At the wedding, the waitress handed Ethan a strawberry he had already bitten. Surprisingly, the usually germaphobic Ethan smiled and ate it from her mouth. “If I didn’t, she would have been embarrassed,” he said. The young master, who usually treated people’s lives as worthless, was now considering others’ feelings. He allowed the waitress to act as the hostess, wearing the same wedding dress as me and making toasts on behalf of the bride. I, the real fiancée, became a laughingstock. Heartbroken and desperate, I faked my own death to escape his control. But I never expected him to go crazy because of it… The heat deep within my body grew more intense as his scorching body pressed against my back. I tried to push him away, uncomfortable, but he gripped my ankle and forcefully pulled me back. “I’m so hot, stay away from me,” I pleaded. A cold bead explored an area that had never been touched before. My foggy consciousness suddenly cleared, and I looked at the man on top of me, feeling nauseous. “Ethan Caine, get out!” I shouted. He gently kissed my forehead, but his lower body didn’t slow down. He violently shattered my voice. “Get out? So you can go play with those pretty boys?” he growled. “I feel sick just looking at you. Divorce. I want a divorce.” My words thoroughly angered Ethan, who was already furious. He laughed coldly, his movements becoming more forceful as he silenced me with a kiss. I completely lost consciousness… When I woke up, my whole body ached. I saw a perfectly sculpted torso and abs, with strong arms wrapped around my waist, holding me in place. His handsome face came into view as memories of last night flooded back. I kicked Ethan, who was still sleeping, off the bed. The sudden movement aggravated my sore spots. He looked at me with his head hanging low, a pitiful expression on his face, as if I had just done something unforgivable. I laughed coldly. He was such a good actor. After a while, Ethan calmly got dressed and prepared to kiss my forehead. “Let me go. The woman you love made a fool of herself yesterday. That mistress who can’t see the light of day.” My sudden words made him freeze. He pinned me to the bed, gripping my neck and gritting his teeth. “Lily, why do you have to be against me?” The phone rang abruptly, breaking the tense atmosphere between us. Ethan’s expression softened, even showing a faint smile. “Okay, don’t be afraid. I’ll be right there,” he said into the phone. He glanced back at me, as if seeking my approval. Seeing that I didn’t say anything, the anxiety on his face became more apparent. “Mia has some urgent business. I need to be by her side.” My heart sank. The man who had just been intimate with me was now arguing with me over another woman. I didn’t bother to speak and slowly buried myself in the blankets. I heard the front door close and the sound of a car engine fading into the distance. Only then did I pick up the tattered clothes and vigorously wash away the filthy marks on my body. Looking around the bedroom, the wind blew in from outside. Suddenly, the door handle turned. I retreated cautiously. I ran out of the mansion in a mess, finally breathing a sigh of relief. Thankfully, I ran fast enough, or I would have died in there with that creep. The fire had turned the entire sky red, growing more intense. A luxury car screeched to a halt. Ethan stumbled out of the car, looking at the scene in disbelief. He couldn’t understand how the mansion had caught fire in the short time he was gone. Firefighters carried out a charred body. Ethan completely broke down, frantically questioning them. “Where’s Lily? Did you save her?” My heart skipped a beat. I unconsciously took a step forward, but just as I opened my mouth, I saw a woman get out of the luxury car. Ethan immediately scolded her for getting out of the car and gently draped his suit jacket over her shoulders. I retracted the foot I had extended. Of course, in Ethan’s heart, no one was more important than her. Mia Sullivan. The girl Ethan couldn’t forget from years ago, and apparently still couldn’t. Ethan was adopted by my mother from an orphanage. We grew up together as childhood sweethearts. We finally got into a top high school with excellent grades, only to meet Princess Mia Sullivan. She couldn’t stand that we had good grades and were close. The willful girl cornered the usually quiet and aloof Ethan, demanding he be her boyfriend. After being rejected, she didn’t give up and turned her attention to me. Ethan finally compromised and became Mia’s nominal boyfriend. But when her novelty wore off, she became interested