Just because of one sentence from his first love, Adrian suspected that I had put a love curse on him. I desperately tried to explain that I hadn’t, but he still didn’t believe me. “I hate it when people use such underhanded methods to control me!” he spat. He was determined to make me confess, so he deliberately sent me to a criminal’s bed. And he live-streamed the whole thing. Separated by just a door, he and Scarlett watched with cold amusement as I faced off against the criminal. “Why don’t you use your voodoo now? Curse him! Make him fall in love with you, control him!” Scarlett’s voice taunted through the speakers. I trembled in fear. Scarlett was right, I did know voodoo. But my ability to use voodoo had disappeared when I became pregnant. As the criminal pinned me down, tears streamed down my face. I looked at the camera with pleading eyes, praying that Adrian would come to save me. But I was brutally assaulted all night, and that door never opened. The next day, when I was carried to the ambulance barely alive, I learned that my husband had been drunk by Scarlett and taken to a hotel. After finding out about my miscarriage, I left a divorce agreement and walked away. … As the criminal’s weight pressed down on me, a searing pain shot through my belly. Adrian still didn’t know that I was carrying his child. Tears filled my eyes without me realizing. With all my strength, I screamed, “Adrian! I’m pregnant, you can’t do this!” But the only response was the sound of the door being locked. And the heavy breathing of the man behind me. My heart sank to the depths of despair. “Olivia, I’m giving you one last chance. Will you confess or not?” Adrian’s cold voice came clearly through the speakers. I gritted my teeth and stubbornly said, “I didn’t put a curse on you! Adrian, don’t you trust me at all?” Remembering how much Adrian trusted Scarlett, my heart ached. My eyes stung, but I held back my tears. Adrian was silent for a moment. Then Scarlett’s sweet voice chimed in, “Olivia, there’s no point in denying it anymore.” “It doesn’t feel good to be deceived. If you really love Adrian, then prove it to him.” Hearing this, I abruptly cut her off, “I’ve said it already, I didn’t use any voodoo! And I can’t use love curses!” Through the wall, I heard Scarlett’s voice, clearly startled by my outburst. “Enough! Olivia, even at this point, you still refuse to admit it!” Adrian’s angry voice came through. My heart felt desolate. After all this, he still didn’t believe me! Realizing I could only rely on myself now, I said nothing more. I gritted my teeth, flipped over, and used all my strength to punch the criminal hard. Taking advantage of his pain, I seized the opportunity to run to the door, trying to open it. After several forceful tugs, I despairingly realized the door wouldn’t budge! “Fuck! You bitch!” The criminal quickly recovered and cursed as he walked towards me. My heart sank further into despair, and my whole body began to shake. Just as he was about to touch me, I finally couldn’t help but shout at the camera in the corner. “Adrian! Come save me!” But all I got was Adrian’s cold laugh and a flippant reply: “I’ll save you, as long as you admit you put a love curse on me.” But how could I admit to something I hadn’t done? “Adrian! How many times do I have to tell you, I didn’t put a love curse on you!” “We… we were truly in love…” Remembering how Adrian used to cherish and love me, I could no longer hold back my tears and began to cry loudly. The man who once couldn’t bear to see me cut my finger, how could he have changed like this? After a while, Adrian’s low voice sounded. “Olivia, stop making excuses.” “I don’t believe you.” With these words, I closed my eyes in despair. All the love we had shared was completely shattered at this moment. The criminal had already started tearing at my clothes. He was rough, and I could only desperately cover my belly, trying to protect my child. Scarlett’s gentle voice came through the speakers. “There are so many people in the live stream now, Adrian. Everyone’s asking if Olivia will use voodoo on him.” Live stream? I widened my eyes, looking at the camera in disbelief: “Are you live streaming this?” But no one answered my question. A chill ran through me as the criminal stripped me naked. I struggled desperately, but the criminal slapped me hard across the face! Instantly, I saw stars and lost all strength. Yet Scarlett’s soft voice continued to come through. She seemed to be saying something about having a drink. My regret reached its peak. At this moment, how I wished I wasn’t pregnant! In our tribe, once a woman becomes pregnant, her ability to use voodoo disappears. I had made such a big decision to have this child with Adrian. I thought it would be the crystallization of our love, but now, it had become a knife