Author: Momo Chan

The day Julian Sterling was stolen by the “Real Heiress,” I found out I was pregnant. For eight months, he prepared a wedding of the century for Tiffany, while I almost died giving birth to Joey alone. Later, breaking news popped up— The Crown Prince of the Sterling Empire, Julian Sterling, was involved in a late-night street racing accident. Tiffany was seriously injured, and he permanently lost the ability to have children! Afraid he would snatch Joey, I hid in fear for five years. Until Mrs. Sterling’s 60th Birthday Gala, I was temporarily drafted to be a waitress. Joey, who was in the break room, accidentally ran out and bumped into Mrs. Sterling. The whole venue fell into a sudden dead silence. That face was simply a carbon copy of Julian Sterling’s childhood! Julian pushed through the crowd and rushed over, his voice hoarse and changing tone: “Kid, whose child are you?” Joey was scared, crying out: “Mommy… I can’t find my mommy.” “Her name is Natalie.” Chapter 1 Knock knock knock. The team leader knocked on my desk: “Natalie, the hotel is short of hands. Go cover as a waitress for tonight, Triple Pay.” I hesitated. Mrs. Sterling’s 60th birthday gala, such an occasion might run into old acquaintances. And leaving Joey alone at home at night, I was really worried. “Leader, I have to be with my child tonight…” The leader’s tone was impatient: “Leave him with your parents, neighbors, or even the break room if you have to.” “Can’t you arrange such a small thing?” A sneer came from the next cubicle. It was Lisa, the one who loved gossiping the most. “Wow, triple pay. I’d fight to go!” “Leader, you are taking care of Natalie, right? After all, she’s a single mom with a child of unknown origin, lots of places to spend money.” Lisa’s words were harsh, but true. It’s getting cold, Joey grows fast, I also want to buy him a better coat. Anyway, it’s helping outside the hotel, won’t enter the main hall. I nodded and agreed. “Thank you, Leader, I’ll go.” “Okay, go change now. 6 PM, gather at the hotel back door, don’t be late!” Walking to the changing room, I passed Lisa’s desk. Her voice wasn’t low, as if deliberately saying for me to hear: “What are you pretending for. Unwed pregnancy, acting all high and mighty. Don’t even know who the dad is, got knocked up by someone playing around, who knows where the bastard came from.” Pfft. Colleagues diagonally opposite covered their mouths laughing, the young intern beside also lowered her head snickering. My eyes felt hot, couldn’t help retorting: “Lisa, you are a mother too, keep your mouth clean.” Lisa stood up abruptly, crossing her arms and snapping back: “My mouth isn’t clean?” “Are you clean? A vixen, don’t know who the baby daddy is, pretending to be a chaste woman here!” “If I were you, I’d go back and clean myself up, anyway you are damaged goods. What if you really meet a blind man in the banquet hall who doesn’t mind your bastard and is willing to be a stepdad?” I was trembling with anger. Just as I planned to say something more, the leader came over to smooth things out. “Alright Lisa, say less.” “Natalie, you go pick up your child too, don’t delay work.” I looked up, forcing that heat back. When leaving, Lisa was still talking and laughing with others, casting contemptuous glances at me while speaking. I turned around, wiped my eyes fiercely. Natalie, you can’t cry. For Joey, you can endure anything. After picking up Joey, I really couldn’t rest assured leaving him alone at home, so I brought him to the hotel’s employee break room. Prepared picture books for him, packed snacks and water. “Joey be good, Mommy is working right outside. You play here, don’t go out, okay?” Joey has always been very obedient. Nodded and asked me: “When will Mommy come back?” “Very soon.” I kissed his forehead, coaxing: “Finish reading this picture book, and Mommy will be back.” “Remember, never run around, okay?” Joey nodded vigorously, extending his pinky finger. “Okay, Pinky Promise!” I hooked pinky with him, stamped thumbs, then went to the banquet hall with peace of mind. Lisa and several other female colleagues also came. They gathered at the entrance of the inner hall, fixing makeup with phones, giggling. “Sigh, what a pity for the Sterling family’s Crown Prince, handsome and rich, how come…” “I heard this Miss Tiffany is a recognized-later heiress, just a wild girl. Likes to drive fast cars for thrills. Courting death herself and dragging the man down, now great, crashed her man into a eunuch!” “If you ask me, the Sterling family is unlucky too, married a jinx, the family line cut off in her hands.” … Just then, a delicate female voice suppressing anger sounded from behind: “Who are you calling a jinx!” Tiffany glared at Lisa and the others viciously. Scaring their faces white, all lowering heads daring not speak. Tiffany swept her gaze, suddenly saw me not far away. Shouted in surprise: “Natalie?” Chapter 2 I sighed helplessly in my heart. Wanted to sneak away, but still got recognized. Braced myself and walked over: “Miss Tiffany.” Tiffany actively walked two steps towards me, looking me up and down in this cheap waitress uniform. Smiled triumphantly and hypocritically. “It really is you?” “Why are you a waitress now, and outside? Must be hard, right?” Saying that, Tiffany wanted to pull me into the inner hall, tone so intimate as if she really meant well for me. “Come, I’ll arrange inner hall work for you, easier too.” “Maybe you can even see Mom and Dad!” Just took two steps dragging me, Tiffany remembered Lisa standing aside. Instantly changed face. “You guys, fired.” “Get out now! A bunch of dirty things!” Lisa’s group legs went soft, almost kneeling, didn’t even have time to beg for mercy. Dared not resent Tiffany, could only stare dead at my back. Sure enough, Tiffany was as expected. Once inside, she pretended to suddenly realize: “Sister Natalie, look I forgot. Inner hall is not short of hands for now, only toilets and trash cans haven’t been cleaned.” “Look at you…” I knew Tiffany deliberately humiliated me. But honestly, this little difficulty is nothing compared to what I survived alone these years. “Okay, I’ll go right now.” I agreed simply, taking the cleaning tools. While I was cleaning the trash can in the corner, the protagonist of the banquet hall, Mrs. Sterling, slowly appeared. Before everyone could gather around to flatter. Heard Mrs. Sterling scolding mercilessly: “How can I have a long life!” “Look at yourself, what a ‘good wife’ you married, harming our Sterling family to cut off descendants!” I looked up. After five years, time seemed extra merciful to Julian, still handsome enough to make people unable to look away. Just a layer of gloom shrouded between his brows. Seems infertility hit him hard. Julian didn’t speak, Tiffany could only accompany smiling carefully: “Mom, don’t be angry, watch your health…” “Don’t call me Mom!” Mrs. Sterling interrupted sharply. “I can’t afford it! If not for you insisting on street racing, would Julian have that accident?” “What sin did our Sterling family commit! A good son, harmed by you… harmed to leave no heir!” Saying that, Mrs. Sterling turned the spearhead to the silent Mr. and Mrs. Xu beside: “And you!” “Recognized some bullshit heiress back. Now good, ruined my son, are you happy?” Mr. and Mrs. Xu’s submissive apologies came vaguely. But Mrs. Sterling got more excited as she spoke, accumulated resentment exploded completely: “That girl named Natalie in your family back then, I thought she was quite good! Quiet, dutiful. It was Julian who lost his head, insisting on marrying such a disaster!” “I really regret it!” Tiffany’s face was even worse. Especially hearing Mrs. Sterling mention me, the resentment and embarrassment on her face almost couldn’t be suppressed. Eyes turned, immediately took the conversation: “Mom, look what a coincidence.” “You just mentioned Sister Natalie, I really met Sister Natalie here today!” Voice just fell, Tiffany walked straight towards me. Before I could react, I was dragged by her to the center of the banquet hall. Lights bright, my rough uniform, that half-wet rag in hand, illuminated with nowhere to hide. I rarely felt shame, but could only force a greeting: “Hello Auntie.” “Mr. Xu, Mrs. Xu, hello.” Mrs. Sterling looked at me, eyes complex, the words praising me just now seemed to hang on her lips, but now only embarrassment remained. Mr. and Mrs. Xu were even more stunned, didn’t expect to see me this way. After a brief dead silence, unknown who first let out a very light sneer. Immediately, low ridicule came from the onlookers. “Oh my god… really her? The one following Young Master Sterling back then?” “Tsk tsk, this uniform is the lowest cleaner in the hotel, right? Look at that rag in her hand, so dirty! Miss Tiffany even calls her ‘Sister’? Really giving her face, if it were me, I’d let security kick her out long ago, standing here is bad luck!” “Heard she took a big sum when breaking up back then, how did she mix into this ghost look? Money all spent on boy toys?” … Just when this wave of humiliation was about to swallow me— “Quiet!” I didn’t expect Julian would take the initiative to relieve me. He had no expression on his face, gaze swept around heavily, the whole venue instantly silent as a cicada in winter. He then looked at me again, tone actually very gentle. Like pitying me: “Natalie, why are you a cleaner here?” “When we broke up, didn’t I give you a lot of money?” Money? I looked up, looking at him blankly. These years, I haven’t received a penny from him. When I gave birth to Joey, I couldn’t even pay the rent. Didn’t even finish postpartum recovery, went out for odd jobs. I opened my mouth, subconsciously asked back softly: “…What money?” These two words were light, but like a thunderclap. Julian’s pupils shrank fiercely, surprised expression couldn’t be suppressed. Gaze shifted to Tiffany beside him instantly: “Tiffany, where is the money?” Chapter 3 Tiffany stammered and couldn’t give a reason at all. Could only cast help-seeking eyes at Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu stepped forward immediately, reached out wanting to pull my arm, but dodged by me without a trace. Her hand paused awkwardly in the air, then said coquettishly: “Oh, Natalie, you child!” “You left too hurriedly back then, we kept that money for you all along, just didn’t find a suitable chance to give you. Look at this trouble, all misunderstanding, misunderstanding!” Mr. Xu also rubbed his hands aside, nodding repeatedly in agreement: “Yes yes, always remembering it!” This speech full of loopholes was simply too fake. Julian’s face completely sank, gloomy gaze staring dead at Tiffany: “Fifty million.” “Not a cent less, transfer to Natalie’s account before noon tomorrow. Otherwise, stop being Mrs. Sterling!” Tiffany didn’t expect Julian would be so ruthless. Forcing her like this in front of so many people. Could only glare at me viciously, forcing a smile to respond: “Julian, it was my negligence.” “Don’t worry, I will definitely handle it tomorrow.” I sighed, really didn’t want to get involved in their circle anymore. Current me, just want to live well with Joey. “No need for money. I can support myself now.” “There is still work over there, I’ll go busy. Excuse me.” Finished, I didn’t look at anyone’s reaction, walked straight to the corner. Banquet hall returned to noise, I also quietly resumed working. Carrying rag and bucket, just one last stall left, I can take Joey off work. Suddenly a noise came from afar. Followed by Tiffany’s scream: “Impossible! I was clearly wearing it on my hand, that diamond bracelet cost five million!” “How could it disappear!” My heart sank inexplicably, ominous premonition surged up. Next second, only heard Tiffany continue speculating: “Just now… just now seems only Sister Natalie was close to me. Before holding her arm coming in from outside, the bracelet was clearly there. Could it be…” Tiffany’s voice hadn’t fallen. Bodyguards slammed open my stall door, dragging me out. “I didn’t!” “I have been working, never touched anything not mine.” “What are you doing, let me go!” I struggled violently. But strength disparity, could only be dragged over helplessly. Tiffany walked up quickly, apologizing pretentiously: “Sister, sorry, sorry!” “This bracelet is really too precious, I can’t afford to lose it. I just want to confirm, just check if you have it. If not, I’ll let them release you immediately, I apologize to you!” Tiffany said. But action was extremely clear, reaching hand into my right pocket. Under the gaze of everyone present, the bracelet was taken out! The whole banquet hall instantly erupted in an uproar, disdainful spitting gazes cast from all directions. Tiffany pretended to look unbelievable. Stumbled back a step, holding the diamond looking at me with heartache and disappointment: “Sister, how could you do this…” “If you lack money, you can tell me. How could you… how could you steal?” And just then, police and site security arrived. Evidence mountain high, eyes of crowd. I looked around in panic, explaining palely: “Not me!” “Really not me, I don’t know how this bracelet appeared in my pocket!” Speaking, I could only pull Julian’s sleeve beggingly. Probably too helpless. Scared enough that I could only ask him for help. “Julian, we grew up together anyway, you know me!” “I really am not a person who steals! Julian, I beg you help me!” “I didn’t take it! It’s a frame-up!” My tears fell drop by drop. Julian looked at my red crying eyes, expression complex. Raised hand wiped tears spilling from corner of my eye, replied coldly: “Natalie, you know.” “I only believe evidence.” Chapter 4 Julian didn’t believe me. The leading police officer hesitated no more, stepped forward, said to me seriously: “Ma’am, we now suspect you are involved in a grand larceny case, please come back to the station with us to assist investigation.” Click. Cold handcuffs, put on my hands. I looked at Julian, couldn’t say a word. Old wounds seemed to relapse again, dull pain coming from chest almost making me unstable. We grew up together. Julian once said he would protect me forever. Why? Hurt me again and again. When I was taken away by police, Tiffany stepped forward, leaned in and demonstrated with volume only I could hear: “Bitch, can you play against me?” I was pressed into the police car and taken away like this. In the employee break room, Lisa and others were packing their personal items in disgrace. “All blame that Natalie, must be her intention. Seeing people coming, didn’t even remind us!” Intern agreed: “Exactly! Deserve her being arrested as a thief! Better lock her up for ten or eight years, see how she shows off later!” Lisa lost job, angry speechless. Face gloomy zipping backpack, teeth grinding loudly. Just as they prepared to leave, Lisa’s peripheral vision glimpsed a small figure in the corner. It was Joey. He was very good, didn’t run around, quietly flipping through old picture book. Lisa’s gaze fell on Joey, a vicious idea seized her instantly. She dropped the backpack, squeezed a smile on face, walked towards Joey. “Joey ah, reading picture book?” “So good.” Joey was a bit timid, but still politely called: “Hello Auntie.” Lisa responded, reached out seemingly intimately touching Joey’s hair. “Sigh. Joey, Auntie tell you something. Your mommy ah, was just taken away by police uncles in uniform. They said your mommy did bad things, want to arrest her.” “What?” The picture book in Joey’s hand dropped to the ground with a snap. He retorted urgently, voice carrying crying tone. “Mommy won’t do bad things!” “Auntie also believes your mommy, so Joey must go save her!” Lisa stretched out hand, pointing towards the main banquet hall direction. “Joey, don’t cry. Look, go out from here, run towards the brightest, liveliest place. Once inside, find a… hmm, find a grandma dressed especially beautifully, looking most powerful!” “Find her, you beg her to save your mommy, let police uncles release your mommy!” “Remember, only she can help your mommy!” Joey was young, couldn’t distinguish malice in Lisa’s words at all. He cried out: “Thank you Auntie!” Joey didn’t even have time to pick up the picture book on the ground, ran towards the banquet hall. Lisa stood at the door, watching Joey’s back, revealing a carefree and twisted smile. Several people gathered, anxious and excited asking: “Sister Lisa, this… won’t cause trouble right?” “Trouble, what trouble? At most annoy the Sterling family, make Natalie’s days in prison harder. If this little bastard gets lost, it has nothing to do with us either.” Finished, Lisa left triumphantly with others. Joey was very scared. But for me, still ran into the main banquet hall by instinct. Saw at a glance the most prominent position in the center, the old lady surrounded by many people. She dressed sparkly, people around were respectful to her. That’s her! Joey had no time to think, thought of saving mommy overwhelmed everything. He used all strength, pushed aside blocking people, rushed over recklessly: “Grandma, please let police uncles release my mommy!” Joey cried shouting, hit directly on Mrs. Sterling. Mrs. Sterling caught off guard, stumbled by collision, luckily supported by people beside with quick eyes and hands. Looked down, words about to get angry froze on lips: “Oh my, whose child is this…” That face! Whole venue instantly silent. Eyebrows, nose bridge, simply identical to her son Julian Sterling when young! At the same time, Julian also ran over hurriedly. Looking at Joey’s face, picked him up in disbelief, asked excitedly: “Kid, whose child are you?” Joey was scared by such scene, shouted with crying tone: “Uncle, please save my mommy! She was taken by police!” “Mommy… I can’t find mommy anymore.” “Her name is Natalie.”