in other boys. I thought Ethan would be happy about this, but that day he refused to go home with me because he saw Mia flirting with another boy. He angrily dragged her away. In a small alley, the boy kissed the girl, expressing his pent-up love. And I had always been just an observer of their love story. I couldn’t understand why Ethan turned a blind eye to Mia’s bullying of me. Even when he saw her corner me in the bathroom and force me to eat feces, he blamed me for not understanding and angering his beloved. Later, my mother accidentally saved Ethan’s grandfather’s life, and we discovered Ethan’s true identity. He suddenly became the young master of the Caine family in high society. My mother passed away due to illness, her only wish being for me to live a good life. I found a boyfriend, but Ethan flew into a rage and demanded to marry me. At that time, I thought maybe Ethan truly had feelings for me. Looking back now, I was such an idiot. It was only because Mia had gone abroad, and he wanted to prove his charm, trying to provoke Mia into staying. But Ethan’s plan failed. We didn’t get married. From 18 to 23, I was always his nominal girlfriend. Recently, he finally proposed to me. I thought it was the light at the end of the tunnel. I never expected Mia to show up at the wedding as a waitress. She fed Ethan a half-eaten strawberry, and he smiled as he accepted it. Everyone at the wedding was laughing at my stupidity and presumption. I caused a scene, but Ethan accused me of being petty. On our wedding night, my husband rushed off to be with his true love, leaving me alone in our bridal chamber. Before the fire, the two of them looked at each other lovingly, like a match made in heaven. Without hesitation, I turned and left. I heard that the most expensive mansion in the city had caught fire, and the feared young master of high society, Ethan Caine, was going crazy outside the fire, crying and laughing while holding a bracelet. In that fire, the only person who died was Ethan Caine’s wife. I pushed open the door, and a cloud of dust hit me, making my eyes sting. Ever since I married Ethan, he had despised this small house and demanded we move out. To be with him, I agreed without hesitation. This little home, filled with beautiful memories, would now be mine alone. The doorbell rang, and I reflexively grabbed a kitchen knife. Seeing who it was, I was stunned. A handsome face beamed at me, asking me to be his sugar mama. In the blink of an eye, five years had passed. “Mommy, that uncle is so weird. Why does he keep staring at us?” Emily hugged her milk bottle, her little face slightly furrowed, melting my heart. “Don’t talk to strange uncles. We’re going home soon.” I packed up our small stand when a red hundred-dollar bill was held out in front of me. “I’ll take one,” said a familiar voice. The sound made me freeze. I stiffly looked up at the person in front of me. After five years, Ethan looked more mature than before. His face was expressionless, but his reddened eyes betrayed his nervousness. “I’m sorry, we’re closing up. Please come again next time.” I quickened my pace. Emily hugged my leg and pointed at Ethan. “Mommy, why is that uncle crying?” Indeed, Ethan was in tears. They fell in large drops. I had never seen him look so miserable before. He stared at Emily greedily, excitement flashing in his eyes. “Lily, come home with me. I’ve fixed up the house, it’s exactly the same as before you left.” He suddenly grabbed my hand and picked up Emily. “This is my daughter, right? Our family of three can finally be together.” Emily was strangely quiet in his arms. Panicked, I quickly snatched her back from him. “Mr. Caine, what are you doing?” An abrupt male voice broke our awkward moment. William Chase approached with a cold expression, quickly coming to my side. Seeing him arrive, I felt slightly relieved. “Daddy, did you bring Emily cake?” the little girl asked. The man’s expression softened as he playfully pinched his daughter’s nose. But someone couldn’t bear to watch anymore. Ethan kicked over my stand, his face vicious. I fearfully hid behind William, which seemed to provoke Ethan even more. He grabbed my wrist. “Lily Quinn, you’ve got some nerve. How dare you fool around with another man behind my back.” He dragged me towards his car. I lost my balance and fell to the ground. Memories of past nightmares came flooding back. I couldn’t stop shaking as I knelt on the ground, kowtowing. “Please, I’m begging you, let me go. I’m already dead, why are you still haunting me?” Ethan looked at me, at a loss. His hands