stabbing into me! Watching helplessly as I was about to be violated, despair washed over me. I couldn’t bear it anymore and cried out loudly. “Adrian, I admit it! I admit I put a curse on you! Let me out!” “The baby, we have a baby! The baby will die!” My voice was so miserable that even the criminal paused for a second. But Adrian outside remained silent. I stared intently at that door, expecting it to open any second. But the next second, my body was roughly flipped over! At that moment, the whole world seemed to freeze. The night passed. There wasn’t a spot on my body that wasn’t bruised or hurt. As I lay there barely conscious, I saw a lot of blood pooled beneath me. I blinked weakly. A severe pain shot through my belly, and I knew, my child was gone. The one who saved me was Adrian’s assistant, James. As I was being lifted into the ambulance, I heard James sigh. “The boss has really messed up this time, abandoning his wife and going to a hotel with Scarlett! Even if Mrs. Olivia really did put a curse on him, there was no need to be so cruel! They’ve been married for seven years after all!” “Now look what’s happened, Mrs. Olivia not only lost the baby, but she might lose her life too!” I closed my eyes numbly. I couldn’t believe that my husband of seven years would really do this to me. Just because of one word from Scarlett, I had lost everything. If that’s how it is, I’ll let you two be together. When I woke up again, I learned in despair that because of last night’s live stream, the video of me being assaulted by the criminal had gone viral online. My phone was flooded with malicious messages, and calls were coming in non-stop. My hands shook uncontrollably as I gripped my phone, not knowing what to do. “Mrs. Olivia, are you alright?” James asked worriedly. “Don’t be afraid, Mr. Adrian will surely handle this matter!” I gave a bitter smile. How would he handle it? Wasn’t this live stream planned by him? But I still held onto a last shred of hope for him: “Where is he then?” With these words, James fell silent. I stared at him intently, my eyes gradually turning red. He then hurriedly said, “Something urgent came up at the company, Mr. Adrian… went back to deal with it…” As he spoke, he realized how unconvincing it sounded and fled the room. “I’ll go buy you some porridge to warm your stomach.” Adrian must be with Scarlett, right? I laughed bitterly. What a poor excuse about dealing with company matters. After all, in the past, Adrian could accompany me for a whole month without going to the company. … “Isn’t this woman in the video you?” I never imagined that just stepping out to get some medicine would lead to someone recognizing me from the video. Seeing me purse my lips in silence, the man examined my face carefully for a long time. Then he slapped his thigh and shouted, “It is you! The woman in this video!” Instantly, everyone in the hospital turned to look. The man looked extremely pleased with himself. His lips spread into a wide grin as he started playing the video. “I even recorded the live stream! You have a mole on your inner thigh, it’s so sexy when you shake!” In an instant, the surrounding crowd erupted. “It is her! I heard she used voodoo to marry into a rich family! Her husband was so angry that he—” “She deserves it! Look at her pitiful state now, abandoned by her man!” “I gotta say, her moans are pretty nice. Hey bro, send me a copy, will ya?” Suddenly, my ears were filled with a buzzing noise. I stood there rigidly, like a withered tree, my world reduced to nothing but the sound of my own cries and pleas. I don’t know how I was pulled out of there. When I came back to my senses, I only saw James’s anxious face. “Mrs. Olivia! Why did you go out? Don’t mind what those disgusting people said! How dare they bully you when Mr. Adrian isn’t around! When Mr. Adrian comes back, he won’t let any of them off!” I looked at him blankly. “Adrian… will he really come back?” “Of course he will! Mr. Adrian loves you so much, we all see it. Mrs. Olivia, if you just apologize, Mr. Adrian will definitely come back!” Seeing James’s expression, as if he wanted to apologize on my behalf, I suddenly felt numb. No one believed me. So what was the point of staying here? After sending James away, I changed my phone, stopped going online, and hurriedly booked a ticket back home. Then I started the divorce proceedings. When I received the divorce agreement from the lawyer, several days had passed. During these days, Adrian hadn’t come to see me once. The last glimmer of hope in my heart disappeared. With James gone, the one who took care of me the most was a nurse I didn’t know. She probably didn’t use the internet and hadn’t recognized me. Seeing that no one was looking after me, she was heartbroken: “Where’s your husband! Why isn’t he here to take care of you?” Seeing