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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My husband’s “first love” was raped and pregnant, and I, the lawful wife, also happened to be pregnant. On the day of delivery, Gavin Sterling handed me a divorce agreement at my bedside. “Lila wants to make a comeback, there can be no scandals. You have to make room for her and the child.” I picked up the pen and signed cleanly. In my previous life, I refused to divorce, holding my son and crying on a live stream, ruining her future. She was cancelled by the whole internet, lost all her family assets, and slit her wrists. Later, Gavin handled her funeral calmly. Then he tacitly allowed her followers to create an “accident”, burying the lives of me and my child. It wasn’t until the moment I closed my eyes that I understood the chill in his eyes when he turned away. He wished me dead. Opening my eyes again, I returned to the moment he handed me the divorce agreement. Chapter 1 Because of premature birth, my son Leo was sent to the NICU as soon as he was born. Gavin handed me a divorce agreement at this time. “You know, Lila was a Prima Ballerina before the accident. These months have already made her miss the performance season.” “If the scandal of having a child out of wedlock breaks out again, her dance career will be completely ruined.” I just came out of the operating room, now every slight movement pulled the stitches on my abdomen. Since I was reborn to this day, it means God wants to give me a chance to choose again. “Divorce is fine, but handle the child’s birth certificate first, and I want compensation.” Gavin had prepared a long speech to persuade me. Now hearing me accept calmly, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. “Okay, two hundred thousand, enough right?” Gavin is the heir to the group, but only willing to give me two hundred thousand. I pinched the edge of the sheet, knowing it was useless to argue more, could only nod. He went to handle the certificate, I signed after confirming it was correct. Getting the agreement, Gavin couldn’t wait to find Lila. Not even a thought of looking at our child. In the next ward there was laughter and joy, family taking pictures around the newborn. Only I was alone, husband at this moment had become a stranger. Two days later Leo came out of the NICU. I wrapped the child in a soft swaddle, preparing to leave the hospital. Before getting in the car, I received a message from the secretary: “Miss Serena, please cooperate with forwarding the group’s statement.” Not yet officially divorced, I was already unworthy of the title “Mrs. Sterling”. To maintain Lila’s image, Gavin asked me to declare to the public that the divorce was due to fading feelings. I agreed, but my phone was about to die, planned to deal with it after going home. Back to the villa, I asked the butler to turn up the AC temperature, but no one answered. Holding the child towards the nursery, I heard them whispering in the kitchen. “Shameless, daring to bring back a child born of an affair.” “Young Master was soft-hearted not to pursue, she is not grateful but wants to split the property!” My steps paused, under heavy loungewear, cold sweat soaked my back. Agreed on fading feelings, how did it become me cheating? “What nonsense are you talking about!” I pushed open the kitchen door. The servants who used to respectfully call me “Young Madam” looked up, eyes full of contempt. Mrs. Zhao, the nanny, was the boldest, snorting directly at me. “Who’s talking nonsense? The statement is out, you were unfaithful in marriage and won’t let people say?” I hurried back to the room, turned on the news after charging the phone, the trending topic was “Sterling Heir Divorce Announcement”. “Due to Ms. Serena’s unfaithful behavior during the marriage, Mr. Gavin Sterling has terminated the marital relationship, hereby declared.” My brain roared, temples throbbing. Gavin, to pave the way for Lila, didn’t hesitate to completely ruin my reputation! Just as I wanted to defend myself in the comment section, the phone suddenly vibrated, waking up Leo in my arms. After answering, that familiar police officer’s voice was excited: “Ms. Serena, there’s a breakthrough in the case! You were taken from The Hamptons!” “We have combined with local police to screen missing children files, you need to come for a DNA test ASAP!” Heart broken by Gavin suddenly rekindled hope, tears fell silently. Since being kidnapped to this city at six, I haven’t felt the warmth of family again. I thought marrying Gavin was a new life, unexpectedly it was another disaster. But now, I might find my biological parents, my child can also have relatives who truly love him! Hanging up, I quickly packed simple luggage, turned to the nursery to get some necessities. Just holding the doorknob, the villa door was pushed open violently. “Serena, who allowed you to touch the things inside?” Gavin frowned, looking displeased. “I just want to get some change of clothes for the child.” “Those are prepared for Lila’s child, buy your own if you need.” Every item in the nursery was carefully selected by me during pregnancy. Now he wants to give them all to