Chapter 4Dead Wife Walking

My friends couldn't take it anymore.

"Kid, are you psychotic? Julian's wife really died three years ago."

"Look up the avalanche accident at the ski resort three years ago. One fatality."

Seeing Caleb's mix of shock and anger, I started to suspect he was being scammed.

"Does the Ava you know love skiing?"

Caleb nodded suspiciously.

"Of course. She taught me everything I know about skiing."

I told him seriously:

"Three years ago, she went skiing abroad. There was extreme weather and an avalanche."

"She was buried. Rescue teams searched for a week but never found her body. They concluded she was swept off a cliff. No survivors."

I pulled out my phone and showed him photos of the funeral.

Ava's parents were prominent in the pictures.

"Her parents accepted it. They chose this plot and headstone themselves."

"Her legal status is deceased. So I think you've been scammed. The Ava having your baby cannot be her."

Caleb's expression shifted from confusion to shock, then to anger as people started snickering.

"Julian, stop lying! I just texted Ava in the car. She's coming right now to divorce you!"

Sophia had lost all patience.

She pulled my hand. "He's a lunatic. Let's go back and finish your birthday."

Caleb was filming us, threatening to expose my "affair."

Just as we turned to leave, Caleb jumped up and waved frantically toward the cemetery entrance.

"Ava! You came! I knew you'd come help me!"

Everyone turned to look.

A woman was running toward us. But when she saw me, she froze.

After a pause, she rushed forward and hugged me tight.

"Hubby! It's not what Caleb says! Let me explain!"