My Husband Is a Gary Stu

Cooper pointed at Lucian's computer screen and said to Sally, “Didn't you notice? The stranger looks very feminine, but 'she' has an Adam's apple.”

The Adam's apple was usually unique to men because of their higher androgen levels compared to women.

Sally froze for several seconds before she realized what Cooper was getting at.

She replied, “Perhaps Edward's son experienced gender dysphoria and realized he preferred to be a woman. He might've undergone gender affirmation surgery on the sly. Edward is a loyal subscriber to patriarchy and proud to boot. He exiled his son from the family because he could not accept that his son had become a woman. Then he lied to everyone else about sending his son abroad to study.”

Cooper agreed with Sally's hypothesis and replied slowly, “Perhaps the Gaudette family never promised Edward anything but instead discovered his son's secret.”

Something niggled at Sally's mind. “While this news would humiliate Edward, it's clearly not enough to cost him his government position or be worthy of blackmail.”

Just then, Lucian piped up, “Uncle Cooper, I recovered some of Edward's deleted texts too. You can look into those.”

As Cooper scrolled through the recovered texts, he hit jackpot.

The sender was likely a woman. The content of the text was so lewd that even Cooper could not bring himself to finish reading it.

He pointed at the computer screen and asked Sally, “Do you think his wife knows about this?”

“Well, as long as his mistress doesn't announce herself at the main house, I wouldn't put it past Edward's wife to even feign ignorance about his affair.” As she spoke, Sally jotted down the sender's phone number.

Cooper added sneeringly, “He must be pretty rich if he can afford a mistress.”

“Our investigation will be much easier once we track this woman down. An affair and his corrupt ways would undoubtedly ruin Edward's life. That's probably the Gaudette family's ammunition against Edward.”

After going through the content of Edward's phone, Cooper returned the computer to Lucian and said, “You've done your Aunt Sally a huge favor today. Would you like her to give you a reward?”

Lucian looked at Sally and declared, “You should divorce Uncle Cooper.”

“Yes, divorce him!” Amanda chimed in, “Uncle Cooper's too trashy. He doesn't deserve you, Aunt Sally. You should divorce him. Lucian and I will acknowledge you as our godmother!”

Cooper huffed indignantly and shot Sally a meaningful look.

After dinner, Bertilla called Cooper, citing some emergencies at work. The latter promptly tucked himself away in the upper floor study to work and did not set foot outside the room since half past seven.

Meanwhile, Sally coaxed Amanda to sleep after checking the girl's homework. She did not want to disturb the housekeepers at night and made some pear juice herself in the kitchen, which she brought to the study.

Upon entering the study, she saw Cooper dressed in a gray sweater, his head buried in work.

Sally placed the glass of pear juice on the table and pushed it toward him.