Lila’s child. Even though that child has no blood relation to him. I suppressed the bitterness in my heart, didn’t argue at this moment. Mrs. Zhao suddenly grabbed me with a stern face, dragging me out: “Young Master ordered us to go to the rehab center to take care of Miss Lila.” I was pulled until the wound hurt, said urgently: “I also just gave birth, need to rest!” Gavin didn’t look back: “So you have experience.” “Stop nagging, you grew up working hard, body is good, don’t need postpartum recovery.” He sat in the sedan, I was pushed into the van heading to the rehab center. Upon arrival, Lila was leaning on a recliner, five or six nursing staff attending. Seeing me, she pretended to get up: “Sister-in-law is here, please sit, hard work giving birth…” Gavin gently held her down, glanced at me: “She could get out of bed with a fever before, this is nothing.” “Serena, as long as you take good care of Lila, I’ll add another fifty thousand, good deal right?” Adding fifty thousand, indeed tempting. I bit my lip: “No, my child is alone at home unattended.” A trace of impatience flashed in his eyes, but Lila pulled his hand softly. “Brother Gavin, if Sister-in-law doesn’t want to take care of me, don’t force her, I don’t want to make it difficult for you.” Gavin held her hand tight, looking at me with only disgust: “Letting you take care of Lila is giving you a chance. You, an orphan with no one to rely on, marrying me brings no benefit, can’t even do this little thing well. Now serving Lila well is your only value.” He habitually belittled me, completely ignoring my pale face. Waved hand to let Mrs. Zhao go back to take care of the child. But Mrs. Zhao always looked down on me, how could she take care of the child sincerely! Gavin ignored me, ordered me to feed Lila nutritious meal. I looked back at the closed door, knowing I couldn’t leave for now. Had to drag my weak body to prepare meal for Lila. A spoonful of stew just sent to her lips, she suddenly leaned back, crying out in pain: “Hot!” Gavin snatched the bowl and threw it at my feet, soup splashing wet my pant leg. “What temper are you throwing! Burning Lila, you don’t think about eating today!” Lila leaned on his shoulder, teary-eyed: “Brother Gavin don’t be angry, Sister-in-law didn’t mean it…” “Don’t call her Sister-in-law, go handle divorce procedures tomorrow!” I was left aside, covered in stains, but no one cared. Chapter 2 The next day Gavin took me away from the rehab center and handled the divorce procedures. Walking out of the registration office, he got into the car on his own. “I’m going to order performance costumes for Lila, go back yourself.” He said with a dark face: “Serena, if you don’t arrive at the rehab center within forty minutes, bear the consequences yourself.” Car drove away, I turned to hail a taxi back to the villa. Just entering the gate, heard baby crying from the backyard storage room. That’s where gardening tools are stored! I rushed in, saw Leo casually placed on the cold stone platform. Beside clearly had prepared formula and diapers, but his little face was purple, crying weak. He probably hadn’t eaten since yesterday! Nor changed diaper! No time to argue with Mrs. Zhao, I picked up the child to feed and change. While burping him, Leo gave me a blurry smile, my eyes heated up, tears falling on his clothes. Lila’s child is cared for by everyone, my child is forgotten, even food and warmth are problems. “Leo don’t fear, Mommy takes you away.” Suddenly smashing door sound from outside, I just opened the door, Gavin’s slap arrived. “Serena! You dare bring shady people home!” I protected Leo, pushed into the living room by Gavin. Lila wrapped in shawl, surrounded by nursing staff followed in. Scene inside shocked me: Several strange men lying on the carpet in disorder, smell of alcohol soaring. Home in mess, seemed just experienced revelry. People sleeping in bedroom and study, even three people lying on master bedroom bed, clothes messy. I shook head in panic: “Not me! I didn’t enter the main house yesterday at all!” Mrs. Zhao stepped forward, heartbroken said: “Young Master, a group of people broke in last night, said Miss Serena gave them key card, invited them to party…” “They disliked baby crying noisy, so moved child to storage room…” I trembled all over, defended urgently: “I don’t know them! And yesterday I was at rehab center, how to give them key card?” “Yeah… Sister-in-law was taking care of me yesterday, Brother Gavin, why not ask these people?” Lila gently pulled Gavin’s sleeve. His cold face slightly eased, ordered to wake up the nearest man. “Who let you in!” Man drunk: “A woman named Serena gave key card, said this house empty, invited us to play… open another bottle!” What he shook in hand was exactly my access card, with a Chinese knot I braided myself hanging on it. I subconsciously touched pocket, empty. “No, my card lost, not me!” “Still dare to quibble! If not for Lila worrying about you, insisting coming back to stay, I wouldn’t know you had such dirty thoughts!” “You clearly wanted to fool around with these people here!” Gavin more impatient, ordered Mrs. Zhao to lock me into storage room. Behind came Lila’s soft