hovered awkwardly. “Lily, what’s wrong? I’m Ethan, the Ethan you love most.” Love? The man I once loved to the bone now stood before me. I was surprised to find that I felt no love for him, only fear. I thought I had let go after all these years, but he had to appear and shatter my peaceful life. If Mia Sullivan was my bully during school, then Ethan Caine was my biggest abuser when I was 23. Before, love had blinded me, but not anymore. “Love me? If you loved me, would you have allowed Mia to bully me? If you loved me, would you have let her wear my wedding dress at my own wedding, making everyone play along with your charade?” “You’re still so unreasonable. How many times do I have to tell you, she’s just my sister.” How ridiculous. As soon as Mia appeared, Ethan had rushed off the stage. The usually composed man lost his cool, giving a clumsy explanation paired with the woman’s tearful act of being wronged. He forgave her so easily. Then he agreed to let Mia wear my wedding dress and make toasts as the bride on my behalf. Ethan asked all the guests to play along with their performance. Once again, I became a mere spectator to their love story. I lost it right there. Ethan’s grandfather kicked Mia out, but I didn’t want to give Ethan another chance either. I turned to leave, but he stopped me, dragged me to bed, and vented his anger over and over. He accused me of brainwashing his grandfather, causing Mia to lose face in front of everyone. That night, another call from Mia took him away again. An unexpected fire seemingly ignited Ethan’s deep love. People online praised his heartbreaking performance that day, but I found it disgusting. Now he had the nerve to tell me that he and Mia were just siblings, that it was all in the past. “Lily, she’s my sister. We’re over, why can’t you let it go?” Ethan’s face darkened, his eyes full of dissatisfaction. William shielded my disheveled self behind him, wary of the man in front of us. Ethan clicked his tongue, his expression growing colder. He held a sharp knife to Emily’s throat, drawing blood. My heart dropped. Looking at this stranger before me, “Lily, be good and come here. Otherwise, this little girl will pay the price for your stubbornness.” It was always like this. In this city, Ethan still held all the power. Unlike his past gentleness, he was now like a demon, seemingly wanting to devour me whole. William gripped my hand, about to speak, but I stopped him. Only when I saw Emily safely released did Ethan’s car drive away. I never thought I’d return to this mansion again. “Lily, this is the house you carefully decorated before. Do you remember?” Ethan stared at me eagerly. Seeing no reaction from me, he didn’t give up. He introduced me to each part of the mansion one by one. “It was right by that floor-to-ceiling window where we tried a new position. Lily, you were so soft.” The shameful words instantly brought back my memories. Of course I remembered. It was there that I angered him by throwing away the bra strap bracelet Mia had given him. He made me strip naked and forced me to moan by the window. Outside the window were hardworking gardeners, while servants passed by behind us. I remember everyone keeping their heads down that day, not daring to look directly. But I still felt like I had completely lost face. Even so, Ethan wasn’t satisfied. He put unspeakable toys inside me and forced me to pleasure myself in front of those gardeners. In broad daylight, everyone watched me entertain myself. Ethan wanted to continue introducing the places once filled with happiness, but when he turned around, His eyes suddenly widened. “Lily, what are you doing?” I stared at him in confusion, not stopping my actions. Until I was completely naked, I lay on the floor as usual. “What do you want? What should I do to cooperate?” Ethan interrupted me, picking up the clothes strewn on the floor to cover my body. “Don’t you just want to sleep with me? Let’s get on with it.” The man frowned deeply, angrily pushing me away. “Is this how you see me?” Isn’t it? His favorite thing was to display my allure in front of strangers. No one dared to mock him, But behind his back, they all called me a whore who used her body to please men. I was already getting impatient. Emily was waiting for me to go home and cook. “We weren’t like this before. Don’t you remember? You loved me.” Ethan repeated these words pitifully. He was good at playing the victim, then forcing me to endure such humiliation. I was so incredibly stupid back then. Mia Sullivan was the girl he truly cared about. I foolishly threw myself