Natalie closed her eyes for a brief moment, then spoke up, her voice ringing clear. "Since we're dragging up the past, let's just lay it all out in the open."
Hearing Natalie's words, Hamilton froze in stunned silence. In that split second, Maria wrenched herself free from his grip and lunged to stand right in front of Natalie.
"You really dare to talk about what happened back then?"
Natalie let out a heavy breath and looked Maria dead in the eye. "I have absolutely nothing to hide."
"I was the one who saved a heavily injured Hamilton Amos. Do you admit that?"
"I admit it."
"But Hamilton thought you were me! He paid your mother's medical bills, funded your education, brought you into the entertainment industry, and handed you countless resources. Do you admit that?"
"I admit it."
"Ha! You all heard her! She confessed!"
The crowd definitely heard, and everyone looked as if their jaws were about to hit the pavement.
"But soon after, the two of you started crossing the line, flaunting your affair. That was something I couldn't accept. I asked for a divorce, but he refused, claiming I hadn't paid off my debt to you two yet. You stripped me of my work, tormented me mentally, and even paraded your intimacy right in front of my face. Just as I was on the verge of a total breakdown, I found out I was pregnant. I knew I had to find a way to force Hamilton into a divorce, so I cheated on him."
As she spoke, she stood tall, entirely unashamed.
"But he still wouldn't let me go. He only doubled his punishments. When I could no longer hide my pregnancy, he forced me to take a paternity test. The results claimed the baby in my womb shared no blood relation with him. I knew you had tampered with it, Maria, but I didn't expose you."
"He and I finally divorced, and he completely blacklisted me from the industry. Still, I didn't say a word. I chose to hide away in a small town, and I stayed hidden for six whole years. I thought I had finally paid back everything I owed you both. But when I returned to Orenth, you continued to persecute me, even going as far as to hurt my child. That is where I draw the line."
"Maria, Hamilton, if you love each other so desperately, then just get married! Why do you keep harassing me? I've paid back whatever I owed you. I owe you absolutely nothing anymore!"

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Year I Was the Other Woman To Myself
Hello! This series has been requested a lot on Reddit, but we’re unable to post the link there ourselves. If you have a Reddit account, we would truly appreciate it if you could help us share the link to this novel to increase its readership. As a thank-you, we will increase the number of free chapters available each day. Thank you so much for your support!...