Under the solemn national emblem, the senior officer asked me, “Jack Foster, are you sure you want to become an undercover detective?” “I’m sure,” I replied firmly. To become an undercover detective, the first step was to erase all traces of my past life. My current name would completely disappear from this world. So, I would be arranged a fake death by the authorities, and then live again with a new identity. As I returned from the police station, before I could reach the bedroom door, I heard a woman’s soft moans coming from inside. With a numb expression, I looked at the wide-open door, mentally counting how many men Sophia Sanders had brought back this time. For three years of our marriage, she brought back a different man who looked like me every day. She deliberately left the door open, shamelessly making love in front of me, all to get revenge for my abandonment years ago. But this time, when the woman inside made a sound, I was stunned. Lost in thought, it was already over inside. Sophia walked out wrapped in a towel, her legs trembling. She looked at me, her eyes cold. “You’re back just in time. We’re out of condoms. Go buy some more.” She took out a thick wad of cash from the nearby drawer and threw it directly at my face. “The rest is your tip. Isn’t money what you love?” My face stung from the bills, but I didn’t pick up the money on the ground. Instead, I looked at her with red eyes. “After sleeping with so many men all these years, why couldn’t you leave Ryan alone?” It was cruel beyond measure. She knew very well that Ryan Johnson was my best friend. Sophia’s eyes were cold as ice. She sneered, “Back then, did you spare me?” My heart suddenly ached as those memories came flooding back. Sophia and I were high school sweethearts, the campus beauty and the campus heartthrob, known as the model couple in school. We had promised to get married when we came of age, but at the peak of our love, I suddenly broke up with her and left the country with a rich kid. On the day I broke up with her, she chased after me for a long time with tears in her eyes. Such a proud person, begging me over and over not to break up, saying that she would definitely grow up one day. She begged me not to rush, to wait for her, begged me not to fall in love with someone else. But I was so cold, unwilling to say even a word to her. I even watched her get into a car accident while chasing after me, without looking back. That accident was very serious, causing her kidney to rupture. She needed a kidney transplant to survive. She lay on the operating table covered in blood, but still insisted on crawling up to call me. But the calls she made with all her strength were all hung up. Love cuts deep, and hate cuts deeper. From that day on, Sophia hated me to the core. She spent four years establishing herself at the top of the business world, becoming a female billionaire. And the first thing she did after achieving fame and fortune was to use her power and influence to force me to marry her, and then bring one man after another home to humiliate me. But only I knew that breaking up with her back then wasn’t because I didn’t love her, nor because I was greedy for money. It was because I had no choice. My father was an undercover cop. When his mission failed and his identity was exposed to the drug lords, after killing my father, the criminal gang started taking revenge on my family. After receiving the news, we fled as a family. To avoid implicating Sophia, I had no choice but to break up with her. On the way, I learned that she had been in a car accident. I risked my life to run to the hospital to donate a kidney to her, but had to hurry back home before she woke up. But I never expected that my entire family – four elderly relatives, my mother and my sister – would all be brutally killed by the drug dealers. Only I miraculously escaped with my life. Thinking of how my family was brutally murdered, my eyes involuntarily turned bloodshot. Seeing my red eyes, Sophia spoke coldly, but with a hint of expectation in her eyes: “What, you want to say you had difficulties back then?” Coming back to my senses, I just shook my head firmly. “No difficulties. You didn’t misunderstand, I’m just that kind of person who loves money and fame.” I couldn’t explain the difficulties then, and even more so now. I carried the blood debt of my entire family. Sophia and I were destined to never have a future together. These years of time were stolen by me. Now that I’ve decided to inherit my father’s badge, the mission is life-threatening. I’ll probably be reunited with my family soon.