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When I was caught in bed again, Liam finally had some reaction, unlike his usual carelessness. Only because this time, I was on the bed, and he was on the floor. But the hysteria I imagined like mine didn’t happen to him. In just three seconds, he returned to his usual indifference. He even thoughtfully tore open the condom for me. “For so many years, I’ve said countless times to play our own games. You finally listened, I’m very gratified.” Looking at my pale face, he handed the thing to me and smiled: “Be careful, don’t make a life.” When leaving, he even instructed me patiently. “I’m right next door. You guys have fun. If you run out of tricks, feel free to come and ask for advice.” Watching his dashing retreating figure, I collapsed again. Liam didn’t know, this gamble of throwing away dignity was the last chance I gave myself, and him. Since I lost anyway. Then I admit it. This five-year marriage, united in appearance but divided in spirit, has come to an end. Chapter 1 “M-Miss Serena, do we continue?” The man on the bed looked at me, eyes seeming to carry a trace of sympathy. I got out of bed in a mess, stiff hands putting on clothes for myself, heart sour and astringent. Things have developed to this point, the audience didn’t care at all and left, the play couldn’t go on even if I wanted to. I took out a check, handed it to him. “What happened tonight, I don’t want a fourth person to know.” When coming out of the room, Liam was holding his little mistress waiting in the corridor, looking at me with a half-smile. “Thought you grew some skills, turns out just this much capability?” I froze, looking up at him. Liam laughed. “Serena, since you have the guts to find someone to act and trick me, might as well make it real. Don’t worry, I can afford to play anytime.” “Since we agreed not to interfere with each other, even if you really slept with someone, I absolutely won’t be like you, disregarding face, making a big scene. Relax, I’m very generous.” These words stimulated me to stop breathing. Yes. He is indeed generous. In a situation like just now, even if it was just acting, no man would say such words lightly like Liam at this moment. Nothing more than not caring. He doesn’t care about me, so no matter what I do, it won’t stir any waves in his heart. Between him and me, the one not generous enough has always been me. So five years ago when I first found him sleeping with someone else, I showed a reaction completely different from his now. At that time I smashed everything breakable, crying hysterically, like a lunatic. But Liam had no extra reaction from beginning to end, just quietly watching me, sighing: “Serena, we are just a business marriage, why make such an ugly scene?” I only felt a basin of cold water poured down instantly, heart cold. Liam will never understand my mood at that time, just like he will never know when I learned the marriage partner was him, my heart leaped like flying into the clouds. Because of his sentence, me, his nominal wife, faced his later scandals without even the qualification to ask. Facing catching him in bed time after time, I also evolved from initial hysteria to calmness, even numbness. Like now, although I’m still sad, I can finally accept the fact that our marriage is coming to an end. I looked at Liam, picked up my mess, learned his look, hooked my lips and smiled. “Bad acting, made you laugh.” Liam froze, eyes somewhat confused, for the first time couldn’t see through me. But the little mistress Scarlett standing beside him burst out laughing, acting coquettishly: “Mr. Sterling, look at you, how can you say that about Miss Serena?” “She tried so hard to strip herself naked and stuff herself into another man’s arms just to get your attention, wanting you to be jealous for her! Saying this, where do you put her face?” She pushed Liam to me, poked his chest. “Quickly coax her, look Miss Serena is about to cry.” Liam heard this, glanced at me, smiled carelessly. “Just a marriage alliance, I have no obligation to coax anyone.” “Digest your own emotions. If you don’t want to humiliate yourself again, don’t do such laughable stupid things in the future.” He put his arm around Scarlett’s slender waist again. “Agreed to accompany you tonight, how can I break my promise?” Finished, too lazy to look at me again, turned into the room. The moment the door closed, Scarlett looked back at me, eyes full of undisguised triumph and provocation. Not long after, ambiguous sounds rang out. Quite a stance of not stopping until voices break. They knew I didn’t leave, I also knew they were intentional. I didn’t know how long I stood outside the door, until my legs were completely numb, then swayed back home, dialed the lawyer’s number. “Draft a divorce agreement for me, give it to me as soon as possible.” Since Liam kept saying it’s a business marriage, then it shouldn’t matter if I change the marriage partner. After all, marrying who isn’t marriage? Chapter 2 Liam disappeared longer this time than before. He was missing for nearly half a month, but Scarlett’s social media updated punctually every night. Auctions, banquets, various celebrity cocktail parties, even the private island where I had my honeymoon left her traces. Scarlett deserves to be the person who stayed with Liam the longest, always able to sting me precisely. Doing all this, rather than showing off, is more like provocation. But unfortunately, she will be disappointed this time. Since I decided to let go completely, I won’t waste emotions on Liam. Just about to rest after turning off the phone, Scarlett’s message popped up. “Prepared a gift for you, hope you like it.” Followed closely by a trending link. The moment I clicked in, I felt someone stepped on my face. [Serena, heiress of Xu family, cheats in marriage, meeting boy toy late at night!] Under the explosive title, attached were dozens of my private photos that night, looking sorrowful, eyes red from crying. But my forbearance and sadness falling into the mouths of those netizens were completely twisted into unspeakable dirty words. The comment section was overwhelmed with unbearable abuse against me. I scrolled down one by one, shaking with anger. Clearly I am the victim in this marriage, but the real betrayer is unharmed, while I became the slut condemned by everyone. Finally calmed down to find someone to withdraw the trending topic, the other party told me someone paid a high price saying this news must stay on the headline for one day and one night. Hanging up the phone, I felt like falling into an ice cave. Scarlett doesn’t have such great ability. The person backing her up, wanting to ruin my reputation, is Liam. I racked my brains and couldn’t understand why he hates me so much. Five years of husband and wife, even if existing in name only, the feelings I paid to him were not fake, my care for him was not fake. Even if Liam has no feelings for me, he doesn’t need to disgust me like this. Luckily soon, I knew his answer. The next afternoon’s banquet, Liam and I were invited together. Because I didn’t sleep all night, something happened on the way driving over, arrived late. The banquet hall was noisy, but I saw Liam at a glance. He was surrounded by a group of people, the woman beside him leaning on him bonelessly. Who else could it be but Scarlett? I was about to step forward, but heard his conversation with friends. “Liam, I saw the trending topic. I really didn’t expect you to have a day of being cuckolded. Sister-in-law is really awesome!” “Letting you snatch women from me, how is it? Getting retribution now, right?” Someone teased: “Come on! You claim to be experienced? Can’t even see this? The photos on the hot search clearly show it wasn’t real! Sister-in-law is clearly acting to win him back!” “But Liam, did you go a bit too far this time, occupying the number one spot and not letting it down, letting those people point and curse at sister-in-law. She is a girl after all, doing this how can she face people in the future?” Hearing this, Liam slowly picked up the wine glass, mouth hooking a mocking smile. “If not doing this how will she learn a lesson? I just want her to dare not find men casually in the future, even acting is not allowed.” That person was surprised: “You are allowed to set fire while people are not allowed to light lamps! Could it be that your phrase ‘play our own games, non-interference’ only restricts others, not yourself?” Liam frowned, didn’t speak. “You are smart enough, not fulfilling husband’s duties yourself, but demanding others to fulfill wife’s duties. Yet because of your phrase non-interference, she doesn’t even have the qualification to be jealous and angry!” “As a brother I really envy you. Unlike me, the tigress in our family made a scene at my company last month, I lost all face!” “Hey say, how about this, I’ll go back later and make an agreement with my wife too, just like you, say play our own games, non-interference, how about it?” Liam laughed directly this time. “Don’t, you absolutely shouldn’t say that. If you really say it, wait for your wife to divorce you.” “My situation is different from yours. After all, Serena likes me.” Tone seemed proud yet teasing, but my blood instantly turned cold. So he knows I like him. Because I like him, he tramples on me unscrupulously, steps my dignity underfoot, allowing his little mistresses to trample at will. Turns out everything I suffered these years was just because he knew I liked him. How ridiculous. Chapter 3 Their conversation continued. “Damn! Liam you are really a beast!” “But since sister-in-law is dead set on you, and you don’t mean to divorce her, why did you trick her into having an abortion when she was pregnant with your child before?” Hearing this, I froze instantly. He was right. I was once pregnant with Liam’s child. But at three months, an accident happened. The guardrail of the second-floor stairwell suddenly loosened, and I accidentally fell. When arriving at the hospital, the child couldn’t be saved. Moreover, the doctor announced on the spot that my body was damaged. Because the foundation was weak, it would be difficult to conceive again in the future. Coincidentally, the person who performed the abortion surgery for me was Scarlett. Coming out of the operating room, Liam showed a look similar to heartache towards me for the first time. He walked over and hugged me, tone rarely gentle. “It’s okay, child gone is gone, as long as you are fine.” I was naive enough to think I moved him then. Now it seems, there was another hidden story. “Doctor said, sister-in-law’s situation was indeed dangerous, but if recuperated well, the child might have been saved. You were good, sent her directly into the operating room hiding it from her, and caused root cause of illness due to forced abortion.” “I really don’t know what you think? Liam, can you tell me?” Hearing here, Liam’s eyes became somewhat complicated. Unknown if annoyed or what, lit a cigarette, squinted eyes taking a puff, annoyed: “What else could it be? At that time because I haven’t played enough, didn’t want to be a dad so early!” “And Serena getting pregnant with my child was nothing more than wanting to control me. Our two families are purely business marriage relationship. If a child affects the core interests of the Sterling Group, isn’t it losing more than gaining?” “Damaging her body was not my intention, I will compensate her later. Also, this matter is not allowed to be mentioned again. If she knows, afraid she will make a scene with me again.” Hearing this, I couldn’t control shaking all over. Surging and desperate emotions almost swallowed me instantly. When I reacted, I had already walked in front of Liam. With my appearance, the scene was quiet leaving only breathing sounds. In this situation, Liam couldn’t stay calm anymore. A trace of panic flashed in his eyes, looked at me with a slightly guilty conscience, coughed lightly. “Since you are here, come sit.” I didn’t move, nor spoke. The atmosphere was awkward to the extreme. Seeing me like this, Liam couldn’t hang on to his face, frowned. I knew this was the precursor to his anger. I used to be most afraid of his anger, but now I just silently took out the divorce agreement drafted long ago from my bag and placed it in front of him. “Liam Sterling, I don’t know when you will play enough, but I don’t want to play with you anymore. Sign this divorce agreement, play however you want in the future, I won’t interfere anymore, and absolutely won’t think about using a child to affect your Sterling Group’s core interests.” “We end here.” Liam stared dead at the thing in front of him, face ugly to the extreme. After a long time, he looked at me with a sneer. “Threatening me?” I smiled bitterly. “If you think so, then so be it.” He looked at me, narrowing eyes dangerously, tone like threat like pressure. “I ask you one last time, really want to divorce me?” I nodded without hesitation. Seeing me like this, his friends watching looked at each other, couldn’t help persuading me, but my attitude didn’t relax at all. Liam never lost face like this. Immediately signed his name on the divorce agreement like gambling, looked at me coldly, gritting teeth: “Serena, you have ability. If you have guts, don’t come back crying and begging me!” I ignored him, picked up the agreement, turned and left. Not long after walking out, their conversation reached my ears again. This time it was Liam’s friends betting, betting how long I would go back to soften to him. Everyone said a word, getting more excited. Finally, Liam concluded. “Don’t guess, at most three days, she will definitely come back crying begging me not to divorce.” Hearing this, I hooked my lips sarcastically. Afraid this time, I will disappoint him. I not only won’t bow to admit mistake, I will make him lose face completely! Enduring him in every way before was nothing more than because I liked him, but now, I don’t need to endure anymore. So after getting home, I immediately contacted the media, extracted videos of Liam messing with many mistresses from surveillance at home, and posted them online. The most explosive one, undoubtedly has to be him and Scarlett. I copied his method, let these news hang on the hot search for one day and one night directly. Public opinion completely reversed. This time, the objects of public ridicule and abuse became them. Liam kept calling during this period, but I chose to hang up without exception. See, the knife only hurts when cutting on oneself. The feeling of being accused by thousands, they should also taste. Chapter 4 What I didn’t expect was, a few days later, the hospital called. “Not good Miss Serena, your mother’s condition suddenly relapsed, needs immediate surgery!” My mom has been bedridden these years, just had surgery three months ago, body slightly improved. Didn’t expect something would happen at this juncture. When I rushed to the hospital, the doctor explained the situation to me. “Miss Serena, the lesion has spread. This surgery requires extremely high precision, but your mother’s previous attending doctor Dr. He went abroad for further studies half a month ago. Now it seems, only his apprentice Dr. Scarlett can try. Situation urgent, you have to make a decision quickly.” Dr. Scarlett is exactly Scarlett. Hearing this, I only felt a blow to the head. But right now, compared to my mom’s life, what does my dignity count for. Before I went to find her, Scarlett came to find me first. She stood next to Liam. Seeing me, both their faces weren’t good. After I explained the situation, Scarlett said: “Miss Serena, the scene you made online almost caused me to lose my job. Now asking me to help you, shouldn’t you apologize to me first?” I said: “What do you want me to do?” Scarlett glanced at me, maliciously said: “Unless you kneel down and beg me now, maybe I can consider.” Hearing this, my eyes widened, subconsciously looked at Liam standing beside her. But Liam said: “Begging people should have begging attitude. Whether to save your mother, you decide.” These words completely shattered hope in my heart. For mom, I could only throw self-esteem on the ground, let people trample. The moment knees touched ground, ears filled with Scarlett’s undisguised ridicule. A moment later, mom was sent into the operating room. After long suffering, the light finally went out. Scarlett walked out with two nurses. I rushed forward asking situation, but she shook her head, said: “I tried my best, but your mom’s fate is so, I can’t help.” Nurse beside whispered: “Who said, if not… if not you were distracted during surgery, how would patient…” She couldn’t continue. Hearing this, my brain went blank instantly. When recovered, a slap already landed heavily on Scarlett’s face. “You did it on purpose! Scarlett! You did it on purpose right!” Seeing me like this, a flash of distress passed Liam’s eyes. Reached out to me, wanting to say something, but as soon as Scarlett cried, he changed tone. “Serena, no surgery is 100% successful. Scarlett is a doctor, why make her sound so unbearable?” “Auntie has been sick for long, this might be a release for her now, you should thank Scarlett, not be aggressive like now.” At this moment, my heart died completely.

