Raising My Husbands Mistresss Son

Five years after catching her husband Benedict with her own student Callie, Michelle has rebuilt a life on his promises: he sent Callie away, swore every tie was severed, and became the model husband and ruthless CEO. Then she opens the deleted folder on his phone and finds 1,360 unread messages from Callie, each one saved by date.

When Michelle asks whether she should step aside, Benedict turns her pain into an accusation, raging that his silence should be enough. Their five-year-old son Toby, who has never called her Mom, throws a toy car at her forehead and stands guard over his father. Then the doorbell rings, and Callie is there, looking like a kicked puppy. Toby, cold to everyone but Benedict, grabs her sleeve and takes her candy.

Benedict blocks Michelle's path, insisting Callie has suffered enough and deserves to come home. When Michelle orders her out, Callie flees, and Benedict slaps Michelle hard enough to blur the room. Alone with ice against her face, Michelle finds Toby's family drawing with her figure cut out, and understands she was the only one living in reality.