My Daughter-in-Law Was Erased by the System, So I Destroyed My Son Chapter 1

My daughter-in-law is dead.

She was a System Host, just like me.

I had good luck. I successfully completed my mission, settled down in this world, married, and had a child.

But she was obliterated by the System.

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I called my son to tell him the news of his wife’s death.

Arthur just scoffed on the other end of the line.

"Mom, how did she buy you off? I can't believe you're helping her trick me into coming home with such a pathetic excuse."

I was so furious at this idiot I could hardly breathe.

If the official death certificate didn't take a few days to process, I would have slammed it right into his stupid face.

Arthur lowered his voice, trying to placate me:

"Mom, Claire’s depression is getting worse. The doctor says she’s having suicidal thoughts."

"I'll come back once she's doing a bit better."

This bastard might be my biological son, but he was also the designated Capture Target the System assigned to my daughter-in-law.

Whenever Arthur bullied my daughter-in-law for the sake of his "first love," I stepped in to help her.

But the System issued a severe warning.

If I interfered as an anomaly again, it would automatically declare her mission a failure.

No one knows the consequences of a failed mission better than I do.

I had to stand by and watch.

The feeling was a mix of agonizing heartbreak and utter helplessness.

I kept Evelyn’s funeral low-profile, handling it alongside her adoptive parents.

Looking at Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, whose hair seemed to have turned completely white overnight, I couldn't find a single word of comfort.

After all, this was entirely the fault of my bastard son.