A cloud of white dust swirled into the air. Amelia recoiled, her face a mask of disgust.

My mind went blank. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

I broke free from the maids, my body trembling with anger. I grabbed a fruit knife from the coffee table and lunged at Jay.

"I'll kill you!" I screamed.

"Casey, no!" Amelia shouted.

I wouldn't kill him, but I would make him pay. The knife cut into his cheek, drawing blood.

The sight of the crimson stain shocked Amelia.

"Casey! Don't you care about Aiden?"

Amelia couldn't believe her eyes. The gentle, amiable man she knew had turned violent, attacking the man she claimed to care most.

"You're so stubborn! If you keep this up, you'll never see Aiden again!"

Amelia's face twisted with anger. She dialed Lisa's number once more. "Listen, don't let Casey see Aiden ever again!"

Silence. Then, Lisa's voice, hesitant and subdued. "Ma'am, I have some bad news. Aiden... Aiden has passed away."