Divorced on Our Daughter’s Birthday,My Ex-Husband Paid in BloodChapter 1

At the birthday party, my daughter was just about to blow out her candles.

Victor Sanchez leaned in with a smile, his tone light—as if he were telling a joke.

"Talia Abbott, sweetie, Mommy and Daddy are getting divorced. Why don't you make a wish for Aunt Rebecca Harding to give you a little brother?"

The smile froze on my daughter's face. Her eyes filled with tears in an instant.

The next second, she burst into wails, the fork slipping from her trembling fingers.

Victor clicked his tongue in irritation.

I couldn't take it anymore. I scooped Talia into my arms and carried her to the bedroom.

After I finally got her to sleep, I took the divorce agreement and found Victor.

"I signed it."

He blinked, clearly caught off guard. After all my desperate clinging before, he hadn't expected me to let go so easily.

But relief washed over his face almost immediately.

"Should've come around sooner. Don't worry—Rebecca's still just a girl at heart. She's not cut out to be a stepmother. The kid's yours."