Mysterious Little Wife novel Chapter 49

It all started twenty-one years ago. 

Back then, Bailey was merely Maria's bodyguard. 

That was right! The Francis family was no less powerful than the Carter family back in those days.

Despite their status, Mr. and Mrs. Francis was kind-hearted and without bravado.

Bailey, a recently retired army officer, caught a thief at the airport one day.

From there, the news attracted Mr. Francis, who had just returned from leave. Immediately, he summoned him as Maria's bodyguard.

Since then, Bailey was assigned the simple task of driving Maria to and from school every day.

Not long after, Maria was framed by a friend and lost her virginity.

A month later, she was discovered to be pregnant. 

Mr. and Mrs. Francis were particularly taken aback.

They couldn't believe their obedient daughter was pregnant. 

Strikingly, Maria had no idea who the baby's father was. 

Mr. Francis had no choice but to advise her to have an abortion. 

Otherwise, it would be devastating for her future life. 

However, Maria couldn't bear making the choice. She'd been framed before. 

She couldn't bear the thought of hurting the baby as well, despite not knowing who the father was.

It was at this point that Bailey stepped up to the plate.

He expressed his willingness to marry Maria and promised to love her forever. 

Bailey, who recently retired from the army, seemed to be an attractive candidate regardless of his stance and temperament.

As a result, Mr. and Mrs. Francis agreed to the marriage.

After marriage, Bailey was indeed kind to Maria. He was skilled at sweet-talking her. 

Maria had entirely fallen in love with the man in just six months.

Nine months later, she gave birth to twins. 

Bailey had always been good to Maria, much to the delight of Mr. and Mrs. Francis. 

They even advised Maria to have a child with Bailey once the twins were old enough.

Maria, of course, happily agreed, as she had fallen completely in love with this responsible man. 

But everything changed one day. The twins had barely turned two when Mr. and Mrs. Francis died in an accident. 

It was the darkest time for Maria.

Fortunately, Bailey stood by her. He slowly took over her father's business. 

A year later, the company grew stronger than ever. 

Maria believed that maybe her happiness would come soon. 

For it was time for the twins to start kindergarten, and she was expecting his child.

But—

"But what?" Lacey's heart rose to her throat. 

Roderick's lips began to quiver. With his fist clenched, he continued, "But Bailey turned out to be a jerk. Everything he did was a mask. He tore up your mother's dreams and pushed her to hell with his own hands." 

While Maria was preparing to conceive his child, Bailey returned home with a little boy one day. 

......

He also brought home another woman. 

And that woman was no other than Madeleine! 

Aboveboard, they stepped into the house.

Maria's mind went blank when she was confronted with such a nightmare.

She questioned Bailey on why he had done such a thing to her. 

His response, however, was that she had cheated on him.

He claimed that while he was working hard for the Carter family, she cheated on him. 

And the man with whom she cheated was—

Roderick Hayes! 

"Lacey, there's nothing at all between us." Roderick hastily shook his hand. He was so anxious that tears streamed down his face. "I'm telling the truth!" 

"Were you at the Carter's at the time, Uncle Roderick?" Lacey asked, her eyes widening in disbelief.

Roderick nodded and replied, "My parents died young. I came to South City with a group of villagers from the countryside. I tried to work hard, but I was set up by one of the villagers and sold underground. Later, I managed to escape but fainted on the way. Maria spotted me and came to my rescue. She was like an angel."

Roderick smiled as memories came flooding back. "She saved me. After hearing my story, she even took me back to the Francis family. Your grandfather and grandmother were wary at first but eventually took me in."

Roderick was honest and very capable. 

After joining the Francis family, he fought to perform all of the hard, tiring, and dirty work. 

In fact, he had fallen in love with Maria the moment she saved his life. 

Yet, knowing his humble status, he dared not ask for anything. 

Bailey arrived at the Francis family not long after. 

Admittedly, Roderick was jealous of him at first. However, it was clear that Maria was happier since Bailey's arrival. 

Gradually, his jealousy turned into a blessing. As long as he stayed by her side and saw her happy, he felt content.

"It was your mother's birthday that night, but he ruined it. The woman Bailey brought back insisted that I had an inappropriate relationship with your mother. She even pulled out pictures and claimed they were proof." 

Roderick gritted his teeth. He added, "I had never even seen those pictures before. They were unbearable, but that wasn't us. I'm telling the truth! Maria loved Bailey and was devoted to him. She would never cheat on him!"

Even still, not everyone was convinced.

Meticulous. 

Shameless. 

Sl*t. 

These words crushed Maria alive.

Not only that, but Bailey, who saw the photo, was enraged and began beating Maria. 

Although Roderick was a servant, he could not stand seeing Maria beaten. He stepped up to defend her. 

Little did he know that he had angered Bailey even more by this action. 

"As I previously stated, your mother and I are both innocent. How could he wrongly accuse Maria?" Roderick's voice became agitated. "To prove that your mother and I were innocent, I had to grab a pair of scissors and—" 

He couldn't go on. 

Roderick's grief-stricken expression said it all.

He was deeply in love with Maria.

To prove her innocence, he even went so far as to slice off his p*nis. 

But even so, he was unable to soothe Bailey's rage. 

Bailey crushed Roderick's leg later that night in order to get Maria to admit her affair.

To protect Roderick, Maria had no choice but to endure and compromise. 

She was willing to get a divorce. 

She was also willing to leave the marriage with nothing.

But only on one condition, she was allowed to take the children with her.