at him. I really deserved all that suffering. “We just grew up together. What love are you talking about?” “No, you do love me. Lily, you’ve changed.” Ethan interrupted me, refusing to accept it. A woman’s voice suddenly cut through our argument. “Brother, where did you go? I was so scared when I woke up and didn’t see you.” A beautiful woman played with her burgundy nails as she walked out of the master bedroom. She saw me and her eyes filled with terror. She looked me up and down in my disheveled state, then quickly composed herself. “Lily Quinn, aren’t you dead? Why are you here? Have you come back to haunt me?” Her abnormal behavior made Ethan frown. “It’s windy outside. Why did you come out? You’re not well, you shouldn’t be running around.” Mia’s smile froze on her face. She coquettishly punched him. “I’m not that delicate. If you don’t comfort me, my headache might come back.” The disdain in her eyes was obvious, as high and mighty as ever. During all those years of bullying, she had looked at me the same way. “I was wrong before. I shouldn’t have tried to climb above my station into your Caine family. I understand now, so please let me go.” “I have a child now. I won’t come bother you anymore in the future.” The fear deep in my body made me tremble uncontrollably. I repeated myself over and over, suppressing the anger in my heart. I was no match for them now, and I didn’t want my family to be implicated because of this. “Lily, don’t be like this.” “Lily Quinn, stop pretending. Everyone knows you’re good at playing these games.” Mia spoke up mockingly, insisting that everything I did was just to win back Ethan’s heart. The tenderness on Ethan’s face gradually faded, replaced by disgust. He seemed to recall the lies I had told in high school. It was actually Mia who had no shame, but she turned around and accused me of being too jealous. To appease her, Ethan had thugs drag me into an alley, claiming it was punishment. Then he told my mother I was flirting with men outside. He didn’t believe Mia bullied me, convinced I was just envious of her wealth and couldn’t accept her. No matter how many times I explained, it was all seen as excuses. If I showed any intention of tattling, my mother would suffer the consequences too. Thinking of this, endless hatred consumed me. I didn’t look up. The warm sunlight outside shone on me, but my limbs were still ice cold. I looked at them, my vision going dark as I gradually lost consciousness. I collapsed to the floor. Ethan picked me up and carried me back to the bedroom, his face full of concern. Behind him, Mia’s eyes darkened, brewing malicious intent. The master bedroom was a mess, with traces of a woman’s life everywhere. Ethan realized something was amiss and kept trying to explain to me. This seemed to be the first time he had ever explained so much to me. After all, he used to just harshly blame me for being petty. Even on our wedding day, Mia pretended to be a waitress, feeding Ethan a half-eaten strawberry as she sat on the groom’s lap, marking her territory. The usually germaphobic Ethan smiled and ate it. The guests whispered among themselves, while the Caine family laughed heartily, tacitly approving their intimacy. Only I went crazy, pushing Mia down and cursing her shamelessness. He put me on the bed and went on and on about how much he had missed me these years, reminiscing about our youth. He held my hand, his tone solemn, saying I was his true love. I didn’t understand. I had been gone for five years, and the big fire had caused quite a stir. They had confirmed the body wasn’t mine, But Ethan never said he was looking for me. Instead, he kept lamenting about me online. Now he was making such a big fuss. What was his purpose? “Hasn’t Mia been taking good care of you all these years?” “Lily Quinn, don’t go too far. She’s my sister.” I originally didn’t want to rehash old grievances with him, but he really disgusted me. If Mia hadn’t added me on SnapChat a few days before the wedding, Sending me daily updates about how Ethan was taking care of her, I wouldn’t have known he was actually impatient about the wedding, eager to chase after his true love. “Right, if she’s not your sister, how could you openly sleep together and have an affair?” “Let me go home. They’re waiting for me.” I looked at him with amusement, already feeling the man’s anger about to erupt. “Lily, why do you keep challenging my bottom line?” Ethan’s eyes were gloomy. He didn’t understand. He had done so much, why was Lily still being unreasonable?
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