persuasion: “Brother Gavin, Sister-in-law just playful, don’t be angry…” “Not punishing won’t remember! This house dirty, we go to South City apartment!” Storage room door locked dead, I watched through window as they drove away. Lila in the crowd looked back, giving me a victor’s smile. Late night, finally coaxed Leo to sleep, light suddenly went out. Thought storage room wiring aging, I opened phone to check ticket. Suddenly heard unlocking sound, Lila appeared under cold moonlight. Without others, her eyes surged with naked viciousness. “Divorced still want money? Serena, how are you so shameless!” I immediately protected Leo retreating to corner, narrow space nowhere to escape. “Lila, I never offended you, why press me repeatedly!” “Never offended? If not for you, the one marrying Gavin should be me!” I froze. Indeed, a person of unknown origin like me didn’t deserve entering Sterling family. Back then Grandpa Sterling had sudden brain hemorrhage fell on street, I sent him to hospital paid medical fee. Old man to repay kindness, threatened severing relationship to make Gavin marry me. We only registered, didn’t even have wedding. After marriage Gavin treated me as air, until one night he drunk broke into my room. Hit jackpot once. Grandpa Sterling died when I was two months pregnant, my last reliance gone. So Lila determined I stole her life? “You already got what you wanted, why kill all?” “No! If not you registered with Gavin, how would I go to bar drink, how have this bastard seed!” “All blame you! Serena, I want you to pay with life!” She grabbed corner gardening shears stabbing over, I dodged in panic. Next second she suddenly screamed shrilly, slammed hard against iron shelf edge, fell to ground. Gavin rushed in: “Serena! Are you crazy!” Lila’s arm bleeding, weakly fell in his arms: “Brother Gavin, I feared Sister-in-law uncomfortable here, came specially to visit…” “Who knew she scolded me as dancer, and hurt me…” Gavin pressed her wound distressedly, glaring at me: “Serena! Lila yields everywhere, why you push your luck!” “She still has to return to stage, you want ruin her dancing life!” Leo scared crying non-stop, I comforted while questioning: “Gavin, you believe whatever she says?” “Who else besides you! I saw enough of your poor and vicious face!” Gavin picked up Lila, signaled Mrs. Zhao to restrain me. “Go to hospital with me! If Lila scars affecting performance, I make you pay double!” Chapter 3 In hospital corridor, Mrs. Zhao lazy to mind me, went to end scrolling phone. Leo crying non-stop, I coaxed low, but he hard to calm due to fright. A lady with gentle temperament walked out from neighbor clinic, seeing me holding baby, handed a pack of tissues. “Wipe sweat, child maybe hungry.” Lady smiled gently, I nodded gratefully. Stranger’s kindness actually better than child’s biological father. Just changed diaper, seeing Mrs. Zhao still looking at phone, I held Leo wanting to go to stairwell. But ran into Gavin bringing Lila hurriedly. Moment looking up, another slap. “Bitch! Should have confiscated your ID earlier!” I stumbled from hit, Mrs. Zhao also surrounded. When I stood steady, Lila’s arm wrapped in gauze, sobbing in public: “Sister-in-law, before you divorced Gavin, we were just old acquaintances.” “How can you slander me as third party online, ruining me like this, better let me die!” Gavin held her, under eye signal, Mrs. Zhao took chance snatching Leo. “Return child to me!” I rushed forward, but Gavin choked my neck hard. Until I breathing difficult, face red then let go. “Start livestream now, admit you cheated, me and Lila innocent!” “Otherwise, you never see child again!” I gasped heavily, glimpsed Mrs. Zhao under Lila’s hint, covering handkerchief on Leo’s mouth and nose. She wants to suffocate my child! Leo’s crying weak, Gavin turned blind eye! He never treated Leo as biological flesh and blood! I knelt in terror: “Okay! I agree! Beg you don’t touch my child!” Before livestream camera, I held child, tears like rain admitting all “crimes”. “I am Gavin Sterling’s ex-wife Serena, divorced due to infidelity in marriage. Ms. Lila is innocent with him, everything is my rumor, my shamelessness, my jealousy…” Livestream ended, Gavin threw a new phone. “Sensible enough. This is new number, convenient for Lila to contact you.” “Lila soft-hearted, afraid you starve outside, left you nanny position…” I took phone obediently, sat in arranged car. Then taking advantage of red light interval, threw phone, held child ran straight to airport. Taxi sped in rain, my heart hit chest violently with wiper swinging. Leo twisted uneasily in arms, seemed to feel mother’s anxiety. I dared not look back, afraid that familiar black sedan followed behind like ghost. I knew, since Gavin confiscated my ID and phone, must thought I couldn’t fly. But he didn’t know, in previous life to cure Leo, I secretly sewed a interlayer in Leo’s small quilt, inside hidden that pair of jade earrings Grandpa Sterling gave me when married, and some private cash I saved these years. Arrived airport, bought a nearest flight ticket to The Hamptons with cash at counter. No ID was big trouble, luckily that police officer before to let me go over ASAP, sent me a police electronic investigation letter and extraction code for temporary ID, I operated trembling hands on kiosk for long time, finally got that thin paper. Until plane rushed into clouds, looking at city gradually becoming small outside window, I dared to let out a long breath. That city, buried my previous life, also almost buried my current life.