Seeing me like this, Sophia’s face darkened even more. She looked at me coldly, her tone carrying more anger. “If not, then get out and buy condoms.” I said nothing, just picked up the money from the ground and went out. After buying the stuff, I put the condoms at the door, then went back to my room and locked the door. That night, the intimate sounds from the next room never stopped. As if to deliberately get revenge on me, Sophia was especially gentle when saying sweet nothings to Ryan. “Darling, I love you so much.” “You should love me forever too, never leave me, okay?” And these sweet words were all things I used to say when making love to her before. Back then, we didn’t have much money, living in a tiny 200 square foot rental apartment, but we were so in love. I had countless fantasies of growing old with Sophia, having a son and a daughter, living happily ever after. But those memories were like flowers in a mirror and the moon’s reflection in water – no matter how beautiful, they would never return. I cried all night, waking up to find my pillow soaked through. I told myself, Jack Foster, this is the last time you cry for her. When I went downstairs, they were both already awake. Before, the men she brought back never stayed overnight. Ryan was the first, and also the only one to have breakfast here. The housekeepers were obviously busier than usual. I then learned that today was Ryan’s birthday, and Sophia was throwing a grand birthday party for him at home. When the party started, many friends from their social circle came. They warmly greeted Ryan, as if he was the master of this house. Sophia gave him plenty of face, holding his hand as they accepted everyone’s toasts. After he blew out the candles and made a wish, she lavishly gifted him a million-dollar diamond watch. In the heat of the moment, the two even passionately kissed in front of everyone. The crowd below applauded enthusiastically. The looks they gave me were full of undisguised pity. “To be a husband reduced to this state, how pitiful.” “Who doesn’t know that I’m now the laughingstock of the entire social circle? If it were me, I’d just find a place to hide away.” “Yet I act like nothing’s wrong, without any reaction at all.” I pulled my lips into a bitter smile. I had suffered too much pain already. What was this level of humiliation compared to that? Midway through the party, Ryan found me in a place where no one else was around. “It’s been a whole day. Aren’t you going to ask me why?” I shook my head faintly: “There’s no need to know anymore.” Ryan was my best friend, so he also knew about what happened years ago. All these years, he had witnessed firsthand how much pain I was in. He couldn’t bear to see me with red eyes, looking at the bedroom photos Sophia sent, crying countless times. He wanted to call her so many times to tell her the whole truth. It was me who stopped him, saying that no matter what we did, it wouldn’t change the outcome between the two of us. Now, Ryan looked at me with bloodshot eyes. There were too many emotions hidden in those eyes, making it impossible to understand. “Jack, you know I hate it most when you’re like this, acting like you don’t care about anything. You don’t know anything, so of course you don’t know that I’ve secretly liked her for many years.” “But her heart only had you in it. I know you’ve been in agony because of her these past years, but do you know what kind of life she lived after you left?” “For you, she drank alcohol all day, drinking until she vomited blood. She stayed alone in the apartment you two used to rent, spending night after night there. The photo you left her was kept in her wallet for years. Once when she encountered a robbery, she’d rather be stabbed multiple times than let the wallet be taken away, just to protect the only memento you left her. She even brought you back home after becoming successful, bringing so many men back, just to make you admit defeat to her. As long as you said you still loved her, she would forget everything and reconcile with you without hesitation.” “Jack, she’s such a proud person, yet she lowered herself to such an extent for you. She hates you, but she loves you even more.” Saying this, he paused for a moment. “You know what? I hate you too. I hate that even after you’ve treated her like this, she still won’t let you go.” “Actually, Sophia wasn’t planning to keep me originally. All the men she brought back over the years looked like you, but I don’t look like you at all. But I’ll be the man who stays by her side the longest.” “Do you know why? Because I lied to her, saying that kidney from back then was donated by me.” I just listened quietly, not saying a word. Seeing me still silent, Ryan’s breathing gradually became rapid. After a long while, he finally spoke: “Jack, you haven’t given me a birthday gift this year. But what I want is only one thing – I want you to give Sophia to me.” Hearing this, I was silent for a long time. Just when Ryan thought I wouldn’t answer, I opened my mouth. “Okay.” Ryan smiled, tears in his eyes. “Since you’re giving her up, then do it thoroughly. Make her heart completely free of you.” As he finished speaking, he let go of the handrail he was holding onto and closed his eyes, falling backwards!