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In the tenth year of Blake Sterling conquering me, he was hooked into bed by Vivian. The girl was soft and tender, in her early twenties, the age of passion, charming the man so much he didn’t get out of bed for three days. I barged into the wedding room I decorated myself. Messy lingerie, the smell of sex, everything made me gag. But he just blew a smoke ring, hugging the woman covered in red marks into his arms. “If you can’t stand it, get out. I’ll find someone to clean up!” My eyes were red, hysterical. He said nothing, making me look like a lunatic. The next day, he requested the System. “I want to pause the conquering relationship with Elena. Just for one year. I want to use this year to give Vivian a grand wedding.” But he didn’t know, once the relationship is terminated, my ten years of feelings for him will also be wiped clean. Chapter 1 When I met Blake, we were both only eighteen, first awakening of love. He promised to hold a grand wedding before twenty-eight. At that time, we both took it for granted that the protagonist of the wedding must be me. But ten years later, things have changed. The System asked mechanically. [Does the conquered agree to terminate the relationship? Once terminated, all feelings will be zeroed!] My eyes felt hot, hand scalded by oil in the hot pan, forming a blister. “Is breakfast ready? Dawdling…” Blake was urging, because his little secretary had arrived at her workstation, waiting for the loving breakfast he made personally. But how could the busy CEO Blake have time? I, the official girlfriend, actually became their love helper. I was a bit resentful, tears smashing on the floor. A spatula cut the fried egg into pieces, turned off the fire, poured water, slammed the kitchen door. The man in the living room holding a jewelry box froze, frowning at me. “What crazy fit are you throwing!” My throat was dry, after a long time spat out a sentence: “I got burned.” He threw down the thing in his hand impatiently, perfunctory stepped forward. “Such a small injury, are you being pretentious!” Saying took out burn ointment from the drawer, movements carried irritability. I watched his swirling fingertips, suddenly remembering the video sent by my best friend. Vivian frowned in pain from drawing blood, he was distressed to tears, ignoring everyone’s eyes, kissing and comforting in public. And my casual sentence of grievance, in his eyes, has become a burden. “Alright! Don’t make breakfast if you don’t want to, don’t use hurting yourself to gain sympathy. Elena, I’m very busy!” I lowered my head and pursed my lips. Busy caring about Vivian’s period time, busy discussing wedding details, busy transferring most assets before I find out. Indeed very busy. Door slam sounded, air still had Vivian’s perfume smell. Blake’s phone on the table rang once. I looked up, the three words “Silly Girl” in WeChat remark were like thorns piercing my heart. He found it troublesome, never gave me a remark. Once I changed my screen name, he didn’t message me for three days. When I lost my temper, he replied as a matter of course: “You changed your name, I couldn’t find you!” At that time I loved him miserably, really blamed everything on myself, fawning to apologize. From then on, one name and avatar used for many years. But now it seems, his bottom line is only set for me. Phone rang again. Ghost-driven, I picked it up. Password easy to guess, Vivian’s birthday. Used to be mine, later changed to hers. Blake’s habit of loving someone is the same. [Pig head! Are you here yet? I’m going to be flat from hunger!] Three angry emojis in a row. [Also, tell Elena not to bake the bread too long! It hurts my throat eating it!] She added a sentence, but my eyes felt hot. Trembling hands, I scrolled up. Vivian’s every complaint and grumbling had a reply. Today weather bad, Blake replied, good to have me loving you. Met a cute cat downstairs, Blake replied, how cute, cuter than you? Those simple love words, to me, are fantasy. After all, now his replying to messages is charity to me. System saw me silent for a long time, only caring about shedding tears, urged again. [Does the conquered agree to terminate relationship, once…] “Agree!” I replied firmly. Such days, I’m too tired living them. I don’t want to consider Blake in everything anymore, even angry have to consider his time. Don’t want to be the cheap skin who can’t keep a man but shamelessly won’t leave in others’ mouths. Even less want to be the reluctant belonging after Blake played enough. Clearly he conquered me, finally I lived like a simp. [Conquered agreed, all feelings will be cleared within seven days.] My heart ached, fell to the ground. Door opening sound, Blake grabbed phone on table. Gaze landed on emoji, smiled sweetly, but didn’t spare a glance at curled me. When woke up again, sky was dark. I looked up at the photo in the corner, actually not much fluctuation. Fried egg in pot soaked swollen, just like my relationship with Blake, unrecognizable. Chapter 2 First day knowing Blake, a System appeared in my brain. It told me, the boy in front trembling with nervousness to speak, wants to conquer me successfully. I didn’t understand, asked what conquer means. [Conquer, means make you fall in love with him!] System’s reply scared me terribly, so I smashed the Caramel Apple handed by the boy on the ground, fleeing in panic. Mom fell in love with Dad, but finally beaten by domestic violence breaking three ribs. I just want to live safely, loving someone is too dangerous for me. But Blake tried his best to resolve all my concerns. Parents divorcing, he kicked open the door taking me away from that suffocating home. Classmate bullying, he carried a stick single-handedly challenging a group of punks, beaten head bleeding. Later I was thrown to grandma’s house in the countryside, almost married to an old bachelor, it was Blake driving a broken tricycle, taking me out of the deep mountains. So falling in love with him, seemed to become a matter of course. And he treated me well for years as one day. Three meals a day all housework contracted by him. He used meager salary to support us two. Pitted by black-hearted boss to penniless, only hid outside crying, never bringing any bad emotions to me. I became a little waste who can do nothing as long as Blake is there. Everyone said, Elena meeting Blake is luck of several lifetimes. I myself thought so deep inside. Until Vivian appeared. That time she was twenty-two, graduated from university, lively and bright, while Blake and I had stumbled to twenty-seven. We lost the agility of youth, all love hidden in thick clothes prepared for cold weather, a bowl of longevity noodles made personally on birthday. I thought plain warmth is happiness, but I forgot. When Blake and I first fell in love, we also loved vigorously. He started habitual business trips, forgot our anniversary. His bag had some cute sticky note dolls. I found them when packing, he threw them into the trash can disapprovingly, muttering irritably. “New little secretary really doesn’t know rules, fire her tomorrow…” But Vivian still stayed by his side well for three years, and things thrown in trash can back then, were also picked up secretly by him in dead of night. Later his preference became more and more obvious. Bracelet he gave me on Valentine’s Day was a free gift of Vivian’s present. Company annual meeting lucky draw paid trip, he took Vivian without a word. Intimate photo posted on Moments [Little rascal insisted I post, I also learn young people recording life!] Tone doting, many mutual friends replying below. “Brother Blake not old at all, age gap fits best!” “She making noise he laughing, ship it!!” … Only one comment stood out [This post blocked Elena right] Refresh three minutes later, I couldn’t see that Moments anymore. Even for a period of time, he pulled me into blacklist, only let me out when needing me. I questioned, crying to choke. He only replied impatiently: “I’m very busy recently, Vivian asked me to block everyone unrelated to work, so efficiency can improve!” Looking at my red eyes, he sighed long, transferred $10,000 to me. “Is this compensation enough!” Door slam sounded, I paralyzed on sofa. Transfer message in phone burned my heart pain. Blake, being with you, when did I ever care about money. But a question fell in the empty home, no reply. Chapter 3 Three days later, I already forgot Blake frequently. Vivian added my WeChat unknown when, Moments full of wedding preparation looked like showing off. [Today Pig Head showed me the wedding dress he designed personally, really so beautiful] I looked at the picture, that wedding dress was Blake’s graduation work once, product of when he and I loved most passionately. That wedding dress condensed with all our hearts, finally worn on mistress, simply ridiculous. I really laughed out, heart still densely pained, just not the heart-wrenching pain before. I couldn’t help rejoicing there is System to control my emotions. But even so, those joys and sorrows Blake brought me in memory, still make me choke. A moment later, another Moments update popped up. [New wedding gift! Letting you become a husband, also become a father] Checkup picture clearly wrote, Vivian already pregnant three months. That barely formed fetus, like a hard slap on my face. Calmness exchanged by self-comfort collapsed instantly. Phone screen gripped tight by me, I trembled right hand, wanting to get closer, look clearly again carefully. But tears surged uncontrollably, I collapsed crying in blurred vision. No wonder! No wonder Blake suddenly requested to temporarily terminate conquering relationship, no wonder he transferred assets secretly. Stomach suddenly churned, I rushed to sink retching, but spat out nothing. Long time, looking at embarrassed self in mirror, face pale, hair sticking to face, swollen eyes no longer had former look. Why, why I suffer alone, but let them two dog couple happy. I picked up phone, without hesitation screenshot that Moments, sent to big group of mutual friends. [Congrats Mr. Blake, going to be a father.] Tone flat, but shocked group instantly quiet. I don’t know how much waves that message stirred up, but I think, impact on Vivian is still big. Otherwise Blake wouldn’t rush from company in half hour, anger soaring. “Elena what do you mean?” “You posted that photo in group how can Vivian face people! Girl’s reputation so important, why are you so vicious!” He slapped broken our photo together. I looked at the man with hideous face, actually couldn’t find a bit of former look in his eyes. “Don’t most people in that group know your relationship?” “Still pretending what?” I picked up dropped photo, looked, felt annoyed, tore it into pieces in front of Blake. His surging anger stopped a moment, suddenly slapped away scraps in my hand. “What are you doing!” He glared at me, staring at me full of unreasonableness. “I will handle it well, why you have to make this scene!” My heart astringent pain severe. Is his handling giving the wedding promised to me to Vivian, or giving the wedding dress designed for me as token of love to mistress. I actually couldn’t ask. Long time, I looked up, staring at him. “Do you still love me?” He froze, fingertips curled, hesitation flashed in eyes. I waved hand: “It’s okay, not love then not love, I also soon, won’t love you.” Saying this sentence, I lowered eyes, pain in heart reached peak, tears balled in eyes, I took a sharp breath, didn’t let it fall. “Elena, you are not twenty-year-old little girl anymore, throwing this temper, only makes me annoyed!” His tone cold and hard, as if determined I was just stubborn. He probably never knew, System agreed to his request, because I also agreed. Our relationship, he gave up personally first. I endured again and again, still slapped his side face. “I’m not twenty-something little girl anymore, then who did I give my twenty-year-old youth to!” “Gave to you this beast!” Voice hoarse, embarrassed to extreme. “Blake, from the moment you developed feelings for Vivian, we should have ended long ago!” He grabbed my wrist, eyes red, as if I was unforgivable. “I fished you out of mud pit, what qualification do you have to say end to me!” “Without me, you would have rotted in deep mountains long ago, birthed unknown how many kids with old bachelor!” His voice loud, piercing eardrums, also piercing the light flashing in his eyes when he saved me ten years ago. I stared wide eyes, looking at him in disbelief, tears rolling, close to losing voice. “What did you say?” He stumbled back a step, eyes dared not look at me. But he still stood there stubbornly: “Is what I said wrong?” I laughed hysterically, like a lunatic, smashed everything at hand. When I raised the clay doll Blake once made for me personally, he snatched it away. Heart on it already broken by wind and sun, just like this unspeakably painful relationship. “You want to smash this too?” I stiffened neck, even if tears flowed to eyes astringent, didn’t bow head. “Good! Then smash it! Smash it clean!” He smashed doll hard on ground, fragments splashed, scratching my side face. “What exactly do you want me to do, I been with you ten years, am I not good to you?” “I just occasionally heart swayed a bit, every man does this!” He cried too, voice extremely aggrieved, as if I was the unforgivable person. “What about that child?” “Your heart swayed to Vivian’s bed, still want me to forgive unconditionally?” My voice very light. Blake trembled, hand raised and put down, finally fled in panic. Last trace of affection remaining in my heart, dissipated clean.

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Three years after taking the fall for my ex-husband and going to prison, I bumped into him downstairs at his company. He was the high-and-mighty CEO Lucas Sterling, here to celebrate the grand opening of his fiancée Selena’s company. And I was nothing but a janitor here. Because I was distracted, water from my rag dripped onto a bouquet of flowers. “You smelly janitor, do you want to die? Do you know this is my gift for Miss Selena!” I was kicked into the sea of flowers by a man, face and hands covered in thorns. Lucas’s childhood friend beside him looked at me with excitement, “Yo, isn’t this the formerly arrogant Miss Sarah?” “What Miss Sarah, she is just a villain who stole Selena’s identity. Didn’t expect her to get out of prison so soon.” Hearing Lucas’s silence, the man who kicked me spoke immediately. “Hey, ex-con, get on your knees and kowtow three times to me, and I won’t make you pay.” I knelt down without hesitation. Amidst the laughter around, Lucas walked over. “Sarah, pretending to be pitiful now, do you want to ruin Selena’s opening ceremony? Why didn’t you stay in prison for a lifetime?” Ignoring his probing gaze, I continued to kowtow fawningly. Can’t pay money. Every penny is my child’s life-saving money. Chapter 1 Surroundings were dead silent, everyone looking down at my ugly state from high above. After the last kowtow, I spoke carefully. “Sir, is this okay?” The man didn’t answer, turned to look at Lucas. Seeing Lucas frowning, he unhesitatingly ground his shoe sole on my hand. “They say kowtowing should make a sound, I didn’t seem to hear it.” Drilling pain came from my hand, those rose thorns completely pierced into the flesh because of the man’s force. I endured the pain, nodding in panic. “Okay sir, I’ll do it again, please forgive me.” With my movement, a patch of blood appeared on the ground. But as if I couldn’t feel pain, I kowtowed crazily, daring not stop at all. “Enough! Don’t use your dirty blood to stain Selena’s turf!” Lucas pulled me up violently, eyes terrifyingly gloomy. Looking at the pool of blood on the ground, I squatted down quickly wiping carefully with my sleeve. “Mr. Sterling, I will clean it up, don’t drive me away, I beg you.” Hearing the address “Mr. Sterling”, Lucas obviously froze for a moment. We grew up together, what he heard most was “Lucas” or “Luke”. This is the first time I called him with such a distant title. “What is everyone doing? Why haven’t you come upstairs to find me yet.” As soon as Selena’s voice appeared, everyone looked over. Lucas’s eyes became doting. I dared not look more, burying my head continuing to clean the blood stains on the ground. “Isn’t this Sister? How can you let her kneel here cleaning!” Selena pulled my hand with concern, then pushed me away abruptly. “Hiss, Sister, why are your hands so rough, scratched me painful.” I hid those chapped hands behind my back, squeezed out a smile. “Miss Selena is joking, I am just a janitor, how can I bear your ‘Sister’.” Looking up I saw Lucas checking Selena’s hand repeatedly with worry, only relieved finding no problem. “Sarah, no matter what purpose you have coming here? Get out immediately!” “No, Mr. Sterling, you promised to let me go just now.” After getting out of prison, decent companies didn’t want me at all. I finally found this janitor job with great difficulty. Daughter was born with heart disease, cannot stop medication. Seeing Lucas ignoring me, I threw myself at the feet of the man who just made me kowtow. “Sir, help me, didn’t you like watching me kowtow? I’ll kowtow for you again okay?” The man kicked me away like seeing something dirty, hiding far away. I looked around helplessly, walked towards Lucas again. “Mr. Sterling, I really won’t hurt Miss Selena, nor hurt anyone, please let me stay okay?” Under my begging, the head janitor squeezed out from the crowd. “Mr. Sterling, Miss Selena, this girl really has no malice, she is a single mom with a child, it’s not easy.” She tried hard to speak good words for me, Selena exclaimed. “Brother Lucas, didn’t sister go to prison? How could a child pop up, wouldn’t be…” She stopped halfway, at this time chill appeared in Lucas’s eyes. Head janitor spoke tremblingly, “Sarah has a hard life, that child of hers…” “Make noise again you get out too!” Lucas looked at the head janitor coldly, she dared not speak again. He walked to me, pinched my chin hard, “Sarah, do you think pretending to be weak like this, I will still believe you?” “Three years ago, you deceived me like this! Then what did you do? Killed my mom?” Lucas’s words exploded in my ear, those memories thought forgotten flooded my heart instantly. Three years ago, I thought an accident required blood transfusion, discovered I wasn’t the Sterling family’s child. Selena was found back, family changed overnight. No matter how Selena slandered and hurt me, they stood unconditionally by Selena’s side. Only Lucas believed me, “The one I want to marry is Sarah, not some Sterling family heiress.” He disobeyed the family, eloped with me. We squeezed in a small rental apartment like this. Although life was bitter, heart was sweet. One day Lucas’s mother found me with Selena, they humiliated me unceremoniously and hit me. Lucas, who just returned from a drinking party, only saw the red marks on my face, didn’t notice who was in front. His strength was too great, plus the rental apartment was in disrepair. Lucas’s mother fell on a broken wire, died before reaching the hospital. Luckily Lucas was drunk, didn’t remember details. He is most filial, definitely can’t accept this fact. So when the Sterling family sued me, Selena and I tacitly said it was my manslaughter. I will never forget in court, Lucas looking at me with that disappointed look. But I had no choice, he rebelled against the Sterling family for me. And accidentally harmed his mother for me, how could I bear to let him bear the crime of matricide. I suppressed the bitterness in my heart, voice trembling. “Mr. Sterling, back then was my fault, I admit it, the law has punished me.” “Please give me this job opportunity okay?” Tears dripped on the back of Lucas’s hand, he let go of me, wiped his hand with paper several times. Selena supported me smilingly, “Sister you don’t need to worry too much, Brother Lucas just thinks janitor doesn’t suit you, how could we ignore you.” She said words of concern, but her hand supporting me pinched my flesh hard. Feeling discomfort, I just struggled slightly. Selena fell back exaggeratedly. Lucas caught Selena steadily, and kicked me conveniently. “Uncle and Auntie were right, you are a lowly person in your bones, only knowing how to frame Selena.” His words were like a knife slicing my heart. Even he won’t believe me anymore. Meeting Lucas’s indifferent eyes, I knew no amount of begging was useless. “Sorry.” I walked out, thinking about how to find the next job. Selena called me again, “Sister, what you are wearing seems to be our company’s uniform.” Voice just fell, many people came up to strip my clothes. Under the clothes except for underwear, I wore nothing. “Miss Selena, I’ll wash it clean at home and return it to you okay?” Selena acted as if she didn’t hear me, turning her head away. My strength alone was too small, stripped clean in a while. Those people saw my exposed skin, retreated in disgust. I hugged myself awkwardly and helplessly, Lucas looked at me in shock, “Sarah, what’s with these scars on your body?” What’s with these scars, shouldn’t he know best? Those people in prison said they received Young Master Sterling’s order to take good care of me. It was also because of inhumane abuse during pregnancy that my daughter was born sick. I harmed my daughter. “Sister, that person just said you have a child, you wouldn’t be playing with others… Do you know you are losing our family’s face like this!” Selena’s accusation made the trace of guilt in Lucas’s eyes disappear without a trace. He looked at me with disgust like people around, and covered Selena’s eyes. “Sarah, didn’t expect you to demean yourself so much, who is that wild man? Doesn’t he care about you?” When released from prison, I didn’t know the height of sky and earth and called Lucas once. That number was disconnected long ago. Looking up at the screen were various sweet wealth videos of Lucas and Selena. Three years in prison, Lucas has changed from an heir to a power holder. And the person beside him became Selena, no longer me. I found a trash bag nearby and put it on myself, tone cold. “The wild man died, are you satisfied?” “I am not the Sterling family heiress, just an orphan, an ex-con, what’s wrong with me wanting to live?” Lucas was obviously angered by my words. But due to face, he said nothing after all. I walked away wearing the trash bag, walking calmly. As soon as I walked to a deserted place, I couldn’t help crying bitterly. The old me didn’t love crying, felt there were no troublesome things in the world. Since Selena the real heiress came back, I seem to become more and more fond of crying. Phone ringtone interrupted my emotions, “Sarah, your daughter’s medical account already owes a lot of money, when will you make it up.” I begged hoarsely, “Can you extend a few more days, my salary is coming soon…” “Hospital can wait, can your daughter wait?” The other party interrupted me fiercely, “Which one coming to hospital doesn’t have difficulties, everyone wants us to understand, then can the hospital still open?” “We have made exceptions for you many times, can’t say making exceptions forever!” Before I could speak, the phone was hung up. At this time a coin was thrown in front of me, “Auntie, are you hungry, take it to buy something to eat.” I took the coin wanting to return it, the little girl’s mother already pulled her far away. “Go quickly, wearing nondescript in broad daylight, maybe a lunatic.” Her voice wasn’t loud, but still entered my ears. I gripped that coin in hand, whispered thank you. Called the head janitor wanting to advance salary, he was full of difficulty. “Sarah ah, your salary was taken to pay for those flowers.” My brain went blank, “What, didn’t they say as long as I kowtow I don’t need to pay? I’m going to find them!” “No, Sarah, don’t you know what kind of people they are? Don’t look for me in the future either, I also have a family old and young.” Phone was ruthlessly hung up again. Dialing back, the other party already blocked me. I leaned against the wall getting up crookedly, went home changed clothes and found the Scalper familiarly. Because sold plasma too many times before, this time he only accepted once. Looking at that thousand dollars in hand, I grabbed his hem. “Big brother, I beg you, draw another bag, just five hundred, five hundred is enough.” No matter how I begged him, he dared not draw anymore. He shook his head, took a doll from a pile of gifts and gave it to me. I hugged the doll and pushed open the door of my daughter’s ward. “Mommy, you came!” Daughter Lily reached out to me sparklingly, I hugged her tightly in my arms. “Mommy, why is your hand injured?” Lily held my hand, blowing on it for me. That depression in my heart vanished instantly, soft as a mess. No matter what, I must protect my daughter well. “Mommy doesn’t hurt, did Baby take medicine well, listen to nurse?” Daughter nodded heavily, “Yes Mommy, I am very obedient, Mommy don’t be too tired too, I’m okay.” Looking at daughter’s sensible look, I tried hard to control my tears. Put the doll in hand beside her, “Then Baby sleep by yourself tonight okay, Mommy’s new job is at night, let it accompany Baby instead of Mommy.” Daughter grabbed my hem reluctantly, finally looked up and planted a kiss on my face. “Then Mommy take care of yourself.” Watching daughter fall asleep, I walked out and dialed the phone. “Hello, I am willing to take the job you mentioned.” Night club is the most profitable place, also the most dangerous place. Before to accompany daughter at night, I didn’t go. Manager shook his head looking at my wounds, “Looking at your photo thought you were a top quality, how come like this, never mind, at least face is viewable.” He let me wear a mask responsible for selling alcohol in private rooms. No base salary, all commission. Just didn’t expect to meet Lucas’s group in the first private room. Private room stuffed with balloons, birthday song playing on loop. Selena clustered in center, like a princess in fairy tale. In Lucas’s gaze, he gave a jade bracelet carved crookedly to Selena. I’ve seen the look of that jade bracelet. Three years ago, Lucas once showed me the design draft.