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After dating for seven years, Harrison and I were getting married. I was excitedly decorating the wedding venue, but unexpectedly clashed with someone over the location. The meticulously prepared venue was occupied by someone else. I complained to Harrison with dissatisfaction, but was ruthlessly interrupted by him. “Are you annoying? It’s just a venue, if this one doesn’t work, just change to another one.” I looked at Harrison in astonishment, puzzled by his sudden attitude. He didn’t contact me actively anymore, and my initiative was met with sentences of being busy. Until ten days before the wedding, I went to his office to find him. His voice came from the room: “Vivian, I promise, on the wedding day all guests will be at this venue, there will only be one bride over there.” “I haven’t changed the address on the invitation.” I froze on the spot in shock. Turns out it wasn’t a clash of venues, but a clash of grooms. Chapter 1 I went home soullessly. Didn’t know how many pedestrians I bumped into absentmindedly along the way. “Are you crazy? Watch where you’re going!” “Is she an idiot? Bad luck!” “Blind? Donate your eyes if you don’t need them!” Hearing this, I stiffened and smiled self-deprecatingly: “Yes, I am blind…” A trace of astonishment flashed in that person’s eyes, passing by me without a word. Probably misunderstood. But I didn’t want to explain. Heavy rain poured down, instantly soaking my body. But I felt nothing, cold water drops sliding down my face. Midnight, sure enough, I had a fever. In a daze, I received a phone call: “Lena, can you come to the Oriole Club to bring me some hangover meds? I’m confused by these guys pouring alcohol.” I froze, subconsciously got up to find hangover meds. When recovered, I hurriedly stopped my movement: “Sorry, I have a fever, can’t go.” The other side seemed astonished, jeering sounds came from beside: “Brother Harrison you lost, looks like you have to buy hangover meds for me yourself.” The coquettish voice was somewhat familiar. It was Vivian. I sneered lightly, the other side hung up the phone in a hurry. Midnight. Harrison came home smelling of alcohol. Dragged me up from sound sleep: “Are you sick? I was poured alcohol by brothers and you still made excuses dragging not to bring me meds.” “Do you still have me as your boyfriend in your heart?!” The smell of alcohol made my brain somewhat sober. I held my forehead, trying to steady myself: “I said, I have a fever.” Under this solemn emphasis, Harrison finally looked at me seriously. The flushed cheeks were enough to explain the problem. He was silent for a moment, whispered: “Sorry, I’ll sleep in the study.” I sneered, fell back on the bed. Now I couldn’t sleep either. Flirting sounds came from the next room. A bit noisy. Sleepless all night. Harrison walked out of the study with Vivian, refreshed. Seeing me, Harrison’s smile froze. Subconsciously widened the distance between him and Vivian: “Morning.” “Yesterday the drinking party ended too late, Vivian didn’t bring keys, so I brought her home first.” I nodded, moved aside walking towards the door. Harrison grabbed my wrist, I looked at him puzzled. He stuttered: “Where are you going? Shouldn’t we go see wedding dresses today?” I was stunned, turned and laughed: “Why don’t you two go see, I have business at the company.” Harrison seemed relieved, smile a bit more genuine: “Alright then, Vivian’s taste has always been good, definitely will satisfy us.” I agreed naturally. Notified the groom’s side relatives about changing venue, then notified my side relatives that the wedding was cancelled. Then I turned off my phone, I didn’t want to explain one by one. Turned to apply for a passport. The qualification for overseas study was obtained long ago. But as newlyweds, I didn’t want to be separated from Harrison for too long, so put it aside temporarily. Now the wedding couldn’t go on, I absolutely couldn’t give up this study qualification. But the moment I came out, I saw Harrison and Vivian walking out of the City Hall next door. Smiles overflowing on both faces. Until the moment we looked at each other, everyone froze. “Why are you here?” Not wanting Harrison to ask, I spoke first. Harrison paused, eyes subconsciously dodging. Chapter 2 Vivian extended her hand, climbing onto Harrison’s elbow. She was triumphant: “Brother Harrison accompanied me to do something.” I glanced at her lightly: “Congrats.” Harrison wanted to chase up to explain something, reached out but grabbed air. “Lena!” I didn’t stop, accelerated my pace. Evening. Harrison brought Vivian back again. I looked at the two calmly: “Want me to give up the master bedroom for you? Study probably can’t fit you right?” One sentence seemed to poke Harrison’s sore spot. His face became ugly: “Lena! Do you have to speak so sharply?” “How did you become like this?” “Like a shrew!” I found it a bit funny. Seemed I said nothing, did nothing. The hat of a shrew was already buckled on my head. I pointed at my head and smiled: “Wearing too many hats, I don’t know which hat I should wear most.” Harrison was uncomfortable for a moment. Soon slapped my face. “Giving you face? Don’t forget, this is my house! Eating mine drinking mine living mine! Still speaking sharply to me?” “Get out! You get out!” He pushed me towards outside. Didn’t give me a chance to take my phone. My face changed, when recovered I was already locked outside the door. “Harrison! Give me my phone!” I banged the door crazily. But this door never opened again. Autumn still carried chill, I rubbed my arms, goosebumps rising. Although this is the place I stayed since childhood, at this moment I am homeless. Penniless plus homeless, I could only choose to walk to the company. When arrived at the company, I was exhausted and paralyzed. Lying on the table fell asleep. Until next morning. With the help of company colleagues I bought a new phone, then dialed Harrison’s number. Phone wasn’t answered by him. Vivian’s voice came from receiver: “Brother Harrison, unknown number.” Harrison seemed impatient: “Unknown just hang up.” Vivian didn’t hang up after all. She probably guessed it was me. “Brother Harrison want to go apologize to Sister Lena?” “After all a girl, wants face…” Pretending innocent little white flower. This is my evaluation of her. I chuckled lightly, very clumsy trick. But Harrison’s words still successfully stunned me. “Care about her for what? Anyway in this city she has no other place to go.” “Didn’t even get phone in hand.” “Won’t last long before bowing to me.” The other side hung up. I blankly didn’t recover. So. He knew… I smiled bitterly. The heart thought wouldn’t fluctuate anymore actually still felt a trace of pain at this moment. I decisively dialed the phone again. “Why you still calling? Didn’t you hear just now?” Vivian’s impatient voice came over. “How cheap you are, sticking to Brother Harrison like a plaster, don’t you really know yourself?” I didn’t care about Vivian’s various attacks. Smiled faintly: “Let’s meet, have something to give you.” Vivian was suspicious. Hesitated for a moment, she still agreed. “Meet at South City Cafe.” I hung up, departed decisively. Time arrived, Vivian didn’t come to South City Cafe as promised. Chapter 3 “Lena! You want to bully Vivian again?!” “I said I have nothing with Vivian, how can you still trouble her?” Harrison’s impatient voice rang. Followed by a fierce slap. My cheek burned with pain. Smiled mockingly, looking at Harrison only felt extremely strange. “Hitting people indiscriminately, is this your family’s upbringing?” Harrison’s face became unusually ugly. He pursed lips, seemingly didn’t know how to refute. But since the one coming wasn’t Vivian, the thing in my hand didn’t need to be given out. “If I really wanted to trouble her, would I call you?” “Could I guess she would answer your phone? Really funny.” I pressed step by step, approaching Harrison. His face became uglier, retreating repeatedly. I felt bored, turned to leave. Harrison didn’t find me again, but the wedding was getting closer. With only one day left, he showed mercy and sent over a necklace. No packaging, no box. Only a bare necklace that lost its luster. “Isn’t this your favorite necklace? I bought it back for you.” I suddenly felt a bit funny. Looked up at Harrison solemnly: “If you think giving me a second-hand necklace that should belong to me but snatched by Vivian would make me cherish it, then you underestimate me too much.” Harrison felt guilty. Face red terribly. Propping up body gritted teeth: “How can you be so unreasonable?” “Your favorite thing is in hand, I am also by your side, what else not satisfied?” “After tomorrow, we two are husband and wife.” I looked at him with a half-smile, had nothing good to say. “I know.” Plain sentence, turned and left. “Where do you live these days? ID also at home, you wouldn’t…” He spoke suddenly, hand subconsciously pulled me. For an instant, I felt embarrassed. Anger rose from heart. Threw off Harrison. Eyes carried indescribable pain: “Harrison! Since you knew I had nowhere to go why kick me out?!” “Did you really…” His eyes dodged, guilty at this moment. Turned head away: “I thought you couldn’t last half a day before showing weakness to me.” At this moment, I was tired. “Forget it.” I didn’t want to pay attention to him anymore, strode forward. But downstairs of company, an uninvited guest was waiting for me long ago. “Lena.” I turned subconsciously, saw Vivian. “You received the necklace right? This counts as a little compensation from me and Brother Harrison to you, didn’t you like it most?” My gaze turned to Vivian, saw on her neck, wearing exactly the Heart of the Ocean worth over 100 million at recent auction. Sensing my gaze, Vivian raised head proudly, hand sliding over necklace. “Brother Harrison said you like that necklace, so exchange with Heart of the Ocean.” That tone, somewhat funny. “Just trash, keep it yourself.” Vivian exploded instantly. Incompetent