The huge noise startled everyone. When Sophia saw Ryan lying on the ground covered in blood, her face darkened to the extreme. “Jack Foster! You’re asking for death!” She helped Ryan up and hurriedly pushed open the door to leave. The party ended unhappily. I was also taken to the hospital by the bodyguards. I heard that Ryan had lost a lot of blood, and coincidentally my blood type matched his. So Sophia ordered me to donate blood without hesitation. Blood donation requires a simple physical examination, where past surgeries and medical history would be revealed. I couldn’t let Sophia know at this point that I had donated a kidney to her. Thinking of this, I immediately put on an act of being mean: “I won’t donate. My blood type isn’t rare, why does it have to be me?” Sophia took out a thick wad of cash from her pocket and threw it hard at my face. “Isn’t money what you love? How much do you want? I’ll give you as much as you want. Will you donate now?!” I looked at her with a numb expression as she threw wad after wad of cash at my face. It felt like a knife was cutting deep into my heart. After she had thrown six or seven wads in disgust, I finally crouched down to pick up the scattered bills one by one. I forced a smile and looked at her. “Why didn’t you give it earlier? Such a waste of time.” With that, I walked straight to the blood donation room. After the examination, the doctor looked at the report in his hand and shook his head. “This gentleman has had surgery before and is missing a kidney. He has a history of major blood loss. Blood donation is not recommended.” Sophia’s brows immediately furrowed into a frown: “What do you mean missing a kidney?” Before I could speak, Sophia coldly said: “What, for my money, are you going to make up some lie about how you donated the kidney to me back then?” My heart ached sharply. I forced a smile and nodded. “Yeah, I didn’t expect you to see through it.” Her face darkened to the extreme. She grabbed the doctor’s collar and said through gritted teeth: “I don’t care how much money Jack gave you to lie, I’ll give you double.” “Draw as much blood from me as Ryan needs.” The huge needle pierced into my vein, making me tremble involuntarily. As the blood drained drop by drop, my body grew colder and colder. The world in front of me started to blur. I don’t know how many vials of blood were drawn before I finally couldn’t hold on any longer and passed out. When I woke up, it was already dark. There was a rice cake I loved to eat on the bedside table. In the past, whenever I wasn’t feeling well, Sophia would brave wind and rain to buy this for me, no matter where she was, to cheer me up. She said she was poor now and could only afford to buy me these things, but in the future she would definitely give me the best. Thinking of how she used to hold me and comfort me so gently, my heart started to throb painfully, aching to the point of suffocation. I took the rice cake from the table and mechanically put it in my mouth, swallowing it bite by bite. When I went out, I happened to see Ryan in the next hospital room, leaning against the bed and acting coquettishly towards Sophia. “Sophia, it’s too hot.” Sophia gently blew on it to cool it down, then brought it to my mouth again. I took a bite and pouted: “It’s not sweet enough.” Sophia didn’t get impatient. She just smiled and took out a piece of candy from her pocket, unwrapped it, and fed it into my mouth. I blinked and said again: “It’s still not sweet enough.” This time, Sophia put down the bowl in her hand and directly cupped my face, kissing me tenderly. A moment later, the two separated. Ryan hugged her in his arms, his tone affectionate. “Sophia, don’t love Jack anymore. Love me, okay?” Her gaze happened to meet mine at the door. There was a moment of silence in the air. She looked at me, her eyes cold. “I don’t love him anymore. I never will again.” I said nothing, just pulled my lips into a sad smile, then turned and left.