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On our wedding day, Caleb said he would give me a night I would never forget. He carried me to the bed and tied me up with ropes. “Grace, I have a special kink.” “You love me so much, you’ll agree to it, right?” I nodded gently. Next second, the door was suddenly pushed open, a crowd swarmed in, holding phones aimed at me. And Caleb’s “black moonlight” Jade smiled coquettishly: “Audience, if you tip enough, you can unlock any way to treat her.” Bound by ropes, my struggles were futile. Blood soaked the sheets, pain almost suffocated me. “Caleb, don’t treat me like this.” But he hugged Jade gently, tone flat: “Endure a bit more, don’t affect Jade’s livestream heat.” “If you dare resist, I’ll divorce you.” Turns out the so-called “unforgettable”. Was just a livestream feast he dedicated to Jade. Then this time, I really won’t look back. Chapter 1 My heart sank to the bottom, waves of severe pain hit my body. Head shook helplessly according to the sound’s position. I can’t see, can only rely on ears and touch to distinguish the situation. Jeering sounds everywhere around: “This little blind girl is not bad, just a while, already hundred thousand viewers.” “Wow, this person sent a Castle, asking to carve a word on her, who’s coming?” Caleb’s voice sounded in the corner: “I’ll do it…” He’s there! I finally distinguished his position, turned my head to him. Big drops of tears flowed from eyes due to pain and anger. “Caleb, let me go okay, I can’t stand it, really can’t stand it…” Eyelids hot and wet. Caleb kissed my eyes lightly, but words spat out were cold as ice: “Grace, endure a bit more, this livestream is important to me, to Jade.” Accompanied by sharp pain, liquid flowed slowly from chest again. Don’t need to think, I know. The pure white wedding dress must be dyed red by blood. My body trembled more violently, throat emitting painful wails. Soon covered by laughter around. They excitedly read what gifts netizens sent again, turning a blind eye to my pain. In this, Jade’s laughter stood out: “Brother Caleb, thank you, if you weren’t willing to let Grace help me, I really didn’t know how to scrape enough for my mom’s medical fees.” “Don’t say that, Auntie always treated me like a son, me doing this, is should be.” So it’s like this. Listening to their conversation, my whole heart soaked in chill, frozen into stone. But their matter, why must be achieved by hurting me? Clearly… there could be better solutions… Clearly, Caleb promised, would take care of me for life. Thinking of this, my lower lip was bitten bleeding. Body already full of scars instantly added a new wound. I reached out to Caleb unwillingly: “Caleb, enough, forgot how you promised me?” He slapped my hand away coldly, wedding ring on hand scratched my skin: “Grace, forgot who saved you back then?” “Without Sterling family, you are just a homeless blind girl wandering outside!” “Didn’t you keep saying repay me, now is time for you to repay.” Repay… I silently recited this word, hand froze in mid-air, fell weakly. If it’s repay, then after this time, should be enough. I swallowed all unwillingness and humiliation, calmly asked one sentence: “Caleb, you said before helping me find my family, any progress now?” Chapter 2 I was originally a normal person. In an earthquake three years ago, I lost my family, trapped in one place with Caleb. When Sterling family came to rescue, they saved unconscious me out too. After waking up, I found myself blind. My family didn’t appear for a long time. Sterling family saw me pitiful, took me in. During time in Sterling family, Caleb was my eyes. Inconvenient eating, he would patiently pick out fish bones for me bit by bit, afraid I get pricked. Mocked as blind by outsiders, he would rush up angrily, fighting till head bleeding. Day proposed, I once retreated. Such a good person, shouldn’t have a burden like me. But Caleb firmly held my hand, swearing to take care of me for life. Sterling family didn’t mind my disability either, happy to see it happen. I thought fate finally favored me. But didn’t expect, only few months passed, it took favor back. Caleb who once couldn’t bear to hurt me a bit, now for Jade, left deepest wounds on me. Perhaps, he never loved me. Livestream continued. I endured various pains, gritting teeth without a sound. Finally lasted till time ended. Amidst cheers, Caleb stepped forward, untied my ropes. Only then discovered because tied too tight, ropes deeply embedded in flesh, surrounding skin almost necrotic. I closed eyes tight, breath weak as thread. Whole body couldn’t find a piece of intact place. Caleb hurriedly helped me up, patted my face: “Grace, are you okay? It’s over, I take you home.” Home? No, that’s not my home. Mustering one breath, I grabbed his sleeve dead tight. Hoarse voice squeezed from throat: “I want to return to my real home! I want to find my mom and dad!” Hand supporting me paused slightly. Before losing consciousness, I heard him promise me: “Okay, go back I’ll help you find your parents.” Waking up again, no one beside me. I thought I had a nightmare. But pain all over told me, that was real. In darkness, I reached out helplessly, crying silently. Guide dog beside sensed my emotion, lay beside me, carefully licking my hand. Across the door, is another world. “Jade, how is your mother’s illness? If money not enough, I’ll supplement.” “Auntie, don’t worry, today’s livestream very successful, money enough, just Grace’s side…” “Don’t worry about Grace, she is family, we will comfort her well.” I couldn’t help gripping quilt tight, heart completely broken into two halves. I always thought Mrs. Sterling knew nothing about this. Even fantasized she would stand on my side, scolding Caleb for me. Turns out, all this is just my ridiculous delusion. Compared to me, Jade is more like their family. Caleb’s voice came from outside door: “Mom, Grace always wanted to find her family, any progress on your side?” Hearing family, tears in my eyes stopped abruptly. No sound outside door. I held breath, endured pain climbing off bed. Crawled all way to door, pressed ear to listen. Long wait passed, Mrs. Sterling finally spoke: “I never helped her look, she has us taking care now, worry-free food and clothing, waste that energy for what.” “Besides, her family may not want to recognize her, a blind person, except us, who willing to raise.” Chapter 3 In an instant, my heart almost stopped beating. Brain buzzing, couldn’t listen to what they said anymore. Only one thought in heart. They are lying to me. Door suddenly opened. Caught off guard, I fell to ground. Caleb’s deep voice sounded overhead: “Grace, you heard all?” I couldn’t help trembling. Voice always felt gentle to extreme, now sounds like demon whispering. Without waiting my answer, Caleb started explaining himself: “Grace, I didn’t expect things like this either, but Mom makes sense, even if you find family, you will become their burden.” “I will take good care of you, just drop this thought, stay home peacefully.” Take care of me? I sneered coldly, tore open clothes. Showed him bloody wounds on body: “Caleb, is this the care you mentioned? Your good, to me is poison wrapped in deception and hurt.” “Knew this earlier, I’d rather be smashed to death in earthquake back then!” A sigh sounded in air. A coat draped on me, covering my wounds: “Grace, stop making trouble, I know sorry to you, also promised treat you well, but don’t get advantage and still act good.” Hearing this, anger in heart could no longer suppressed. I threw coat on ground, face calm without waves: “I am very grateful you saved me, but this grace, I paid off.” “Caleb, let’s divorce.” Said, I supported tattered body, swaying towards door. Just walked few steps, hand suddenly grabbed. Caleb’s voice finally had panic: “Grace, I didn’t mean that, calm down…” Before finishing, interrupted by Jade: “Brother Caleb, Grace is deliberately throwing tantrum with you, waiting for you to coax her, don’t be fooled. She helpless chicken power, and blind, where can she go alone?” “Ignore her, let her go, within ten minutes she has to come back obediently, can’t spoil people.” Caleb froze, let go hand, stood aside silent. Corner of my mouth hooked a mocking arc, holding my guide dog, passed through them. “Caleb, goodbye.” Caleb didn’t move. Most anxious instead Mrs. Sterling: “Grace, outside dangerous, you can’t see, how to live alone?!” “Don’t go, come back.” Hearing her concern, heart inevitably produced a trace of emotion. But steps didn’t stop. I still have bank card family gave me before, maintaining life outside is not problem. Seeing me so resolute, Mrs. Sterling gritted teeth. Chased me running out. Careless for a moment, hit straight by oncoming car. Braking sound behind, and Caleb’s angry roar: “Grace! If not for your nonsense, Mom wouldn’t be hit by car!” My steps paused. Hesitated again and again, still turned back, got on ambulance with them. Luckily, Mrs. Sterling only slight fracture, not big problem. Outside ward, I unconsciously stirred fingers, hesitating whether to go in. Caleb carrying full body low pressure, brushed past me. I was bumped aside. He slammed door shut, locked it. Through door, heard Mrs. Sterling caring about me: “How is Grace? She can’t see, don’t let her go alone.” “Relax, she’s fine, Mom, let her go if she wants, why you must care about her?” Warmth in heart hasn’t risen. Next second, I fell into ice cave. “Sigh, no way, our family owes Grace.” “Son, actually in that earthquake, the one who should be blind was you.” Chapter 4 What is going on? My heart clenched hard, ten thousand question marks appeared in brain. Over door, Caleb equally shocked: “Mom, are you hit silly, brain not clear yet?” Mrs. Sterling silent a while, told truth of that year fully. Turns out, after that earthquake, Caleb and I saved into hospital together. Really blinded by earthquake, actually was him. Mrs. Sterling couldn’t accept this fact, washing face with tears daily. Reminded by others, she moved gaze to equally unconscious me. Knowing I was unclaimed, used connections, secretly did transplant surgery for me and Caleb. Transplanted my Cornea to Caleb. This is also why, she actively took me in. Even didn’t mind my defect, agreed Caleb marrying me. Everything not out of kind concern, but guilt. Since so, she didn’t want help me find family. Is it also afraid my family find out truth, seek revenge on her? Figuring all this out, I couldn’t help stepping back. Body trembling constantly due to shock and fear. Those beautiful memories about Caleb and Mrs. Sterling in memory, all shattered into dregs. Replaced by demon faces one by one. In silence, doorknob suddenly turned. Caleb coming out. I startled in heart, ignored guide dog not by side. Running out in panic. Just ran few steps, foot empty. Whole person rolled down stairs gulu gulu. Running sound deng deng deng from upstairs, don’t know if Caleb chasing. With sound approaching, fear in heart rose to peak. In panic, I hugged person’s leg beside tightly. Emitted crying tone: “Beg you, can you save me?” Person beside paused slightly. Then followed by familiar laughter: “Grace, you also have times begging me.” Hearing her voice, I sucked in cold air. Blood all over body about to freeze. She is Jade! Before I move, Jade already grabbed my arm dead tight, not letting me escape. “You came just right, wanted find you, you delivered yourself.” “Didn’t you always want find family? Caleb useless, I helped you find, come meet with me.” She is lying. I shook head crazily, bit her hand hard. Jade hissed, grabbed my hair hitting railing directly. Blood flowed slowly down cheek. I dizzy, dragged into car by her. Car sped all way, driving to unknown darkness. Stopped at unknown place. “Arrived.” Jade coldly “Mm”, pushed me off car. “Grace, we say goodbye here, hope you won’t be played broken.” I clung to her arm dead tight, trying last struggle: “Jade, what you doing to me?” She pulled my arm away, smiling proudly: “Last livestream very successful, even someone willing pay high price, buy you one day.” “Don’t think Brother Caleb will come save you, he hates you too late now.” Hearing Caleb’s name, I laughed self-deprecatingly. How could he come save me? From beginning to end, I never counted on him. Jade took me seven turns eight turns, finally stopped at a place: “Person you wanted I brought, when money sent?” My heart raised high, nervously waiting final judgment. Only heard that person sneer: “You abused my daughter, still want me send money?”

