Chapter 1

On my first day as a married woman, my mother-in-law asked me to make breakfast. When I refused, she called me immoral and disrespectful to elders.

I slapped her twice.

Ha! I've been the other woman for years. Did she really expect me to have any morals left?

"Babe, I have to catch a flight today. I'm heading out now, you can sleep in a bit longer."

Lucas kissed my cheek lightly before getting out of bed. I nodded with my eyes closed, running my hand over the smooth silk sheets, feeling utterly blissful inside.

After three years, I'd finally reached this day.

I'd been Lucas's secretary and secret lover for three years, going to great lengths to please him, sucking up to his mother, and playing with his son. At last, Lucas made up his mind to divorce Mandy and marry me.

The luxurious Moore mansion, the title of Mrs. Moore, everything that belonged to Lucas - it was all mine now.

I rolled around happily in bed, planning to sleep a bit more when suddenly there was urgent knocking on the door.

"Rachel, Rachel, wake up!"

I squinted at my phone. It was only 7 AM. Who the hell was bothering me this early?

I angrily opened the door to find Lucas's mother, Fiona, standing there with an apron, smiling broadly.

"Rachel, Oliver wants bacon and eggs for breakfast. I'll just have some beef dumplings and red bean porridge."

This early in the morning, and she was ordering breakfast?

I barely managed to suppress my anger.

"Well, I'll have a sandwich and black coffee. Wake me up at 8:30 to eat, thanks."

I started to close the door, but Fiona's expression changed.

"Rachel, what are you doing? Aren't you going to make breakfast?"

I looked at her, bewildered.

"Don't we have a housekeeper? Why should I cook?"

Fiona frowned and shoved the apron into my hands.

"We don't have a housekeeper. It wouldn't be right to have a stranger in the house. Mandy used to make breakfast. Now that you've married into our family as our daughter-in-law, it's naturally your job to cook breakfast from now on."

I was stunned. Then I remembered - in the Moore household, Mandy didn't just make breakfast. She prepared all three meals every day. And she was an excellent cook. I'd often enjoyed her cooking when I was with Lucas.