Reborn The Factory Director's Wife Wants a DivorceChapter 1 The Coldest Winter

For miles around, everyone knew me as the epitome of a virtuous wife. Capable, accommodating, endlessly patient.

When Justin Farley's widowed sister-in-law, Brooklyn Simmons, brought her son to stay with us, her gaze lingered greedily on the master bedroom.

"This room is so spacious, so bright," she murmured. "If we could stay here, perhaps Tommy could forget the pain of losing his father, just for a little while..."

Justin hesitated, conflict flickering in his eyes. I didn't wait for him to choose. I simply smiled, gathered my bedding, and moved toward the door.

"It's fine. I'll squeeze in with my son."

The heaviest snow of the year fell today. Justin took the factory vehicle to pick up our son, Carter, from school.

But when Brooklyn's son started wailing about the cold, the car suddenly didn't have enough room. Only two passenger seats.

My son didn't argue. He smiled—heartbreakingly understanding for a child—and shouldered his backpack, stepping into the white drifts.

"It's okay, Dad. I can walk home."