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Escorting the institute’s core secrets back to the country with my husband. When preparing to board, he said he left important documents at the hotel and asked me to return first. I smiled and watched him get in the car, then turned around and opened the shared location on my phone. He didn’t go back to the hotel, but changed his route to a villa in the suburbs. I took a taxi and followed, seeing a man holding a child standing at the villa door. “Hubby, you finally came back, son and I missed you so much.” Ethan took the child, then lowered his head and kissed the woman’s lips hard. “Wifey, I missed you guys to death too, where you are is home.” Just then, the NSA called, asking why I didn’t board on time. I looked at the two embracing not far away, and spoke coldly. “Because the Deputy Director of the Satellite Research Institute, Dr. Ethan Clarke, is colluding with spies and selling state secrets.” “I request the military to assist me in making an arrest.” Chapter 1 Not long after I hung up, Ethan’s phone rang. Don’t know what the other side said, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, and a trace of panic appeared in his eyes. He hurriedly stuffed the child back into Helena’s arms, rushing to leave. Helena didn’t understand, pulled his hand asking doubtfully: “Hubby, where are you going? Didn’t we agree to accompany me and son tonight?” Ethan had no mood to explain to her, threw off her hand and got into the car. He returned to the airport. After learning I didn’t get on the plane back either, he started calling me crazily. I ignored him, sitting straight looking at two NSA agents in front of me. One named Agent Miller looked at me seriously: “Dr. Charlotte Reed, the matter you reported is of great importance. If false, you will bear legal responsibility.” I nodded solemnly, saying word by word: “Agent Miller, I will be responsible for every word I say.” “The only mission for Ethan and me this time is to escort the core technology back.” “One night I forgot to turn off the laptop, the camera happened to record him putting sleeping pills in my milk, sneaking out of the hotel after I fell asleep.” “Only then did I know he sneaks to the suburbs every night, coming back until dawn.” “Inside here are that surveillance video and Ethan’s movement track after leaving the hotel every night.” I put a USB drive on the table. Miller exchanged a look with another agent, asked immediately: “Then is the institute’s core technology in Ethan’s hands now?” I nodded then shook my head: “To prevent core technology leakage, Ethan and I each kept half of the data.” “I can guarantee the data I’m responsible for is known to no second person besides me, but I can’t guarantee for Ethan.” Miller’s breath hitched, picked up the USB drive on the table and stood up immediately. “Dr. Reed, we need to verify the information and evidence you provided now. During this time, you cannot leave this conference room temporarily, hope you understand.” I nodded calmly. Ethan, still at the airport, was completely panicked because he couldn’t contact me. He prepared to go back to the hotel to find me. Resulting just walking out of the airport, he was surrounded by a dozen fully armed SWAT officers. Dozen black machine gun muzzles all aimed at his head. He was scared pale instantly, almost collapsed on the ground. “You are Ethan Clarke, right? Please come with us!” Before he could speak, two officers already cuffed his hands behind his back, pushing him onto the tactical vehicle. Ethan was also brought back to the secure facility. I turned my head, just meeting his eyes. His pupils shrank fiercely, then immediately roared at me loudly: “Charlotte! Are you f*cking sick!” “I am your husband! You actually wronged me so!” I didn’t speak, just looked at him coldly. Husband? Half an hour ago, he was still holding another woman kissing, calling her wifey affectionately. If he really treated me as a wife. How could he go abroad to have a child with a mistress while I was in closed research! Whether he sold state secrets or not is not important to me. I only know, I want revenge for the green hat on my head. Now, the revenge game officially begins! Chapter 2 In less than half an hour, Miller had already found out about Helena. Even knew Helena gave birth to an illegitimate son for Ethan. Miller sat opposite me again with the investigated materials. “Dr. Reed, how much do you know about your husband Ethan’s affair? Did you report your husband to revenge him?” Meeting his sharp eyes, I subconsciously tightened my grip on the tea cup. But my expression remained calm, tone very peaceful: “I indeed knew he cheated before, but I would absolutely not use my future to revenge him.” “I found things a bit wrong when investigating evidence of his cheating.” “Where wrong?” “His affair partner is a foreign woman, family has deep overseas background.” This news was certainly not investigated by me. But Helena took the initiative to tell me to show off and provoke. Her sudden appearance completely shattered all my fantasies about love and family. Miller frowned tight. “Just on this point, you determined he colluded with spies, selling state secrets?” My eyes suddenly turned red, voice carried trembling and grief easily detectable. “Agent Miller, I don’t want to talk about family scandal, but concerning national security, I dare not hide anything.” “Everyone thought I had an accidental miscarriage back then, but actually I saw from chat records, he deliberately aborted my child for that mistress, and took advantage of my closed research to go abroad fooling around with that woman, giving birth to an illegitimate son.” My words were half true half false. I indeed saw chat records of Ethan and Helena. But at that time I already miscarried. Reason I said so, was just to make everyone focus on chat records. Sure enough, Miller asked back immediately: “What’s in the chat records?” “Besides some flirting words, what that woman asked most was Ethan’s work content.” Speaking of this, I paused a bit before continuing: “My grandfather was actually one of the first leaders of the Intelligence Community, father also served in the agency. Under their influence, I am relatively sensitive to some information.” Miller looked at me very surprised upon hearing this. And this is exactly my trump card. With grandfather and father endorsing me. Who dares question me framing Ethan for selfish desire! Miller spoke again, tone much more polite: “Dr. Reed, rest assured, we will continue deep investigation.” “We will absolutely not wrong any good person, but absolutely not let go any bad person, especially bad people harming national interests and security.” I nodded, reminded euphemistically: “Chat records should have been deleted by Ethan, but he has an encrypted folder, even I can’t look, maybe there will be things you are looking for inside.” Not long after Miller left, commotion came from outside the conference room again. Turns out Helena was also “invited” to the facility for tea. Her eyes full of panic. When seeing me not far away, suddenly pounced at me like crazy. After being stopped by officers, she growled at me again: “Charlotte, you bitch! What exactly did you do to me and Ethan?” I hooked my lips, eyes full of mockery: “Nothing, I just returned what you did to me and my child to you.” “Oh right, didn’t Ethan say where you are is home? Isn’t this me fulfilling you guys!” Blood on Helena’s face lost instantly. After a long time she screamed: “You bitch!” “No wonder no one loves you!” “No wonder Ethan feels disgusting even touching you once!” If a month ago, I might be sad because of her words. But now, the fiercer they scold the happier I am. Because they panicked! Chapter 3 Because the matter is significant, Ethan and I were secretly sent back to D.C. Just his wrists had a pair of silver handcuffs more than me. After all I am “Whistleblower”, and he is “Suspect”. As for Helena, because she is foreign personnel, some procedures not done yet, can only stay in the secure facility temporarily. On the plane, Ethan kept trying to find a chance to talk to me, but was prevented from approaching. Watching his aggrieved and anxious expression, I felt some pleasure in my heart. Ethan, are you afraid already? But this is just the beginning! After landing, Ethan was locked into a “black room” waiting for further review. And I because am “key protected personnel”, stayed in a designated hotel. Soon, Miller brought the current leader of NSA, Director Vance, to find me. Vance wore a suit, eyes like eagle, imposing manner. First sentence he saw me was: “You are Old Reed’s granddaughter?” I nodded. Hearing this, his tone softened a few degrees: “I believe Dr. Reed definitely won’t tell lies.” “Just we also preliminarily interrogated Ethan, he insisted he only had moral issues, didn’t betray the country, your report was completely out of anger and jealousy.” “Helena also said she just had normal relationship with Ethan, never asked about other’s work, those questions in chat records were just ordinary person’s curiosity about secret unit.” “Normal relationship? Curiosity?” I smiled sarcastically, then took out phone clicked album. “Ethan more than once brought Helena into our unit’s confidential department for visit without declaration.” “Helena expressed envy to me many times to Ethan, saying she didn’t want to sit at home being a mom either, hoping to have a decent work like mine.” “So, he planned to use his identity as Deputy Director, forge resume for Helena, specially recruit into our unit as intern assistant.” “I found forged resume and employment notice in his computer.” “But unit like ours, strictly forbids hiring foreign personnel.” Words out, Vance’s eyes instantly clouded. He slapped table hard. “Simply lawless!” Different from anger of two opposite, I remained calm without waves. As if person being investigated had nothing to do with me. “We will verify what you said one by one.” Vance said here, sighed lightly: “Old Reed was a very excellent intelligence officer, if he was still alive, knowing his own granddaughter suffered such big grievance, would definitely be very sad.” I shook head, serious said: “In front of national interests, my personal honor and emotion completely not worth mentioning.” “Leaving aside personal grudge between Ethan and me, he is really a very excellent satellite talent, I also hope he is wronged, so, he can continue contributing to our country’s satellite cause.” Although said so, I understood in heart better than anyone. Foreign related issues are sensitive now. Ethan even wanted to use power to recruit foreign personnel into confidential department. Even if can’t find substantial evidence of him selling state secrets. Just this point is enough to ruin his future completely. He destroyed my home, killed my child, I also destroy what he values most. This is very fair, isn’t it? Vance looked at me with more respect. “Comrade Charlotte, then you rest well first, any progress in matter, we will notify you.” I got up sending two out. Just walked to door, I seemed to suddenly remember something, immediately added: “Director Vance, I suddenly remembered one thing, Helena seemed to mention, her adoptive father is a high-ranking official in Foreign Government.” “But specific doing what I am not clear either, you might start investigation from this aspect.” I frowned tight, like recalling some clues from daily life. Vance pupils shrank fiercely, bottom of eyes instantly condensed into frost. “Dr. Reed, we will definitely investigate clear clues you provided ASAP.” “If Ethan really betrayed country, even if he is satellite genius, we also zero tolerance!” I looked out window, rain gradually becoming smaller. This heavy rain in my life is finally about to stop. Chapter 4 The “important clue” about Helena’s adoptive father I provided to Vance accelerated the investigation progress by several gears. Ethan was soon secretly transferred to a more hidden location for isolation review. Except relevant investigators, no one could find out any news about him. Mother-in-law Mrs. Clarke’s calls and texts poured into my phone like flood discharge. [Charlotte, where is my son? Why can’t I contact him?] [Someone said you reported my son, you bastard, must you harm our family broken people dead to be satisfied?] [If anything happens to my son, I won’t let you go even as ghost!] … Looking at these abusive texts, I sneered repeatedly in heart. Mrs. Clarke always held opposing attitude towards my marriage with Ethan. Plus so many years we two had no issue, she disliked me even more. Slightly unhappy, would call to scold me. I indeed felt guilty because of that accidental miscarriage, so endured her as much as possible. Later I miscarried into hospital, she rushed to hospital angrily, pointing at my nose scolding me as jinx. She even said I couldn’t protect child well, simply unworthy living in this world. I never understood why Mrs. Clarke rejected me so much. Until that day, I accidentally heard conversation between her and Ethan. “Son, when will you bring Helena and my grandson back to see me?” “Mom, Helena is foreign personnel, not good to return casually.” “Moreover Charlotte is still here, you want her to discover Helena and Bobby’s existence?” Mrs. Clarke snorted coldly: “That jinx is really eyesore, just because she is here, I can’t meet my daughter-in-law and grandson all along.” “When will you divorce her? I…” Before she finished, Ethan interrupted impatiently: “Divorce what! I want to climb to Institute Director position, still need rely on Charlotte’s family background.” “When I get everything I want, I will naturally kick her away, so you meet her later attitude also better a bit…” Thinking here, my heart still involuntarily twitched pain. Husband I loved deeply, turns out only used me. Mother-in-law I respected, recognized other woman as daughter-in-law long ago. I am simply a huge joke. Immediately after, the Institute Director found me. Ethan is not only her proudest student, but also godson she recognized privately. First sentence she saw me blurted out was: “Charlotte ah, you and Ethan are couple, normal for couple to have conflict, you solve behind closed doors is fine.” “If because of momentary anger make big, whether for you or him, no benefit.” “How exactly did you know about Helena’s adoptive father?” Meeting her scrutinizing gaze, my tone calm: “Director, I am just fulfilling a citizen’s obligation, reported my suspicion truthfully to organization.” “Matter of Helena’s adoptive father, was she herself to provoke me, to prove to me she helps Ethan more, actively told me.” “As for whether Ethan knew this, I believe organization will investigate clear.” What I said was all true. I just hid a small part of truth. Helena’s adoptive father indeed wanted to contact Ethan through Helena, just strictly rejected by Ethan. Ethan is a scumbag in feelings. But in his heart, still has deep obsession about serving country. However, this is not important anymore. Important is he kept a mistress of unknown origin by side. No one will believe he is completely innocent anymore. Next day, Vance found me again. His face extra serious, no trace of warmth in eyes. “Dr. Reed, I come this time representing country to thank you.” “We already investigated clear, Ethan indeed betrayed country!”

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During the massive layoffs at the Tech Giant, the company offered two options. One was to take the Severance Package and leave; the other was to take a pay cut and go to that godforsaken new department to “pioneer.” In my previous life, I chose the new department. It turned out to be the company’s secret base for laying out the AI track. Three years later, everyone’s Stock Options skyrocketed, and I achieved financial freedom. My best friend took the severance pay to speculate in stocks, lost everything, and finally dragged me to die together. Reborn, just as HR finished speaking, my best friend slammed the table and shouted: “I want to go to the new department! No one fight me for it!” She looked at me, eyes vicious: “Take your little severance pay and get out, the future trend is mine.” I took the severance pay, signed without looking back. Chapter 1 Colleagues’ gazes pricked like needles. Someone whispered: “Is Ava stupid? Heard the new department is personally watched by the boss, just suffer for two years, later all original shares.” “Short-sighted, women, long hair short knowledge.” Bella listened to these words, chin lifted higher, like a victorious rooster. In the previous life, it was this rooster. When I got the options ready to cash out, she owed huge loan shark debts due to stock speculation, drove a car and knocked me off the overpass. That pain of shattered bones seemed to still remain on my body. I smiled. “Fine, Bella, this overwhelming wealth, I yield to you.” I slapped the signed agreement on the table. “Severance package, not a cent less, arrive today. Also, I’m taking that money tree plant on my desk.” Bella sneered: “Poor look, even want a broken pot of grass.” She didn’t know, buried under that tree was a hardware dongle I casually wrote in my previous life, which was the physical key to start the core code. Without it, those so-called “core assets” of the new department were just a pile of garbled characters. I started packing. Just halfway through packing the cardboard box, Bella suddenly walked over and kicked over my box. Crash. Keyboard, mouse, notebook scattered all over the floor. “Oops, sorry, foot slipped.” Bella said sorry, eyes full of provocation. She then screamed: “Supervisor! There seems to be the company’s confidential hard drive in Ava’s box! I saw it just now, she wants to steal things!” HR manager and security guards surrounded instantly. Manager frowned: “Ava, open bag, check.” Everyone around was watching the joke. Being laid off and publicly searched, this is the biggest humiliation in the workplace. I looked at Bella’s triumphant face, no anger in my heart, only pity watching a clown. “Check is fine, if not found, what then?” Bella crossed her arms: “If not found I kneel down and apologize to you! But if found, you wait to go to jail!” Just now she secretly stuffed a file marked “Top Secret” into the interlayer of my bag during the chaos. Action fast, but still too tender. I took out my phone directly, connected to the office’s smart surveillance—this was a small plugin I installed privately to test visual algorithms, no one knew. Phone screen projected onto the big TV in the conference room. In the picture, Bella sneakingly stuffing the file into my bag, high definition uncoded, even that cakey pimple on her face was clearly visible. Dead silence in the venue. Bella’s face instantly turned liver-colored. HR manager’s face black as pot bottom. “Bella, explain?” Bella trembled: “I… I was joking with her…” “Kneel.” I looked at her coldly. Bella gritted her teeth, tears swirling in eyes, refused to move. I picked up the phone: “Not kneeling is fine, I send this video to the entire industry HR group now, by the way call the police, this counts as framing right?” Thud. Bella’s knees went soft, knelt on the ground. “Sorry…” Voice small as mosquito. I lifted the box, stepped over her body. “Save your knees, days of begging for mercy are long ahead.” Walking out of the building, sunlight dazzling. Phone vibrated, bank card arrival text came. Severance, $50,000. This is my startup capital. Passing the smoking area, several security guards were pushing a man. Man with stubble, hair oily and knotted, wearing a yellowed white T-shirt, eyes dead silent. Ethan Sterling. In the previous life, he was the company’s technical director. Because he offended the boss, he was marginalized, finally fired for “serious violation of discipline”, and had to pay the company $70,000 penalty. No one knew, this man looking like a homeless now, was the real AI architect. The core logic of that project in the new department was all built by him. In the previous life, he became completely decadent after leaving, whereabouts unknown. And the company relied on the semi-finished code he left, ate dividends for three years. “Go go go! No money to pay then go sell kidney!” Security guard cursed. Ethan lowered his head, fists clenched white, but said nothing. I walked over, blocked the security guard. “His penalty, I pay.” Security guard stunned: “Engineer Ava, are you crazy? This person is a waste…” Ethan looked up sharply, a trace of astonishment flashed in those dead eyes. I took out the bank card just arrived not yet warm, swiped $70,000 directly. That was my entire fortune, even subsidized with savings. But I didn’t even blink. After procedures done, Ethan stood by the road, holding termination letter, voice hoarse. “Why?” “What do you want?” I looked at him, patted the card with only a few hundred dollars left in his hand. “I don’t want your body, nor your money.” “Ethan Sterling, I want your brain.” “Work with me.” Upstairs in front of French windows, Bella was looking down with binoculars. She took a photo and posted on Instagram, caption: “Trash matches dog, lasts forever. Picking up a rag as treasure, laughing to death.” I put away phone, smiled at Ethan. “Let’s go, poke a hole in the sky.” Chapter 2 I rented a shabby two-bedroom apartment, serving as both dormitory and studio. Living room piled with second-hand server cases, buzzing of cooling fans like a swarm of tireless bees. Ethan sat on the sofa missing a leg, staring at me. “You have no money.” He used a declarative sentence. To pay his penalty, and rented these equipment, I don’t even have next month’s rent now. I took out a bucket of instant noodles from bag, tore open the lid. “As long as servers don’t stop power, I won’t starve to death. What, Young Master Sterling can’t suffer?” Ethan didn’t speak, just stared at that bucket of noodles in a daze. In the previous life, I only knew his tech was awesome, but didn’t know he was actually the runaway young master of the Sterling Dynasty in Beijing. Because didn’t want to inherit family business, insisted on tech, cut ties with family. This life, I want to let this hidden dragon, out of abyss early. “New department’s project, is a pit.” Ethan spoke suddenly, tone cold. “I wrote that architecture, but left a backdoor. As long as concurrency exceeds ten million, whole system will crash.” I smiled, pushed the cooked noodles to him. “I know. And I also know, your backdoor is actually an infinite loop, once triggered, even hardware will burn.” Ethan’s pupils shrank sharply. He looked at me like looking at a monster: “How do you know? I haven’t finished writing that algorithm…” I didn’t explain, sat directly in front of computer. Fingers dancing on keyboard, lines of code pouring out like running water. That was the algorithm he spent three years to complete in previous life, also the core technology that made countless giants bow later. Ten minutes later, I hit enter. A green “SUCCESS” popped up on screen. Fork in Ethan’s hand fell to ground. He rushed over, staring dead at screen, breathing rapid like a bellows. “This… this is the