rage. I didn’t pay attention. Next day I embarked on journey abroad. Ignoring those crazy phone calls from mad dogs—Vivian, Harrison. Before boarding, a huge force threw me heavily on the ground. “You abandoned wedding just to go abroad?!” Chapter 4 Vivian wearing wedding dress had tears in eyes, a pitiful look. As for Harrison, furious at this moment. I glanced at the two’s attire, inexplicably somewhat embarrassed. Body stained with lot of baffling dirt, like splashed by something. “Tsk, isn’t this wedding what you dreamed of?” “What? Without me, wedding can’t go on?” Vivian seemed to think of something, pressed on me crazily. “Do you know you ruined me?!” “If not for you, I would be happiest bride today!” Severe pain came from neck. Suffocation came head-on. Harrison aside looked at me with complex face, no intention to help at all. Moment. Finally security discovered my predicament now. “You… what are you doing?” “Continue we call police!” Several security guards rushed over, pulled Vivian off me. I breathed sigh of relief instantly. Thanked security brothers, turned and rushed to ticket gate. Boarded at fastest speed. Moment turning on phone, best friend Lindsay’s call came. “Lena you weren’t at scene today, don’t know how awkward it was.” “All guests were fooled, no one at wedding scene.” “Uncle Harrison angry badly, called Harrison over.” “Result matter of changing bride exposed on spot, Harrison and Vivian got beaten up good.” I couldn’t help laughing hearing this. This situation was guessed. Uncle Harrison loves face most, changing bride on spot to please mistress, can’t tolerate at all. I laughed: “I saw their embarrassment, Vivian even wanted kill me, but stopped by security.” Lindsay shocked. Her repeated concern warmed my heart. “But pity, I didn’t come to this city specially to see joke, just wanted see you.” I fell silent. For a moment felt a bit bad. “Sorry.” Lindsay seemed to smile, then spoke: “Relax, I only hope you happy, when settled, I visit you.” Hanging up phone, lost feeling of coming to foreign land rose spontaneously. But without those annoying existences. Days passed peacefully. Half year later. Long time no see old friends messaged me one by one greeting. Such weird situation surprised me a bit. But I asked carefully, couldn’t hear any news. Heavy rain pouring outside window, making my heart restless too. Bang bang bang bang— Violent knocking made me shiver. I walked carefully towards door, voice trembling: “Who is it?” Through peephole, didn’t see anyone. Instantly, hair stood up. Various guesses rose in heart. “Open door! I want go home!” A familiar voice made my soul fly. It’s Harrison! “Here isn’t your home, get out!” I roughened voice, said fiercely. I tried best changing voice, didn’t use mother tongue. Person outside still happy. “Lena, it’s you right?” “I know it’s you! This is your voice!” “I came find you, we stay together forever okay?” Harrison’s voice carried joy.

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After postpartum depression, I wanted to kill myself every day. Sean Hayes hugged me as I tried to jump off the building, tears streaming down: “I will definitely cure you. No matter what you become, you are my wife.” He chased criminals during the day, fed the baby at night, and took me to see doctors in the morning. His spirited eyes became sunken, but he never gave up. Another time after getting off work, the baby was crying from hunger. I was holding a knife cutting my arm on the side. He slapped me hard on the face: “If you can’t be a mother, why did you give birth to him? “Others are fine after giving birth, why are you so special playing postpartum depression! “Don’t you want to die? Here, use this!” He stuffed his service weapon into my hand and pressed it against my chin. I didn’t cry or fuss, obediently waiting for him to pull the trigger. Until the baby cried for “Mama”. Only then did I realize I should go hug him. A woman snatched him before me: “Mentor, look at yourself, stop harming the child, okay?” Only then did I know, Sean accepted a small apprentice. Lively, healthy. And very good at taking care of children. The way Sean looked at her was the same as he looked at me in the beginning. They looked more like a family. I, could go die. Chapter 1 The baby had a fever. My mental state was terrible all day. I didn’t even cover him properly with the quilt. I wanted to check on him, but was pushed away by Sean: “Take care of yourself.” One of them dressed the baby, the other picked him up. Perfect cooperation. I became an outsider. Standing aside watching them go out, go downstairs, drive away. Sean had no hostility when working with Willow. And Willow was really better at taking care of children than me. If I died, could Sean be with her? Would he feel better? I remember there was a whole bottle of sleeping pills left. Sean was afraid I would take them all when alone, locked them in the highest part of the cabinet. I stepped on a stool to try the password. Vaguely remember it was a birthday sequence. Mine. No. Sean’s. No. Baby’s. Also no. Hesitated for a moment. Entered Willow’s. Opened. Inside was not sleeping pills. It was a bottle of poison. Beside