During these days in the hospital, Sophia’s doting on Ryan was known to everyone. I was alone in the hospital room, with no one coming to see me. The intern nurse thought I was single, and one day she boldly came to ask for my contact information. As luck would have it, Sophia happened to witness this. She looked coldly at the two of us, saying nothing, but the light in her eyes was frighteningly cold. That night, I saw the fireworks show she had prepared for Ryan. The fireworks were so grand that they lit up the entire night sky. Everyone in the hospital couldn’t help but run out to watch. I stood under the fireworks, admiring the beauty that wasn’t meant for me. Fireworks are fleeting, just like my happiness. The intern nurse who was supposed to check on me never appeared in front of me again. For the next few days, until I was discharged, I didn’t see her again. On the day of discharge, Ryan insisted on taking me along. “Sophia, let’s bring Jack too. It’s inconvenient for me to take a taxi alone.” Sophia looked at me coldly, her tone icy: “Ryan, don’t be too kind to me, or you’ll be eaten alive.” “Besides, Jack is very good at seducing women. There are plenty of people willing to take him home.” I didn’t say anything, but in the end I still got into her car. Halfway through the drive, Sophia suddenly received a phone call saying there was a business dinner she had been invited to for a long time. Ryan immediately begged her to take both of them along, saying he had been cooped up in the hospital for many days and wanted to go out and see the world. Sophia didn’t refuse. The three of us arrived at the dinner together. Everyone only saw her holding Ryan’s hand, so they thought I was Sophia’s husband and turned their gazes towards me walking behind the two of them. “Ms. Sanders, who is this gentleman?” She glanced at me coldly and said: “Him? He’s our housekeeper.” “I brought him to take care of Ryan.” My heart suddenly stopped, but I didn’t say a word in protest. Midway through, someone came to toast Sophia. She just coldly waved her hand at me. “Drink up. I didn’t bring you here to enjoy yourself.” “Don’t worry, I won’t shortchange you on money.” I smiled and raised the wine glass without hesitation, downing the contents in one gulp. Seeing how she didn’t care about me, everyone crowded around me, forcing me to drink. I accepted every toast. At one point, a middle-aged woman, under the pretext of toasting, discreetly felt me up. After being pushed away by me several times, she put her hand on my abs again. In the dimly lit corner, Sophia’s eyes watched the woman’s movements, her gaze growing darker and darker. I don’t know how long I drank, but I felt dizzy and the world was spinning. I got up to go to the bathroom to wash my face. When I came out, that middle-aged woman was walking towards me step by step. A bad premonition rose in my heart. I quickly backed away, but the woman moved faster, covering my nose and mouth with a cloth soaked in drugs. My body grew heavier and heavier, and my blood seemed to boil instantly. I struggled as I was dragged towards the end of the hallway. In the last moment before I was pushed through the door, I kicked the woman’s foot hard. Taking advantage of her pain and loosened grip, I pushed her away and staggered out. I hid in a random room, my body feeling like it was about to explode from the heat. The cloth from earlier must have been drugged. I knew I had been drugged! In my hazy state, the door was pushed open and a tall woman walked in. Against the light, I couldn’t see her face clearly. I thought she was a waitress from the private room and rushed towards her in panic. I grabbed her hand tightly: “Help me find a woman, quick!” The newcomer’s voice was cold: “Do you know what you’re saying?” I bit my lip hard, forcing myself to be a little more clearheaded. “I… I can’t die. Please, I’m begging you…” The person laughed coldly: “Why do you need to find a woman? Am I not good enough?” The familiar voice made me instantly sober up. I opened my eyes to see Sophia standing in front of me. Using my last bit of strength, I pushed her away. “You can’t… you can’t…” Sophia’s face immediately darkened to the extreme. She angrily rushed forward and tightly gripped my neck. “Why can’t I?” “Didn’t you say you wouldn’t leave me as long as I had money?” “I have money now, so why can’t I?” I was stunned for a moment. After a while, tears fell uncontrollably, and I said in a trembling voice: “Because you’re… Sophia Sanders. You’re my Sophia.” As soon as the words fell, it was as if a huge wave had been stirred up. She completely lost control and pressed me against the wall, kissing me.
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