The Secret Marriage Scandal Chapter 1

On my daughter's first day of kindergarten, the teacher kicked us out.

"Mr. Thorne's son has been attending this school for a year. Where did this daughter come from?"

I was confused.

My husband and I have a daughter who just reached school age. How could she have been here for a year?

I investigated and found out that the new executive assistant at my husband's company enrolled her own child a year ago, posing as Mrs. Thorne.

When I confronted her, she showed me a marriage certificate with my husband's name on it.

"I know who you are. You've been pestering my husband for years, haven't you?"

The seal and photos on the certificate looked authentic.

The date was five years ago.

But Caleb Thorne and I have only been married for three years!

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"Mommy, am I really a bastard child?"

On the drive home, my daughter Mia looked at me, holding back tears.

I gripped the steering wheel tight. "Of course not. Mia is Mommy and Daddy's only treasure."

The tears pooled in her eyes finally fell. Her voice trembled with grievance.

"Then why did Auntie Evelyn's son say he's Daddy's real treasure? The kids at kindergarten said it too. They hit me and called me a bastard..."

Looking at Mia's slightly swollen cheek, my heart ached.

It was her first day of school, and she had to go through this.

When I contacted Evelyn Harper, she sent me a photo of a marriage certificate.

In the photo, the man standing next to her was the one I've held countless times.

The official seal was clear. The date was five years ago!

But Caleb and I have only been married for three years.

Come to think of it, this assistant appeared out of nowhere and immediately became Caleb's EA.

Could it be...

I didn't dare think further.

I called Caleb's phone.

His male assistant answered.

"Mr. Thorne is in a very important negotiation. No electronics allowed inside. If it's urgent, I can relay a message."

"Was Caleb married before me?"

The assistant paused, then hurriedly reassured me after hearing the context.

"The certificate must be Photoshop. Don't worry, Mrs. Thorne. The CEO wouldn't dare!"

Hanging up, I calmed down a bit.

Caleb indeed didn't have the guts.

But I still needed to ask him face-to-face.

For now, I had to wait for him to finish.

To make Mia's schooling easier, Caleb and I bought a manor near the school.

Today was supposed to be move-in day.

But when I pulled up to the manor, instead of an empty house waiting for me, I saw people moving luggage in and out.

A banner hung over the gate:

[Congratulations Mrs. Thorne on Your New Home]

Reporters swarmed the entrance, cameras pointed at a glamorous woman.

When I saw her face, my pupils shrank—

Evelyn Harper?

What is she doing here?!