logical closed loop I couldn’t figure out for half a year…” I pointed at screen, “This project, I want to make into SaaS platform, go online within a month. Any problem?” Ethan licked cracked lips, raging fire ignited in eyes. “As long as electricity bill enough, I can finish in half a month.” Days following, we were like two lunatics. Except eating sleeping, just writing code. To save money, I sold all designer bags bought before. Ethan saw it, said nothing, just typing speed faster. In ex-colleague group chat, Bella live streamed her “highlight moments” daily. “Another day of overtime today, new department’s coffee so good.” “Boss says I’m company’s future, pressure so big.” “Heard someone went to pick trash after leaving? So pitiful.” Picture was her sitting in spacious bright office, posing with computer. Actually I knew, displayed on her computer screen, was outsourcing website order page. She was finding ghostwriters. Because before I left, I formatted the computer completely. She couldn’t find even a decent document. This day, a graphics card of server burned. No way, must change. Ethan and I went to Tech Shop. Enemies cross narrow path. Just entered a shop, heard Bella’s sharp voice. “Boss, I want this A100 graphics card, company reimburses, no lack of money!” She held a balding man, that was her simp boss Brad, also the one backing her in this new department. I looked at that graphics card, it was the best condition second-hand card in shop, also what we urgently needed. “This card, I saw first.” I walked over, spoke lightly. Bella turned, seeing me, face immediately piled up mocking smile. “Yo, isn’t this Ava? What, picking trash to Tech Shop?” She looked up and down at my T-shirt worth tens of dollars, then looked at stubbly Ethan beside. “Tsk tsk, still bringing your homeless boyfriend? This card is ten thousand dollars, can you afford it? Selling you isn’t worth this price right?” She deliberately lifted foot wearing high heels, stepped on that graphics card, crushed hard. “Oops, sorry, stepped dirty. But since it’s thing I fancied, even if crushed, I won’t give to beggar.” That balding man also followed laughing: “Bella, don’t bother with this kind of low class people, call security to kick them out, don’t affect mood.” Shop owners and customers around were watching the show. I clenched fists, just about to explode. Ethan who stood silently behind me all along, suddenly moved. Chapter 3 Ethan moved, fast like a black lightning bolt. He pushed away that security guard wanting to come up, force so big made that two-hundred-pound strong man stumble back several steps. Then, he bent down, ignoring Bella screaming dodging, directly reached out and pulled that graphics card from under her foot. Action rude, but carried a dominance. He wiped dust on graphics card with that yellowed T-shirt, eyes gloomy. “This thing under your foot, that is insulting technology.” He looked up, gaze swept coldly over Bella and Brad. “Touch her again try?” Voice not loud, but revealed a ruthlessness. Bella was scared, shrank into Brad’s arms. Brad felt he lost face, pointed at Ethan cursing: “You stinking beggar, know who I am? Believe I make you unable to mix in this industry?” “Oh? Who are you?” Ethan sneered coldly, “Brad, ex-company operation department deputy manager, the one rose by washing boss’s car?” Brad face changed greatly: “How do you know…” Ethan ignored him, turned to shop owner. “Old Chen, I want this card. Also, give me those two servers at bottom of your chest.” Shop owner was a middle-aged man with glasses, originally watching show, hearing this voice, shivered fiercely. He leaned close looked at Ethan, glasses almost fell. “God… God Ethan?” In this circle, Ethan Sterling these three words, are legend. Although fired by company, but in eyes of real geeks, he is god. Shop owner excited hands shaking: “God Ethan, why you… Aiya! This card free for you! Those two servers I give you 50% off! Just take little brother along if you have good projects later!” Bella dumbfounded. “Boss, you crazy? I pay double price!” Shop owner rolled eyes at her: “Rich amazing ah? Get out get out, don’t dirty my place. God Ethan’s friend, is also for you to bully?” Bella angry trembling all over, pointing at me: “Ava, you good! You wait for me! Product launch in two days, I want to let you know what is despair!” She pulled Brad left in disgrace. On way back, Ethan held that graphics card, like holding a treasure. I looked at his side face, suddenly felt this man much more pleasing to eye. “Just now, thanks.” Ethan snorted: “I was saving that card, not saving you.” Back to studio, atmosphere became urgent. “Product launch” Bella mentioned, is new department’s debut. According to previous life timeline, they couldn’t produce decent product at all. Reason Bella dared to be so arrogant, must be she found “shortcut”. Sure enough, that night 3 AM. Our firewall red light flashed madly. Someone attacking our intranet. Ethan’s fingers tapped fast on keyboard, code on screen flowing like waterfall. “It’s ex-company IP, they are scanning our ports.” Ethan sneered, “Want steal code? No way.” He just about to press enter to counterattack, I pressed his hand. “Don’t stop.” Ethan frowned looking at me: “You crazy? This is our blood and sweat.” I stared at that constantly probing red dot on screen, a trace of cold light flashed in eyes. “Let them steal.” I opened a hidden folder, inside lay a code package looking perfect, actually full of logic bombs. “Put this into honeypot, open a gap in firewall.” Ethan froze a bit, then reacted. “You woman, heart really black.” “Same to you.”

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The company’s $8 million deal was screwed up. For the first time, Chloe lost her temper with me, belittling me to nothing in front of everyone. Returning home at night, she put on a business-like attitude. “At work, there is no affection between us. Screwed up means screwed up, it’s your fault.” On my phone, her junior Jayden just sent me an apology text. [Brother Justin, it’s all my fault for messing up this deal. Senior sister bought me a cupcake to comfort me, it’s quite delicious. Let me order one for you too.] Next morning, Chloe skillfully threw the breakfast I made into the trash can. “Told you how many times, I don’t eat breakfast.” At work, my colleague Zach suddenly leaned over gossiping slyly. “Our newbie is really a fearless calf, dared to talk to President Chloe just now, and even bought her soy milk and baozi. Guess what? President Chloe not only ate it, but also commented it was delicious.” So boring. Forget it. That person on the phone was still digging the wall relentlessly. “If really not working, I can be a spare tire too, consider me please.” I pursed my lips. [No need, you are promoted to full-time.] Chapter 1 One second ago, I submitted my resignation to HR. The next second, I was called into Chloe’s office. The moment I walked in, a cup of coffee splashed directly on me. The volume of water, enhanced by force, was like a slap, hitting my face heavily. A bit stinging pain. Aside, the man sitting on the leather sofa stared wide-eyed, unspeakably aggrieved. “Senior sister, don’t blame Brother Justin, it’s my fault. Messing up that deal was partly my responsibility. The one who should leave isn’t Brother Justin, it’s me.” Chloe’s voice was thick with anger. She rarely showed emotions like this. Again because of Jayden. “Are you dissatisfied with my criticism yesterday, so you deliberately ran to HR to make a scene of resignation, putting pressure on Jayden?” “As his superior, messing up the deal was originally your responsibility. How do you have the nerve to push all the blame on him?!” “Do you know how people in the company see him now? They all say you couldn’t stand him, a troublesome intern, and were forced to resign. You go out and clarify with everyone now!” I thought she was reluctant to let go of me, her boyfriend of seven years. Didn’t expect she was afraid that after I left, people in the company would look down on and make things difficult for Jayden. Jayden took out a tissue to blow his nose, casually throwing the snot-stained paper ball to the other end of the sofa. Chloe frowned almost imperceptibly. Three seconds later, she walked over, picked up the tissue and threw it into the trash can. I froze for a moment, heart shrinking slightly, dense pain spreading. In the second year of dating Chloe, we watched Hachi: A Dog’s Tale at home. I was a bit emotional, eyes red, took a tissue to wipe. She pushed me away with disgust. “Sorry, I’m a germaphobe, trouble you clean yourself up.” She turned to the bathroom, scrubbing herself up and down more than three times. As if she just touched some plague. I couldn’t help sneering aloud. Turns out this germaphobia depends on the person. I looked deeply at Chloe. “I resigned because I don’t want to do it anymore, not because of anything else.” Chloe didn’t believe. “Then why resign today of all days? Isn’t it because of the deal messed up yesterday?” “Justin, don’t use those petty tricks on Jayden, otherwise don’t blame me for not caring about old feelings.” I sighed, losing the desire to argue with her like before. Facing Chloe, all my emotions were like a leaking pot with a hole. Water comes in, goes out quickly. She was also present at that messed up contract. Originally talked to the end, the other party had already agreed to our cooperation. Jayden suddenly rushed in, insisting on toasting the other party’s CEO. The CEO was already showing displeasure then. But he seemed blind. A newbie intern just entered the door, actually forcing the CEO to drink. I don’t know how he dared. The CEO got angry. I pressed him down, apologizing to the CEO with a smile. I asked him to punish himself with three cups, but he suddenly shouted louder than anyone. “Brother Justin, although I’m just an intern, you can’t bully people with power, right?” At that time Chloe’s face was ugly as if wanting to kill someone. I thought it was because of this deal that should have been secured but failed. Didn’t expect it was because I made Jayden apologize and punish himself with three cups. I’m really tired. “I’m really not making a scene, Chloe, let’s break up.” Finished, ignoring her gloomy face, I packed my things and left the company. Back home, I started packing my luggage again. Breaking up is troublesome like this. Too many things, packing takes a lot of time. Suddenly, my hand paused, digging out a shirt not belonging to me in the drawer. The shirt was densely covered with hickeys. Could tell the parties involved were very urgent and passionate at that time. I threw the shirt into the trash can, took a photo and sent it to Chloe. On the phone, Chloe was sending me explanatory messages. I didn’t reply, dialed another number. “Didn’t you say you want to take the position?” Chapter 2 On the other end of the phone, Gwen screamed in excitement. She offered to come help me move luggage, I refused. If she bumped into Chloe then, I was afraid she would conflict with Chloe. Better to avoid trouble. I still have a house in the West Side. Once the bonus for this month comes down, the mortgage for that house can be fully paid off. Finally can have a home of my own. Thinking of this, mood warmed up a lot. Doorbell rang. I thought the mover arrived. Opened the door, it was Chloe. I was surprised for a moment, suspecting my own illusion. Last year my appendicitis flared up, fainting from pain at home. Called her, wanting her to come back and send me to the hospital. Her attitude was cold. “I’m working, Justin. You are a normal adult, can’t even dial a simple 911 call?” But last week, Jayden accidentally spilled warm water on his hand in the company, shouted pain once, and she hugged him in public, drove him to the hospital personally. She never leaves early, unless it’s Jayden, who can break her principles. Didn’t expect today I could be lucky enough to make her break a rule once. She glanced at my already packed luggage, voice revealing a trace of imperceptible panic. “What are you doing?! Making a scene? Deliberately saying break up to force me to bow?” “Didn’t I send you a message explaining? That was left by Jayden accidentally in our house. That day he was caught in the rain, I let him come up to drink a cup of ginger tea. His shirt happened to be torn, so he changed a set of clothes in our house before leaving.” I narrowed my eyes, recalling following her words. That was the week before last when I was on a business trip. I went abroad to discuss business, encountered a rainstorm upon returning, wanted Chloe to drive to pick me up. She said she was working overtime at the company, no time, let me take a taxi back myself. When I got home, seeing the unfinished ginger tea on the coffee table, I thought she specially prepared it for me. Turns out I picked up someone else’s leftovers. Maybe thinking of this matter, Chloe looked unnatural. “Don’t think too much.” I shook my head, face calm. “I didn’t think too much, it’s not important anymore.” Chloe looked strange, staring at me for a long while. Half a day later, her voice somewhat hoarse, asked tentatively. “Why aren’t you angry anymore?” So she knew I was angry before. But she didn’t care either. Instead reprimanded me every time, saying I was petty, dirty heart seeing everything dirty. I just wanted to say, about me moving out. Chloe’s phone rang. Jayden was noisy on the other end, saying he was bullied. Chloe glared at me angrily, sneered. “So waiting for me here, Justin, good tactics.” Before I understood what happened, Chloe pulled my wrist hard, dragged me into the car. Inside the car, there was the smell of men’s cologne. Similar to the smell on Jayden. Hanging in the car was a Jellycat doll, same as Jayden’s WeChat avatar. After working in Chloe’s company, I never sat in her car again. She said she was afraid of gossip from people in the company, so our relationship was not made public. The territory I couldn’t step into anymore, turns out occupied by someone long ago. No more that sour swelling pain in heart, only the thought of “as expected”. Just arrived at the company, Chloe pulled me off the car rudely. My ankle twisted, I fell to the ground. She seemed not to see, sneered. “Pretending what?” She winked at the bodyguard. Bodyguard grabbed my back collar with one hand, dragging me into the company like dragging trash. Chapter 3 Dragged me all the way to my previous workstation. Wrists and knees had long been rubbed with bloody marks. I lay on the ground like a stray dog. Chloe protected Jayden in her arms, warning in a deep voice. “I don’t care who instructed you to bully an intern, but it’s not Justin’s turn to call the shots in this company.” “If you want to stay, show your attitude.” Zach’s face was pale, daring not move aside. On the way here, Zach already texted me. After I left, Jayden worked under him. A lazy and slippery intern, what can he do? Asked him to order a meal for a client and he got it wrong. Zach just said a few words to Jayden, didn’t expect Jayden called Chloe directly to complain. Jayden buried his head in Chloe’s shoulder, the two intimate as if no one else was there. “Senior sister, I don’t know what I did… I just saw that client was a bit fat, ordered a diet meal for him, Zach just scolded me harshly…” Chloe stood on tiptoes, rubbed his head, saying she would seek justice for him. She scanned everyone coldly. “I know Justin has good relationships with you. Seeing him resign, you want to vent for him. But this time it was his own work error, no face to stay in the company, nothing to do with Jayden.” “I say it again, if you want to stay, show your attitude, otherwise all get out.” Everyone’s face turned white, understanding Chloe’s implication. Harry, whom I brought up personally, walked to me. He closed his eyes tight, whispered sorry, raised his hand and slapped my face. Chloe stood there indifferently, only said one sentence. “Where are the others?” The rest stepped forward one after another, scrambling to slap my face one after another. Those I helped, those who helped me… Blood dripped down the corner of my mouth. My head was dizzy and swollen, eardrums buzzing, consciousness started to blur a bit. Jayden laughed out loud. “Senior sister, look at him, so pitiful, like a big pig head.” Chloe’s eyes were like ice, words even more merciless. “People with such deep schemes, only knowing intrigue, are not worthy of staying in our company at all.” “His resignation application is rejected, fired directly. This Year-End Bonus is also withdrawn, moved to Jayden.” I widened my eyes in disbelief. Anger spread like a spider web, layer by layer, binding my whole heart. “Chloe! That’s what I deserve! On what grounds?” Company convention, amount decided by projects won by each person. From discussing business, to drafting proposals, finalizing, arguing with clients, I did it all alone. To get one more percent, I drank until early morning to go home. This year-end bonus, was money for me to pay off the mortgage… Parents divorced when I was young, no one wanted me, kicking me around like a ball. Thrown to uncle’s house, aunt hated me, often threatened me, if I didn’t listen would kick me out. So that when I grew up, I was very afraid of having nowhere to go. After being with Chloe, I stuck to her desperately, afraid she would kick me out. No matter where she went, I had to master her dynamics. Fiery love also has a day of being extinguished. I started to pin hope on money, using money to buy a house of my own. So if I break up with Chloe later, kicked out, I won’t have no place to live. I made money like crazy, finally scraped together the down payment. These years saving penny by penny, paying loans, pressure huge, losing hair day and night, turning gray early. Chloe saw all these. She clearly knew how much I valued this bonus. But now, her tone sarcastic. “Just because this company is mine, just because you bullied Jayden, you should compensate him!” All my words were blocked in my throat. Huge nausea surged in my stomach, impacting my entire esophagus. More than three hundred thousand year-end bonus, she gave it to an intern who did nothing casually. I gritted my teeth, enduring dizziness, thrown out of the company by security called by Chloe. Just out of the company, Chloe sent a text message. [Today’s matter was originally your fault.] Maybe seeing I didn’t reply, she sent another one. [Alright, I might have gone a bit too far, but that’s also because you didn’t give Jayden any face. After all he is my junior, you letting people bully him like this, I inevitably got a bit angry.] [I’m going on a business trip to France tomorrow, just right the new product you want is on sale there, I buy it to apologize to you okay?] She didn’t know yet, one minute ago, Jayden showed off on social media. “Because I want to see the Eiffel Tower, someone used public office for private gain, saying take me on business trip together~ Good to be a puppy~” I blocked these two people into the blacklist casually. Chapter 4 One week later. Chloe ended the business trip, holding new cufflinks in hand, feeling a bit guilty. She originally planned to go for only three days, didn’t expect Jayden kept dragging her to shop this and that. For a time, she forgot to message Justin. Coming back today is also to give Justin a surprise. Thinking of Justin waiting at home, Chloe felt warm inside, steps home also a bit impatient. Pushing open the house door, Chloe called Justin’s name twice. No answer. Those suitcases Justin packed last time were also gone. Things about Justin in the room were also gone. Chloe’s breath hitched, face pale, an unbelievable thought popped up. Huge panic surged towards her like a tide. “Won’t be…” She knew how much Justin cared about her. These years, Justin proposed to marry her more than once. A man actively proposing marriage means he determined you for this life. So Chloe always regarded Justin as something in the bag, never worried he would leave. As long as she says marriage one day, Justin can drop everything at hand and go to City Hall together without hesitation. Besides here, where else can Justin go? Justin cut ties with his parents long ago, only occasionally contacted uncle’s side, but he knew his aunt didn’t like seeing him, so impossible to go to his uncle’s. That small house he scraped down payment to buy? Chloe’s eyes lit up for a moment, hurried to take cufflinks, drove towards West Side. But arrived at West Side, she stopped. Where is the house Justin bought? She didn’t know. A trace of annoyance in her eyes. Chloe didn’t expect Justin would really move to that small house, so never cared about the location of that house. Justin asked for her opinion when buying the house before, she just glanced, said don’t know. So that she has nowhere to get the location information of that house now. Chloe only discovered when driving just now, Justin blocked her on WeChat. She didn’t know when she was blocked. This week, she didn’t message him. Was it because he was jealous so blocked her? Chloe couldn’t figure it out. She took out her phone, called Justin. Who knew, an AI female voice on the other end completely panicked her. She never dreamed that Justin actually blocked all her contact methods. Chloe suddenly recalled Justin’s appearance when proposing break up in the office that day, so calm. She realized, Justin was serious this time. Chloe only felt a hemp rope slowly winding around her heart, making her suffocate. She covered her chest, squatted on the ground, gasping for breath. “Justin…” Just as she wanted to ask someone to inquire about Justin’s house location, the phone rang. Gwen’s triumphant voice came into her ears. “Chloe, I’m getting engaged, my husband just accepted me.” “There is an Engagement Party tonight, come attend.” Chloe’s brain throbbed with pain. She heard the show-off in Gwen’s words, but she was in no mood for any engagement party. “I have something, can’t…” Unexpectedly the other side seemed to guess something, shouted. “You must be present, do you want to find someone? You come, I help you find.” Chloe ignored the intuitive discomfort in her heart, agreed to Gwen’s invitation. She and Gwen were not very familiar, just college classmates. Didn’t know why Gwen insisted she attend some engagement party today, but she knew Gwen is the youngest daughter of the Gu family, having many resources, asking her to find a person should be easy. At night, Chloe originally wanted to go alone. But Jayden heard from somewhere she was going to the engagement party, insisted on following to see the world. Thinking about it, Chloe agreed. I amusedly watched Gwen changing five or six dresses in front of me like a peacock spreading tail. “Which one looks good?” I thought: “All look good.” “Why insist on Chloe coming?” Gwen panicked a bit, hurried over to hold my hand. “You heard all?” “Angry? I was just too happy…” I shook my head, smilingly hugged her, walked out together. Just went out, a gaze locked firmly on me. I looked following the gaze, only saw Chloe trembling, blood on face faded completely, under the light, like a water ghost fished out of water.

