The Perfect Stand-In
Language: en
To give his son a complete family, he found me—a woman who bore a faint, passing resemblance to his unforgettable first love. For three years of our marriage, I was the quiet woman behind the scenes for both father and son. Virtuous, considerate, empathetic, and above all, I maintained an incredibly stable emotional state. One day, I went to pick up his son from school and overheard him telling his classmates that I was just his nanny, and that his real mom was coming back soon. My heart leaped with joy. She’s back? Fantastic. That means I can take my payout and get the hell out of…