My Husband and Bestie Filmed My Breakdown as 'Exposure Therapy'—I Fixed Them Both with a Divorce & a Lawsuit - Chapter 76

Chapter 1 Chapter 1 I'd just been wheeled into the postpartum recovery room when my husband's stepsister burst through the door and started snapping photos of me-my legs still spread open, completely exposed. "Oh my god! That's so gross. My brother's gonna be traumatized for life..." Shame and rage burned through me. I screamed at her to get out. My younger brother, who'd been waiting outside, rushed in and grabbed her phone, deleting those photos. She immediately dropped to the floor and threw a tantrum: "Those are MY pictures!

What gives you the right to delete them?!" Hearing the commotion, my husband came charging in, his face dark with rage. He threw a punch that sent my brother crashing to the floor. "Get on your knees and apologize to Brielle. Now. Or I'll break your damn hand!!" On what should've been a joyful day welcoming new life, they were beating the hell out of each other. I forced myself through the pain, stood up white as a ghost, walked over, and slapped my husband across the face with everything I had.

"Cade Aldridge, I want a divorce!" The slap snapped Cade's head to the side, his cheek instantly swelling red. He stared at me, his eyes full of shock and disappointment. Before I could react, Brielle charged forward and slapped me back. "You ungrateful BITCH! Don't bite the hand that feeds you!" I lost my balance and crashed hard to the floor. My surgical stitches from delivery tore open. Pain ripped through me as cold sweat beaded on my forehead. Bright red blood pooled beneath me, staining my hospital gown. Chapter 1 "Sis!" My brother's anguished scream echoed through the room.

He crawled desperately toward me from where he'd been thrown to the ground. But my father-in-law and the others quickly dragged him back. Brielle looked down at me like I was trash, her voice dripping with venom. "How could you do this?" "That's your husband! You hit him over some loser brother from your old family? Did you ever even love him?" She deliberately raised her voice so all my in-laws could hear clearly. Immediately, a chorus of agreement followed. "Exactly. Once you marry into this family, you're one of us.

Why are you still taking their side?" "Her brother acts like trash, and she joins in the chaos. Unacceptable!" Cade glanced at me coldly, then pulled Brielle into his arms to comfort her. A nurse finally brought out the baby. I struggled to lift my head and saw Brielle holding him, standing not far away. A cruel smile curved her lips. "Choose your precious baby boy, and your brother Asher loses both hands. Choose your brother, and starting today, this child has nothing to do with you.