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I was the most hated female celebrity on the internet. Even drinking water could get me cursed onto the trending list. On my birthday, I died in the bathroom. The first person to find my body was my best friend. She didn’t cry, nor did she call 911. The first thing she did was pry open my eyelids and bring my phone close. Ding. Face ID unlocked successfully. Followed by the sound of a Venmo transfer. She transferred all my money away. Floating in mid-air, I watched helplessly as she finished transferring the money, then took a high-definition ugly photo of my corpse. Caption: “My heart hurts so much, Lexi, how could you leave just like this?” Send. The internet exploded. Chapter 1 I died. Died quite suddenly, heart attack. When my soul floated out, I subconsciously covered my face. No makeup, bare face. If the paparazzi caught this, the gossip blogs would write about my “looks collapsing” again. The bathroom door was pushed open. It was Samantha. My only friend in this circle, my bestie, the famous “Innocent Angel” persona—oh no, she really is pure and kind, at least that’s what I thought when I was alive. “Sam! Save me!” I shouted, reaching out to pull her. My hand passed straight through her body. Sam couldn’t see me. She looked at me lying beside the bathtub, froze for a second. Then, she smiled. Not a sad bitter smile, but the maniacal laugh of someone who just won the Powerball jackpot. “Finally dead.” She said two words. I was stunned. Sam squatted down, didn’t check for breath, didn’t check for a heartbeat. She skillfully pried the phone out of my stiff hand. The screen lit up. She grabbed my hair, lifted my head, and faced the phone camera. I watched my pale face, eyes wide open in death, appear on the screen. Beep. Unlocked. Sam’s hand speed was amazingly fast. Opened the banking app, transfer, enter password. The password was my birthday, she knew it. “Transfer successful.” “Transfer successful.” “Transfer successful.” The phone kept vibrating, notification sounds ringing like a death knell. That was my acting fee, my appearance fee, the money I saved for five years to buy a house and retire. A total of $1.2 million. All transferred into an account called “Sam’s Studio”. Floating beside her, I was so angry I wanted to strangle her. “Sam! What are you doing! That’s my money!” “Didn’t you say you’re my best sister? Didn’t you say you don’t love money?” Sam couldn’t hear. After transferring the last sum, the balance showed: $0.00. She let out a long breath, as if unloading a heavy burden. Then, she took out a bottle of eye drops from her bag. Dripped two drops. Her eyes turned red instantly. She raised the phone, aiming at my corpse, finding an angle. Must capture my torn pajamas, my pores without makeup, and that face full of death. Click. Photo taken. She opened Twitter, edited the post: “Best sister, how could you bear to leave me alone? My heart hurts, hurts so much I can’t breathe.” Location: LA County Hospital. Click send. Only after doing all this did she leisurely dial 911. “Hello? Emergency center? Woo woo woo… my friend fainted… come quickly… I’m so scared…” Voice trembling, crying tone, the Oscars owe her a statuette. I floated on the ceiling, looking at this woman I trusted for five years. Suddenly felt, my death was truly a joke. Chapter 2 The ambulance came and went. Because I was already stone cold. The police came too, ruled out homicide—after all, I really had a heart attack, although this heart attack came strangely. My body was transported back to the mansion, temporarily placed in the living room. Sam said, she wanted me to leave “with dignity”, set up a memorial in the house, let fans and friends come to pay respects. Dignity? She chose my ugliest black photo as my memorial portrait. In the photo, I was rolling my eyes, mouth crooked, a screenshot from a variety show where I was pranked. She enlarged this photo to thirty inches, hung it right in the center of the memorial hall. The memorial was decorated “grandly”. The room was full of yellow chrysanthemums I hated most, the smell making me want to vomit. Sam wore a haute couture black dress, exquisite makeup, standing at the door receiving guests. Rather than a funeral, it was more like her personal runway show. Dozens of waves of reporters came. Flashbulbs clicking, all filming Sam who “fainted from crying three times”. “Miss Samantha, did Lexi Lin have any last wishes?” Sam wiped the corner of her eye with no tears: “Lexi said… what she regretted most in her life was letting down her fans, she wanted to donate all her last savings…” Bullshit! When did I say that? “Then how will her inheritance be distributed?” Sam sobbed: “Lexi trusted me, made a verbal will before she died, all assets handed over to me to manage, for charity funds…” I floated above Sam’s head, wanting to spit on her. Just then, the main door was smashed open with a BANG. A man wearing a tattered denim jacket, sweating profusely, rushed in. It was Luke. My biological brother. The person I hated most when I was alive. He was a gambler, a rogue, every time he sought me out it was money, money, money. The last WeChat message before I died was from him: “Sis, give me another fifty thousand, last time, beg you!” I didn’t reply then, blocked him directly. Now he came. Must be here to split the inheritance. “Samantha!” Luke, red-eyed, rushed towards Sam like a mad bull. “Where’s my sister? Where is my sister?!” Sam shrank back in fear, bodyguards immediately surrounded him. “Luke? What are you doing here? The person Lexi least wanted to see alive was you!” Sam screamed. Luke ignored her completely, pushed away the bodyguards, went straight for the coffin. He saw me lying inside. At that moment, I saw this six-foot man’s legs go soft, kneeling directly on the ground. “Sis…” His trembling hand wanted to touch my face, but dared not. “Sis, get up, don’t scare me…” “I got the money, really got it, don’t die…” What is he saying? What money got? Wasn’t he asking me for money? Luke suddenly turned his head, staring dead at Sam, eyes fierce enough to eat people. “It’s you! Did you kill her?!” Sam immediately hid behind the reporters’ cameras, trembling. “Luke, don’t spit blood! I know you need money, but you can’t use your sister’s death to extort!” Reporters’ cameras instantly aimed at Luke. “Is this Lexi Lin’s vampire brother?” “Heard he owed a pile of gambling debts, causing Lexi Lin to be scolded for years.” “Coming at this time, must be wanting the inheritance.” Luke ignored those cameras, he rushed up and grabbed Sam’s collar. “Where’s her medicine! I ask you, where’s her medicine!” “That imported medicine I gave you last week! Did you give it to her!” Medicine? I froze. I have congenital heart disease, only family knows this. Last week, Sam indeed gave me a bottle of medicine, saying Luke asked her to bring it to me. She said: “Your brother said he got this special medicine from abroad, don’t know if it’s true or fake, hope it’s not poison.” I was angry at the time, felt Luke had no good intentions, threw it aside casually, continued taking the “vitamins” Sam bought me. Sam’s eyes flickered, pushed Luke away hard. “What medicine? I don’t know what you’re talking about! Luke, you’re crazy for money!” She cried to the camera: “Everyone judge! Lexi’s bones aren’t cold yet, her own brother comes to make a scene at the memorial, opening his mouth about medicine and money, is this human?” Discussion around grew louder. “Animal.” “Lexi Lin is so miserable, having such a brother.” Luke trembled with anger. He took out a dirty plastic bag from his bosom, inside was a stack of crumpled receipts. “I didn’t ask for money! This is money I sold the old house for, and moved bricks at the construction site! I went to buy medicine for her!” “Doctor said that medicine could save her life! One shot costs twenty thousand! I scraped it together! I really scraped it together!” He scattered the pile of money and receipts on the ground. Red bills, mixed with the smell of soil. Floating in mid-air, I looked at the money on the ground, brain buzzing. Those receipts read: Heart Valve Repair Agent (Imported). Date was three days ago. That day, he messaged me asking for fifty thousand. Not gambling debt. It was my life-saving money short of fifty thousand. And I, blocked him. My soul trembled violently. Turns out, the brother I always treated as trash, sold house and blood to save me. And Sam, whom I treated as a sister, swapped the medicine for vitamins, watching me walk towards death. Sam screamed, winked at the bodyguards. “Kick him out! Don’t let him disturb Lexi’s soul!” Four burly men rushed up, pinned Luke down. Luke struggled desperately, head hitting the corner of the coffin, blood flowing. “Samantha! You will die badly! I want to call the police! I want an autopsy!” “Gag him!” Sam panicked. Luke was dragged out, thrown like a dead dog at the villa gate. Gate closed. Sam tidied her messed hair, showed a poignant smile to the camera. “Sorry, let everyone see a joke. Family ugliness shouldn’t be publicized, Lexi had a hard life, having such family…” Livestream bullet comments scrolled: [Heartache for Sam!] [Protect the world’s best bestie!] [Luke go die! Vampire!] I floated in the air, looking at the screen full of abuse, looking at Sam’s hypocritical face. I wanted to kill. But I was just a puff of air. Chapter 3 At night, fewer people in the memorial hall. Sam didn’t rest. She asked her assistant to set up fill lights, aiming at my coffin. What for? Soon I knew. She opened TikTok, started a livestream. Title: [Sending Lexi off on her final journey, organizing relics, all proceeds donated]. Just started, online viewers instantly broke one hundred thousand. “Good evening family members, I’m Samantha.” She wore plain clothes, no makeup (actually put on scheming no-makeup makeup), voice hoarse. “Lexi left too suddenly, left many things. I thought, can’t let these gather dust, better share with fans who love her.” She took out a bag. That was my favorite Hermès, limited edition. “This is the bag Lexi loved most in life, original price twenty thousand, today in livestream, just for charity, starting bid five thousand!” Bullet comments went crazy. [I want it! This is Lexi’s scent!] [Sam is really too kind, thinking of charity at this time.] Floating aside, I watched her take out my bags, jewelry, even my underwear, auctioning them one by one. “Thank you ‘Love Lexi Forever’ for the big rocket!” “Thank you Top 1 Brother!” Joy couldn’t be suppressed on Sam’s face, though she tried hard to control it. Money. All money. Even if I became a corpse, she wanted to dismantle my bones and suck my marrow, squeezing out the last bit of value. “By the way, here is a special relic.” Sam mysteriously took out a small box. Opened. Inside was a diary. My diary! It recorded all my secrets, including my complaints about Sam, and records of me finding accounts suspicious! Because of depression before death, my memory declined, I always wrote suspicions in the diary, but often forgot where I put it. Didn’t expect she found it. “This is Lexi’s diary.” Sam sighed, “Actually Lexi’s mental state wasn’t good before death, often wrote some… nonsense.” What does she want to do? She wants to read my diary in public? “Do family members want to hear Lexi’s inner world?” Sam stroked the diary cover. Comments: [Want to hear!] [Is there big tea?] [Read quickly!] “Then I’ll read a random paragraph.” Sam turned a page, pretending surprised. “Oh my, this page says… she said she actually always hated fans, felt fans are all leeks…” Bullshit! I didn’t write that! She made it up on the spot! Comments exploded instantly. [What? Lexi Lin is so disgusting?] [Loss I even sent her gifts, turns out treating me as leek?] [Good riddance! Such person!] Sam’s mouth corner raised imperceptibly. “Sigh, everyone don’t scold Lexi, she was sick too, brain not clear…” She was about to turn the next page. “This page says, she admitted she did dr…” Drugs?! She wants to rumor I did drugs?! Once this hat is put on, even if dead I’ll be nailed to the pillar of shame, even Luke will carry the title of “drug star family” for life! “Sam! You shut up!” I rushed over like crazy, wanting to grab the diary. Still passed through. I despaired. Even being a ghost is so useless? Just then, I suddenly felt a strong current. Coming from that fill light. I was angry, very angry. This anger seemed to turn into a kind of energy. Zzzzz— The fill light suddenly flickered a few times. Sam was startled: “What’s going on?” I looked at that bulb. Only one thought in mind: Explode! Bang! Bulb exploded. Glass shards scattered. Livestream plunged into darkness. Sam screamed: “Ah! My face!” A glass shard cut her cheek, blood flowed out. Chaos in livestream. [WTF! Paranormal event?] [Is Lexi manifesting?] [Must be because she lied! Lexi angry!] Watching Sam covering her face screaming, a thrill I never had surged in my heart. Turns out, I can control electricity! Although only a little bit, but enough. Sam, the game has just begun. Chapter 4 Sam turned off the livestream. The wound on her face wasn’t deep, but enough to make her furious. “Bad luck! Truly bad luck!” She threw my diary on the ground, stomped twice. “Dead already, still not peaceful!” She picked up the phone, dialed a number. “Hello? Mr. Wang? Yes, it’s me.” “Something unexpected happened, that Luke seems to know about the medicine… yes, he has receipts.” “Can’t wait, cremate directly tomorrow morning.” “What memorial service? Cancel! Drag directly to burn!” “As long as burned to ashes, even gods can’t find cause of death!” I floated in the corner, chilled all over. Cremate tomorrow morning? If no autopsy, if not found I was killed by swapped medicine, I really died in vain! And, my inheritance, my $1.2 million, will all fall rightfully into this murderer’s hands! No! Absolutely not! But what can I do now? Explode a bulb? At most scare her. I need help. Luke. Only Luke can help me. But Luke was kicked out, where is he? I tried floating out. Before I could only move three meters around the corpse. But this time, maybe because that bulb explosion gave me confidence, I actually floated out of the villa gate. It was late at night. By the road outside the villa, a figure squatted. It was Luke. He didn’t leave. He had gauze wrapped around his head, curled up under the street lamp, tightly clutching that plastic bag full of medicine receipts. Gnawing on a cold bun while staring at the villa gate. “Sis…” he muttered, “I won’t go, I won’t let them burn you.” “I want to take you home.” My tears—if ghosts have tears—fell down. I wanted to hug him. Wanted to tell him, Sis was wrong, Sis used to be a jerk. Suddenly, several black vans stopped in front of Luke. Doors slid open, seven or eight people holding sticks got off. Leading was Sam’s head bodyguard. “Kid, haven’t rolled yet?” Head bodyguard sneered, “Sister Sam said, you are an eyesore here, let us send you off.” Luke threw away the bun, stood up. Although injured, that fierceness was still there. “What do you want?” “What? Shut you up.” Bodyguard swung a stick over. Luke didn’t dodge, took a hard hit, then backhanded a punch on the bodyguard’s face. “I fight you!” But he was one person after all, they were seven or eight. Soon, Luke was beaten to the ground. Sticks fell on him like raindrops. “Stop hitting! Stop hitting!” I cried, rushing over trying to block for him. Useless. Sticks passed through my body, smashing on Luke’s back. Making dull thuds. Luke curled up, protecting that plastic bag in his bosom dead tight. That was evidence. That was his only weapon. “Grab that bag!” Head bodyguard shouted. Several people went up to pry Luke’s fingers. “No! This is my sister’s life! I won’t give!” Luke roared, fingers cracked by force, but he just wouldn’t let go. “Cripple him!” Bodyguard raised an iron rod, smashed down hard on Luke’s arm. Crack. Sound of bone fracture. Luke screamed, fainted from pain. Plastic bag was snatched. Head bodyguard took out a lighter, in front of the unconscious Luke, set that bag of receipts on fire. Fire light reddened the night sky. My heart, completely cold. Evidence gone. Brother crippled. What do I have to turn the tables? Bodyguards got in cars and left. Leaving Luke alone lying in a pool of blood, dead or alive unknown.