was his friend’s handwriting: “Death within three minutes after taking, cause of death easily determined as overdose of sleeping pills, but sister-in-law will be very painful, think carefully before using.” I smiled. Turns out… Sean long had the thought of killing his wife. But… why can’t I blame him? In the half year after giving birth, wasn’t I also feeling sorry for him? An ace detective, fighting wits and courage with murderers, also taking care of baby’s eating, drinking, and sleeping. Also guarding against wife’s suicide. I also wanted to help him share the burden. But no matter how hard I tried, couldn’t resist the impulse brought by this illness. The reasons keeping me alive besides his tearful begging not to die, was the baby’s “Mama”. Now, he didn’t want me to live. The baby didn’t cry when picked up by his little apprentice. I could die放心. Sean, wish you well. Swallowed the medicine, I lay on the bed. Only remembered dying here would scare them. Wanted to climb up to change place, but couldn’t anymore. I covered my mouth not to let blood vomit on the bed. Dazed, heard Willow opening the door again: “I came back to get baby’s change of clothes, Mentor you just focus on the case.” Muscles completely softened down. Chapter 2 Sean only came back the next day. Holding my favorite small cake in hand. He called me while changing shoes. No response after calling a few times. Detective’s sharpness made him remember something. Rushed to the cabinet fiercely, saw the unlocked lock. “Nora…” His hand opening the cabinet was trembling: “No… I beg you no…” Cabinet opened. Sleeping pill bottle placed well inside. Floating in mid-air I froze— How could it be sleeping pill bottle? What I took was clearly poison. He poured out the pills and counted. Missing two. Came to the bedroom. He saw the quilt bulging. Heaved a sigh of relief. Put the small cake into the refrigerator. Watching him fall on the sofa exhausted, I suddenly smiled. Maybe Sean really wanted to kill me. But at least, later he regretted. Swapped back the sleeping pills. Poison, might be swapped by Willow. While coming back to get clothes yesterday, swapped back sleeping pills again. But… Why don’t I blame her? I know I am not a qualified mother. Not a responsible wife. I only bring trouble to others. If someone can help me take good care of the people I love, I only thank her. Only hope after they have new child later, don’t forget my child. Chapter 3 Sean slept for a short while and was called to the unit by a phone call. By the time he finished the case and returned, it was already 8 PM. Mrs. Gable, who sells vegetables, was walking around downstairs with a vegetable basket. “Mrs. Gable?” He spoke. Mrs. Gable seemed to grasp a life-saving straw: “Oh my, you are finally back! Nora didn’t come to my vegetable stall today, doesn’t answer phone, doesn’t reply text. “Is she having another episode? I can’t enter this building door, you quickly go up and see!” “Mrs. Gable.” Sean smiled relaxedly: “She is not sick at all. “Her depression, is all fake.” “What?” I looked at him in disbelief. Mrs. Gable clenched the vegetable basket even tighter: “But she said, she would come to buy things from me every day, if one day she didn’t come, trouble me to go upstairs to check on her.” Sean took the vegetable basket, paid her: “Mrs. Gable, we were all deceived by her, her medical record is forged. “If not for my apprentice discovering the original document while handling a case, I really thought her depression was severe. “She just doesn’t want to take care of the child, later, you just don’t care about her.” I suddenly smiled. Tears fell. I finally know why Sean used such hurtful words to say me. As if I deliberately left the child, as if depression is my fault. Turns out… He thought I was faking it. Sean, can’t you see the wounds on my body? Can’t you see how desperately I cried? But… I closed my eyes. Doesn’t matter anymore. Willow’s purpose is just a Sean. And I, will only drag him down. Just treat me as faking it, it’s okay. Sean, as long as you can live well. As long as you take good care of the child. Mrs. Gable still hesitated: “But I look at her not like…” “That’s because we had a little awkwardness recently, I accepted a small apprentice, she is jealous and sulking.” Mrs. Gable sighed in relief. After instructing the young couple to live well, she left. Sean entered the door: “Mrs. Gable sent today’s vegetables, what do you want to eat?” No response. “Baby is in hospital, condition good, you don’t need worry too.” Still no response. “Nora.” His tone was a bit bad. “Can you stop faking? You don’t want to take care of child I take care, you want do what go do what, I don’t stop, don’t fake depression torturing me and child every day okay!” Still no response. Vegetable basket tightly clenched in his hand: “You rest assured, as long as you are not going out to meet lover privately, whatever you do I don’t stop!” A piece of silence. “Nora you endless is it!” Bedroom door pushed open. I shrunk in quilt. He seemed to just remember I took sleeping pills. “Bang!” slammed the door. Accompanied by a cold snort. Phone rang. This time, it’s Willow. “Mentor, power outage at my