Chapter 1

After Serena ran me over with her car, I permanently lost my sense of smell.

My daughter's congenital asthma worsened severely, causing major lung damage.

My husband, a top attorney, promised he'd send Serena to prison.

But I didn't find out until the trial day that he'd secretly signed a settlement agreement behind my back.

He even defended her in court on another prostitution charge, trying to get her acquitted.

I asked him why he would save our enemy.

He frowned. "You just can't smell things anymore. Aria's asthma can be managed with enough medication. But if Serena loses this case, her whole life will be ruined. Lily, you can't be so selfish."

From that day on, my daughter and I stopped crying and making a fuss.

I even thoughtfully brought him a glass of milk when he was working tirelessly on that defense.

Zachary thought we'd finally learned to behave.

Until the day he came home early with stomach pain.

Outside the study door, he overheard our conversation.

"Mom, did he drink that special milk?"

"He did. The dosage is steady. It won't show up on any tests."

"Mom, you said Dad is such a great lawyer. If he ends up a vegetable, can't take care of himself, can't even speak clearly, will he still think that woman is innocent?"

I smiled slightly.

"When he's completely bedridden, I'll make him watch with his own eyes as the woman he risked his life to save changes her tune right by his bedside."