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One week before the engagement. I scrolled through TikTok and found Lucas in the comment section, reminiscing about his ex-girlfriend who ghosted him. We’ve been in love for three years, but he was always distant and indifferent to me. I thought it was just his personality, until I saw these lines: [Although we were online dating, we loved each other deeply for two years.] [Later we agreed to meet at a cafe, I waited all day but no one came, finally she blocked me.] [Now I’m about to get engaged, only to find out she is my fiancée’s best friend. She broke up with me because she knew I was my fiancée’s crush and didn’t want to hurt her, but I’m even more unwilling to let go.] My heart sank. Turns out Lucas wasn’t close to me because his heart was always occupied by someone else. What’s more ridiculous is, my best friend kept this from me for three whole years… Chapter 1 In the comment section, netizens were giving Lucas advice. [Bro, go for it if you love her, what does engagement count for? As long as not married, there’s still a chance!] [If you can’t let go, chase her! At worst tear the face, better than regretting for a lifetime!] [She left back then not to hurt your fiancée, means she has you in her heart, go!] And I watched Lucas’s reply: [You guys are right, I’ll try tonight.] My whole body went cold. My heart was also submerged in cold water at this moment. Before I could think more, the bathroom door was gently pushed open. My best friend Chloe walked out. She still carried the steam from just showering. Hair wetly draped over her shoulders, “When you get married later, I won’t be able to come to your house to shower anymore, boo hoo…” “Blame that guy Lucas, snatching away my favorite baby.” I looked at her, momentarily in a trance. Chloe and I grew up together, close as sisters. Moreover, she and Lucas never got along. Could it really be that I misunderstood something? “Chloe, that online relationship of yours back then, why did you break up suddenly?” Chloe froze for a moment. Then smiled, tone casual: “Why else? Got bored, online dating isn’t interesting anyway.” A light sentence, but like a tranquilizer. Making the stone in my heart land. Yes, I must be overthinking. How could Lucas’s ex-girlfriend be Chloe? Just a coincidence. But just as I relaxed. Chloe’s phone on the sofa suddenly rang. After seeing the message clearly, her face flushed red instantly. Replied quickly. Looked up at me, eyes dodging, “Baby, can I borrow some of your makeup?” “Have a date tonight, I might come back late, or maybe… won’t come back.” My heart skipped a beat. “Who are you dating?” Chloe was perfunctory: “Just someone I like very much, tell you later, okay?” Sourness surged in my heart. I couldn’t help asking: “Can you not go? Stay with me tonight okay?” My voice was very light, carrying a trace of pleading. But Chloe reacted like her tail was stepped on. Frowned instantly, “Sarah, can you stop making a scene?” “Do I have to revolve around you all the time, yield to you in everything?” I stared at her blankly, unable to say a word. Chloe ignored me, rummaged through my makeup on her own. Sat in front of the vanity table dressing up. I turned back to the room, opened that TikTok comment section again. Lucas’s latest comment appeared prominently on the screen. [She agreed, we go to the hotel tonight to clear things up.] Comments below were more, all blessing and jeering. [Awesome bro, go!] [Even if can’t marry, being a couple for one night is good, otherwise too pity.] [Wish you lovers finally get together!] Tears couldn’t help falling down. Just then, a hotel reservation message popped up on my phone. It was Lucas’s Authorized User Card. This card was given by me when I pursued him. Lucas didn’t know, I receive notifications for all his consumption. Booking a hotel, I know too. Heart at this moment, completely shattered… I sat on the floor, countless images flashing in my mind. Remembered bits and pieces of me and Lucas together for three years. He never holds my hand. Never hugs me. Even sleeping, we sleep in separate rooms. I once secretly asked Chloe, is Lucas sexually cold? Chloe comforted me with a smile then. Patting my shoulder saying: “Silly, he is respecting you, shows he is a gentleman, doesn’t want to do anything to you before marriage.” I smiled, smiled until tears flowed into the corner of my mouth, salty and astringent. Turns out not respect, just dislike. Just because his heart holds someone else. So even touching me, he feels dirty. Then, I trembled fingers, clicked open Lucas’s WeChat. His screen name has always been July since long ago. I once foolishly asked him, “Is it because we got together in July, so you use this screen name?” But Lucas just patted my head then, smiling said: “Guess.” Now, I finally guessed it. July. Sounds like Ju-Li (Qi Yue’s Chinese pronunciation hint, or simple substitution). Or maybe it was C-H-L-O-E all along in another form. Turns out Lucas’s screen name was never to commemorate us. Just to commemorate the person in his heart. And my three years of love, from beginning to end, was just a joke. Tears blurred vision. I sniffled, decided to give Lucas one last chance. [Come accompany me tonight okay?] I stared at the screen, waited for a long, long time. One minute, ten minutes, half an hour. Message like stone sinking into sea, no echo at all. My heart also died slowly. Until night. Chloe’s voice came from the living room. She said goodbye to me, tone carrying unconcealable joy: “I’m leaving, contact you later!” I didn’t respond. Don’t know how long passed, phone lit up again. A hotel check-in notification popped up. I looked at this line of words, the last bit of light in my heart, completely extinguished. Couldn’t even shed tears anymore. Long time later, I stood up slowly. Walked to the desk, picked up the phone, dialed the hotel number. “Trouble you cancel the engagement ceremony in seven days.” Hung up, clicked open chat with Dad. Dad’s message stayed at three months ago. He asked me: “Baby, want to come to Paris to find us? Dad misses you.” I am from a single-parent family, grew up with Dad. Dad moved abroad for development before, wanted to take me along. But my reply then was: “Dad, I can’t go, I have Lucas here, have Chloe, have everything I can’t bear to leave.” But now, I sent to him, [Dad, I regret it, I am willing to find you.] As for Lucas and Chloe, I don’t want them anymore. Isn’t it just three years? I give it to them. Dad replied quickly, “Good you thought it through, when coming? Dad pick you up at airport.” I stared at the screen, eyes sore, “Seven days later, depart as soon as visa done.” Chapter 2 Sleepless night. I opened eyes till dawn. Chest seemed blocked, suffocated breathless. Not a trace of sleepiness. Next morning, Lucas came back. Seemed guilty because of “cheating”, Even unprecedentedly brought me breakfast. “Sarah, I didn’t see the message you sent yesterday, don’t be angry.” But I didn’t speak, didn’t want to look at him either. For three years, every time I messaged him, he was like this. Reply a sentence if mood good. Treat as invisible if mood bad. Lucas thought, as long as he explains lightly. I would comfort him saying it’s okay like before. But this time, I only felt irony in my heart. And Lucas seemed not to detect my coldness. Walked straight to me, handed breakfast over. “Brought you Lamb Gyro, taste it?” Seeing the shop packaging clearly, my stomach turned upside down. Chloe’s favorite is the Lamb Gyro from this shop. But I am allergic to lamb. For full three years, I told Lucas this countless times. But he actually till now, hasn’t remembered. Next second, I raised hand waving his hand away. Breakfast bag fell on ground, Gyro rolled out too. Lucas’s face sank instantly, “Sarah, what crazy fit are you throwing early morning?” “I brought you breakfast out of kindness, you don’t eat is fine, actually threw it?” Hearing this, my grievance and anger accumulated for three years, exploded completely at this moment. “Get out, I don’t want to see you.” Lucas froze, obviously didn’t expect I would be like this. Face iron-green, turned and slammed door leaving. A while later, best friend Chloe came over. On her neck, there was a hickey not yet covered in time. Red dazzling. “Sarah, what happened? You quarreled with Lucas? He came to find me just now, face looked very ugly.” I endured discomfort, asked: “Who was the person dating you yesterday?” Chloe froze. Then smiled, “What? Jealous? It’s that online dating partner before, he came to find me.” I looked at her, heart cold as ice, “You preparing to get back together?” Chloe shook head, face carrying an inexplicable pride. “Get back together? Impossible. We are not suitable.” “He also can’t bear letting me walk into marriage, doesn’t want me to suffer those daily necessities pain.” “Besides I won’t marry in this life, just want to date forever, live a free life.” Yes, Chloe is anti-marriage. Before, every time I said wanting to engage with Lucas. Chloe always sarcastic, “What’s good about marriage? Later you will be trapped by family, good days will end.” But turns out, she wasn’t worrying for me. It was for her own selfishness. Now I haven’t married yet, they did such disgusting thing. At this moment, she and I, can’t count as friends anymore. “I’m not feeling well, you go out too.” Chloe seemed not to hear. Still wanted to pull my hand, “Aiya, don’t be angry, let me tell you some secrets.” “Anyway you and Lucas will experience this later, that male netizen last night, technique really good.” “Made me climax several times, mouth dry…” Huge sense of humiliation hit. Unbearable, I raised hand slapped her face, “Shut up!” Chloe covered face. Looking at me in disbelief, eyes red instantly. “Sarah, why did you hit me?” Just then, door was pushed open violently. Lucas returned, just heard this sentence. And saw Chloe’s reddened cheek. Next second, he lost reason. Rushed over choking my neck, “Why not apologize to Chloe quickly?” Suffocation surged overwhelmingly. Face flushed red, wanted to struggle. But no strength. Until few minutes later, my tears fell uncontrollably. Coughed violently, almost fainting. Lucas finally detected something wrong, let go. I fell sitting by bed, covering neck gasping heavily. Looking at my embarrassed appearance, Lucas tone somewhat panicked. But still stubborn: “I was just afraid you cause trouble, Chloe is outsider after all, you shouldn’t have hit her.” At this time, Chloe sniffled. Covered face crying ran out. Like suffered huge grievance. Lucas looked at me, then at Chloe’s back at door. Brows furrowed tight. Finally, he still lifted foot chased out, Didn’t give me another look. I supported wall, stood up slowly. Walked to French window. Few minutes later, Lucas and Chloe appeared downstairs together. Chloe threw herself into Lucas’s arms. Aggrievedly pounding his chest, mouth crying something unknown. And Lucas lowered head, reached out hugging her waist. And kissed her lips deeply. This scene, like a knife, gouging my heart fiercely. I took out phone tremblingly, took photo. Last bit of affection remaining for them, also disappeared completely. Chapter 3 Following days, Lucas and I started cold war. But I lived exceptionally calm. Packed my clothes, books and odds and ends one by one. Contacted international express. Sent all luggage to Dad abroad. Looking at gradually emptying home. Big stone pressed in heart for long time, finally landed. Five years ago, Lucas and I were college classmates. I fell in love with him at first sight. I am very silly, so allowed him to hurt me again and again. So also gave Lucas the illusion I would never leave. But he didn’t know, once I decide to give up. Really won’t look back. … These days, Chloe’s Moments updated very frequently. All daily dating routine of her and “Male Netizen” Lucas. Shopping in mall together, Lucas buying limited edition bags for her. Going to amusement park together, Chloe laughing happily on carousel. They even went to jewelry store together, bought a Tiffany diamond ring. Caption: “He said even without marriage, I can possess such happiness.” I clicked open to see one by one, and saved one by one. Masochistically reminding myself again and again, How ridiculous these three years were. Also telling myself, never forgive them. Seven days time, flashed by. I dragged the last suitcase, went to airport. Before security check, phone rang. Lucas called, finally found engagement ceremony cancelled. He questioned me exasperatedly: “Sarah, what exactly are you doing? Cancelled engagement venue, isn’t cold war these days enough to calm anger?” And I hooked a cold smile. “Lucas, you still have face to find me?” “Let’s break up, what you and Chloe did, really think I don’t know?” Finished, I hung up directly. Turned off phone, stuffed into bag. Half an hour later, boarded. Moment flying into clouds, my tight nerves finally relaxed. Never see again, Lucas. From now on mountains high waters long, I am free. Other side, Lucas broke out in cold sweat. He never expected, Sarah actually knew everything. Just then, assistant called, “Mr. Lucas, bad news! Internet all spread, matter of you cheating with fiancée’s best friend, already rushed to top trending!” “Now company stock price plunging, shareholders all clamoring to dismiss your position…” Lucas heard assistant’s words, instantly struck by lightning. “What did you say? How possible…” He never thought, Sarah would really leave. Even less expected, she would poke their matter to internet. He dialed Sarah again in panic. Receiver came cold mechanical voice: “The user you dialed has blocked you.” Blocked. These words made Lucas vision black. Huge panic and despair. Instantly pinched his heart, making him almost breathless. He stumbled back two steps. Collapsed on sofa. Hands shaking badly, barely opened Twitter. Top trending. Hanging conspicuously tag of Lucas cheating fiancée’s best friend. Behind, followed a glaring “Explosive”. Clicked in, screen full of photos of him and Chloe. That one kissing downstairs. Angle tricky, captured two’s intimate posture clearly. Scene of him carrying bags for Chloe in mall. Chloe smiling sweetly, holding his arm. And in jewelry store, two whispering over diamond ring. Even screenshots of that TikTok comment section, dug out by people. [Although we were online dating, we loved each other deeply for two years.] [Now I’m about to get engaged, only to find out she is my fiancée’s best friend… but I’m even more unwilling to let go.] [You guys are right, I’ll try tonight.] [She agreed, we clear things up in hotel tonight.] Looking at comments one by one, made Lucas only feel suffocated. And netizens’ abuse, even more overwhelming. [WTF, this man too scumbag right? About to engage still thinking of fiancée’s best friend?] [Values shattered! What unwilling to let go? Is this excuse for cheating?] [Heartache for Sarah, betrayed by most loved person and best friend same time, too miserable.] [Lucas get out of business world, such scum unworthy of owning company!] Lucas’s fingertips slid across screen. Every comment, like needle pricking into his heart. Phone ringtone, suddenly rang crazily. Company directors and partners, Media reporters and countless angry netizens. Ringtones one after another. Like life-demanding spells, noisy making his head splitting pain. He answered a call irritably, just said hello. Opposite came director’s exasperated roar: “Lucas, look at what good thing you did? Do you know how much company stock dropped? If you don’t solve quickly, we can only dismiss your position!” Phone hung up violently. Lucas’s chest heaved violently, face pale as paper. Just then, WeChat notification sounded. Sent by Chloe, tone carrying crying and panic, [Lucas, what to do? Internet all our matter, contact Sarah quickly, let her delete post. I was blocked by her, can’t find her at all!] [That bitch, actually dared to setup us! Knew she had no good intention!] Looking at word “bitch”, Lucas’s anger “whoosh” shot up. He almost gritted teeth, replied one word: [Shut up.] And Chloe scared by his tone. Immediately sent a string of aggrieved messages: [You fierce to me? Lucas, you actually fierce to me for that bitch?] Lucas looked at screen, heart seemed tightened by something. He didn’t not love Sarah. These three years, Sarah’s good, he didn’t not see. She would cook hot porridge waiting him home when he worked overtime. Would remember all his preferences, even remembering clearly he hates cilantro. Would take care of him without undressing when he was sick. He really wanted to live well with her. Entangling with Chloe, just because that bit of unwillingness in heart. Also wanted to indulge completely once last time before engagement. Then collect heart, be Sarah’s husband well. But Lucas never thought, matter would escalate to this step. Even less expected, Sarah would be so decisive. Then he took deep breath, dialed assistant’s phone, Voice hoarse badly: “Immediately, right now, suppress trending for me! At all costs!” “Also, send people check Sarah’s whereabouts, where she went, what car took, where lives, I want know all her tracks.” Assistant dared not neglect, agreed repeatedly.

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