The Maid Was His Missing Wife

Chapter 3: The Woman Who Stole Her Life

Alexander spent the entire night reviewing the evidence.

Every document.

Every message.

Every piece of information from two years ago.

And the more he discovered, the more painful the truth became.

Claire had never betrayed him.

She had never taken money from the company.

She had never tried to destroy his family.

Someone had carefully created a lie.

And Alexander had believed it.

The person behind it was closer than he imagined.

Victoria.

When Alexander confronted her, she did not look surprised.

In fact, she looked almost amused.

"So you finally found out."

Alexander stared at her.

"You ruined my marriage."

Victoria slowly walked toward the window.

"No."

"I saved you from making the biggest mistake of your life."

Alexander's expression became colder.

"You made me lose my wife."

Victoria turned around.

"Claire was never suitable for your world."

"She was weak."

"She didn't belong beside you."

Those words made Alexander angry.

Because two years ago, he might have believed them.

But now he remembered the truth.

Claire was the person who stayed when his company almost collapsed.

She was the person who worked beside him when nobody knew his name.

She was the person who believed in him before he became successful.

Victoria had never loved the man he was.

She loved the power around him.

But Claire loved him before he had anything.

Meanwhile, Claire discovered something else.

The person who helped Victoria create the fake evidence was not a stranger.

It was Alexander's younger brother, Michael.

Michael had always appeared supportive.

He congratulated Alexander.

He stood beside the family.

But secretly, he hated living in his brother's shadow.

He believed Alexander took everything from him.

The company.

Their father's approval.

The respect of the family.

When Claire found the hidden messages between Michael and Victoria, she felt betrayed.

Not because Michael hurt her.

But because she once trusted him.

She remembered him saying:

"You are family."

Now she realized those words meant nothing.

That evening, Alexander came to Claire.

"I know who did this."

Claire looked at him.

"Does it change anything?"

Alexander became silent.

Because he knew the truth.

Finding the person responsible could not undo the pain.

"I lost two years with you."

His voice became softer.

"And I can never get those years back."

Claire looked away.

For the first time, Alexander understood.

The biggest damage was not the lie.

It was the time they lost because of it.

Before Claire could answer, Alexander received another message.

A photo appeared on his phone.

It was a picture of Claire.

Taken that morning.

Someone had been watching her.

The message underneath was simple.

"If you want your wife back, stop digging."

Alexander's expression changed.

Because whoever destroyed their marriage...

Was willing to destroy their lives too.