226: Chapter 226

Chapter 226

Matt hung up the call, and a big grin appeared when Kate sent the text.  0

He was so satisfied with this newfound power that he couldn't wait to abuse it, "Ah, this feels so good. I can't imagine I finally have my turn to dominate her. She has been a nagging bitch for so long. It's my turn to be the stronger one in this marriage!"

Matt was in euphoria for a while until he calmed down and looked at himself in the mirror, "Damn, I look horrible," he murmured. "I don't know why Kate wants to meet in person just to send me ten grand. I know she has so much more in her account, and she can transfer me the money just like she usually does."

"But oh well, I don't really care. Maybe she actually misses me? I know I'm still the same handsome actor Matthew Woods on the inside. I just happen not to be in my best condition because I haven't played any roles for a while," Matt said confidently. 

He tried to puff his chest to look manlier, but his big belly made him look weird because the more he puffed his chest out, the more obvious his protruding belly got. 

Matt clicked his tongue. He changed his clothes and brushed his teeth with a bottle of water in the fridge since he hadn't paid the water bill yet. 

He then wore his washed-out gray jacket and hat and used Uber to a designated place where he would meet Kate for that ten grand.

It had been a while since he used Uber or a taxi because he was too poor to use one.

But he doesn't care now.

He was about to get that ten grand and would continue to be supplied with the same amount per month. Therefore, he didn't need to worry about money anymore.

"Hehe, I can't wait to get everything back. Life will be good once more."

**

Kate waited until Matt hung up the call. She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes. She wanted to save them for later when she would meet Matt.

"Recorded and saved," Kate muttered as she saved the phone call recording just now.

A thin smirk appeared on her face as she listened to the conversation to check if she was convincing enough. She wanted to ensure she sounded like a desperate and mentally abused wife. 

"Technically, I am a mentally abused wife. Matt manipulated and gaslighted me for five years. I just don't have that pitiful look. I always put up a tough front so he wouldn't see me as weak, or else his abuse would probably turn from gaslighting to physical abuse."

Kate knew her divorce case needed strong proof to guarantee the prenup could be annulled.

She kept thinking about it to this day. Graham already told her to act like a pitiful wife, but without strong proof, she wouldn't be believable in front of the judge, right?

"Fortunately, Matt throws himself at me, making a stupid decision by trying to blackmail me, his oh-so-pitiful wife," Kate chuckled. She listened to the recording on her phone again, "Well, this proof should be more than enough to help me in court. But I can't wait to get even more damning proof of his blackmail and gaslight behavior."

Kate checked the picture that was supposed to be the crime that would ruin her reputation. Her eyes grew cold as she read the title of the newspaper clip. 

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A local priest was arrested after molesting ten children. Police are investigating his family.

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"I think I know where he got this," Kate remembered this newspaper clipping in her mother's bedroom. She didn't know why her mother had to frame that newspaper clip because it was like opening a wound on a daily basis.

Every time she woke up, she would see this news, and that would definitely hurt her. 

Kate had already asked her so many times to remove it. She even tried to remove it herself, but her mother screamed at her, telling her Kate had no right to do anything to her room.

And thus, Kate had to return the framed newspaper clipping and allowed her mother to wail in self-pity. 

"She probably misses my dad so much…" Kate's lips thinned. She disliked that her Mom still wanted to be with Dad even after he was arrested. 

He divorced her soon after he was free from jail. He refused Hilda's attempt to rekindle their marriage as she didn't want to get divorced.

But he was firm on his decision and left the state to start anew somewhere, leaving the house for Hilda and the kids.

It was sad, but Kate didn't understand why Hilda still tried to reconcile with a child molester who dared to touch an underage girl in front of her. 

Kate shook her head as she realized this topic might be too heavy for her. She didn't want to think too much about it because it might stress her out and affect her baby. 

"Now, let's just forget about that and think about how the hell he could get this newspaper clip. Matt would never return so far to our hometown without a car. I also doubt he has enough money for a paid trip," Kate thought. Since her mother was in the nursing facility, the house was naturally locked, so nobody should be able to enter the house.

"Unless…"

…

Kate gritted her teeth.

"Mary definitely keeps the spare key to my house. After all, she is Mom's temporary caretaker, so she is the only one who can enter Mom's room and send the picture of this newspaper clipping to Matt."

She wanted to rule out the possibility. Even though her mother-in-law, Mary, never stopped to insult her, she had been watching over her mother's health for years. 

So Kate had been grateful to her for that and said nothing when Matt slandered her in front of Mary just to compensate for her effort to keep Hilda safe. 

Besides, Mary and Hilda had been best friends since they were young, and their houses were sitting next to each other.

"It's sad that I have to go against her as well. Truly, nobody in this world is sincere towards me…"

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