Simon frowned, but he finally gave in. "If you really want to know, then I will tell you."
He slowly took another sip of the spareribs soup. "When I was with you that year, I rarely visited our home with my then wife. However, when she was about to give birth to Aron, I went to see her."
Wendy remembered that time. She was also pregnant. Though she tried to keep him from leaving, not allowing him go out, he still sneaked out into the night when she fell asleep.
"Don't look at me that way." Simon then said, "No matter what, I was still the baby's father. Even if I didn't care about her, it's my responsibility to care for the baby."
Wendy just stared at her husband without saying anything.
Simon continued, "The doctor told me that she was in very bad shape. It could be because of something she may have eaten. She lacked the strength to give birth to the baby. The doctor also said, if she kept eating whatever it was that was causing her to weaken, she might miscarry the baby."
"However, I didn't think too much of it that night. I just thought that her death was caused by the difficulty of giving birth which she wasn't able to survive. When you moved into this house, I once heard you chatting with the maid, who used to take care of her. You gave her a large amount of money, letting her leave and never come back. Is that true?" Simon said it with hatred.
"You got it." She gave him a creepy smile. "Why don't you reveal another of my secrets? Since you have found out that it was me who murdered her. Why did you still marry me?"
Simon smiled bitterly. She was right. If he had acted accordingly after he discovered her secret, then they wouldn't be in such big trouble at present.
"At that time, I loved you so much. And I knew that your aim was to be with me. To be honest, it wasn't such a bad thing for me that Aron's mother died. The company was handed to me. That was why I didn't seek justice for her death."
Simon sneered, "Actually, that maid came back many times, asking for more money. Guess what? I paid her. Without you knowing."
"What are you talking about?" Wendy's eyes widened with surprise. She had paid so much money to that maid, enough for her to enjoy the rest of her life without having to work as a maid ever again. Never did she imagine that, the maid repeatedly came back and greedily asked for more money. It made her clench her fists in anger.
What made it worse was that Simon helped her. No wonder he found out the truth.
"Now you know everything. Hurry up and sign it."
Simon added, "I assure you, once you sign it, this horrible thing that you did will remain a secret, especially from my son."
"I'm afraid I can't sign it."
Wendy raised her head, with a sinister smile. Simon realized what had happened. He had quickly lost strength to rebuke her.
"You... you poisoned me?"
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