her angry eyes, for a moment, I didn’t know how to answer. How could Adrian come to take care of me? All these wounds on my body were because of him. But the day before I was discharged, Adrian actually came to my hospital room. He was unusually flustered. “Olivia, are you alright? I’m sorry I came late, I’ve already dealt with the video online!” I nodded calmly, not giving him any extra glances. “Olivia! You had a miscarriage?” Seeing that I didn’t speak, he became even more anxious. Gripping my shoulders, he said, “Say something, was what you said that day true? Did you really have a miscarriage?” I frowned and brushed his hands off: “Yes.” Adrian froze instantly, as if struck by lightning. I found it laughable. Did my words have so little credibility in his heart? Would I joke about something like pregnancy? Besides, wasn’t my miscarriage because of him? Now he’s putting on an act of being sorry for me, who is he trying to fool? “Olivia, the baby… it’s my fault.” “Hit me, scold me, whatever makes you feel better. But I really didn’t know you were pregnant…” Adrian’s face was full of remorse. I looked at him and spoke softly: “What good would hitting or scolding you do? Would it bring our child back?” Adrian froze. The air stagnated. I saw Adrian lower his eyes, as if making a major decision, then look at me steadily. “Olivia, I forgive you for putting a curse on me. We’re even now.” “Can we go back to how we were before?” Go back to how we were before? I almost laughed out loud. I never put a curse on him, so what forgiveness was he talking about? The damage had been done, how could we go back to before? Moreover… Looking at the divorce agreement in the drawer, I fell silent. Now that Adrian had come to me himself, I might as well be straightforward about the divorce. It would save me another trip. Thinking this, I opened my mouth: “Adrian, we—” Before I could say “let’s divorce”, I was interrupted by a phone ringtone. It was Adrian’s special ringtone. He ignored what I was saying and immediately answered the call. Sure enough, it was Scarlett. Her soft tone clearly came through the quiet air to my ears. “Adrian, didn’t you say you were going to buy cupcakes? Why aren’t you back yet~” My heart ached. Even coming to see me was just an errand for him? Adrian hurriedly explained in a low voice: “There’s a bit of traffic. Are you thirsty? Should I buy you something to drink?” “Sure, hurry up, I can’t wait~ It’s so cold being alone at night~” “Wait for me.” With that, Adrian hurriedly stood up and strode towards the door. He only left one sentence: “I’ll come see you again tomorrow.” I had to swallow the words I wanted to say. Never mind, we’d be divorcing sooner or later anyway. In the middle of the night, I dreamed of Adrian from before. Back then, there was no third person between us, it was when we loved each other the most. Adrian was extremely busy with work, only able to squeeze out time to be with me. Once, he was very late for a date. I sulked and said I wouldn’t like him anymore, that I’d go find another man. He didn’t get angry, just smiled and pinched my nose, saying he didn’t believe me. His smile was so handsome, my heart fluttered a little. I couldn’t help but ask him why he didn’t believe me. His handsome features relaxed as he peeled shrimp for me and said, “Because I trust you.” In an instant, I woke up. My heart filled with bitterness. Yes, in the past, he used to trust me so much. When did it all change? At three in the morning, my phone vibrated with a message from Adrian. “I love you, Olivia.” “Scarlett just came back from abroad, I’m just taking care of her a bit more now. Don’t mind it. Once she can take care of herself, I won’t bother with her anymore. We’ll live our own life, okay?” I put down the phone without replying. Scarlett is a grown woman, what kind of care does she need? What kind of care involves sharing a bed? Early the next morning, I checked out of the hospital. When I got back “home”, I only took a few necessary things. After leaving the signed divorce agreement on the table, I hesitated. After some thought, I still left two voodoo insects. Since my miscarriage, my ability to use voodoo had returned. Since Adrian was convinced I had put a curse on him, wouldn’t it be a waste if I didn’t actually do it? After doing everything, I set off on my journey home. When Adrian arrived at Olivia’s hospital room, he only saw an empty, cold bed. After some inquiries, he learned that she had been discharged today. How reckless, checking out when she wasn’t fully recovered!? Thinking this, Adrian stepped hard on the gas pedal. When he got home, he’d have to have a good talk with her! But when he got home, he didn’t find her. Instead, he found a signed divorce agreement on the table.
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