home, I am a bit scared…” Hostility on Sean’s face disappeared. Smiled gently: “A detective still afraid of dark?” That gentle tone was exactly like towards me back then. I was also afraid of dark. Power outage needed him accompany me. Willow’s voice slightly trembled: “Not really afraid of dark… “Just I fear Mentor’s wife like last time sabotage my home circuit, come in hurt me…” I froze. When did I do such thing? I looked at Sean. He should know. Even when I wasn’t sick, wouldn’t do such thing. But the action of him clenching the phone told me. He believed. “Relax, she took sleeping pills and fell asleep, I won’t let her hurt you again.” “But…” Willow somewhat shy: “I also a bit afraid of dark, Mentor can you… come find me?” Sean smiled: “With such reason, of course can.” Sean went to change clothes. I smiled bitterly. It’s okay. I know I am just a person who only brings trouble to others. Willow said these, nothing more than to let me vacate the position. I vacated. Just Sean didn’t discover temporarily. As long as after they marry, don’t ignore my child. Then I didn’t suffer grievance in vain. Sean came back again. Holding a bowl of corn porridge in hand. Bedroom lights off. He placed on bedside table. Turns out… afraid I wake up with no food to eat. I smiled bitterly— But I can’t wake up. Sean, just need you lift quilt to look. Can see me covered in blood. Forget it. I shook head hard. That too scary. Better he doesn’t discover. Chapter 4 I know Sean can’t just purely go accompany Willow. After all the way he looks at Willow. Exactly same as looking at me in the beginning. But watching Willow leaning in his arms, my heart still tightened inexplicably. In dim environment, Willow tightly close to his chest: “Mentor, actually… I took exam to enter just for you.” Sean who always kept distance with other women placed hands on her waist. Hugged very tight: “Thank you, without you, I still have to be kept in dark by her for lifetime, can’t get breathing chance.” “Then why Mentor doesn’t divorce?” Sean body stiffened. Pushed person away a bit: “I fear she cause harm to you.” “I don’t care getting hurt.” “But I care about you!” In darkness, two looking at each other. Willow cried. Buried in his chest, shoulders slightly trembling. I smiled bitterly— Won’t Sean. You two, I agree. Next day Willow left one step earlier. Sent car to pick up child from hospital. But didn’t send back to my home. I also understand. After all, how can I take good care of a child? Willow also needs to work. So sent to relative’s place. Sean asked a sentence when leaving: “Is baby okay?” “Relax, good in hospital, stay few more days can discharge.” I raised head fiercely. Sean chuckled: “Thank you for taking care of him these few days.” Wait… Wasn’t picked up? I wanted to pull Sean, but how can spirit pull entity! I could only follow behind him in vain: “Sean! Child not in hospital! She picked away! “Sean you go hospital look will know!” Sean looked back, touched Willow’s hair: “Recent case a bit tricky, I can’t take care of Leo. “Luckily have you, I really rest assured. “Wait this illegal drug manufacturing case solved, I treat you dinner.” “Aiya Mentor.” Willow patted back of his hand: “I’m not for a meal.” Sean breath stagnated. All adults, how possible not understand. But, he didn’t refute. I almost cried: “Sean! She lying! You hurry find child!” Car drove away. I saw Willow’s smile gradually disappear. Sean arrived office received hospital call. I widened eyes: “Is it about Leo missing? “Sean you hurry pick up! You hurry realize Leo can’t be found!” “Hello?” Familiar voice came from phone side: “Mr. Hayes, Ms. Nora already late whole day didn’t come for follow-up, her suicide tendency so serious, nothing happened right?” “Doctor, she is faking.” Opposite stunned: “Won’t be.” “Doctor, you don’t cooperate with her lie to me okay?” Sean sat before piles of case files: “My people already found your diagnosis original, I don’t want pursue your responsibility of accepting bribe, forging diagnosis. “But you also don’t cooperate with her come find my trouble okay?” “Mr. Hayes, you misunderstood, our diagnosis all directly given to you, Ms. Nora’s illness…” “Do you really think I dare not arrest you!” One sentence, doctor shut up. Hesitated a while then tentatively opened mouth: “Then… Ms. Nora okay right?” “Took sleeping pills, slept.” Sean no good temper. Doctor sighed relief: “That’s good.” I stared at phone anxiously. Waiting for pediatrics doctor call over. But whole day, no movement at all. I was forcibly torn by inexplicable force, couldn’t leave Sean. Followed him back home. Door opened, trash still appearance of that day sending Leo to hospital. Already grew maggots. Emitting disgusting smell. Home everywhere dust, no trace of cleaning at all. He angry: “Nora! You not sick at all! Fake what! Even dump trash unwilling!” No one responded. He exasperated packed trash threw to door. I still didn’t come out. “Nora, must I throw your real diagnosis on your face you can stop faking?” Bedroom still quiet. “What, you blame me staying out all night? “But you fake illness lie to me, let me like a fool turning around you, still fearful you suicide, even my promotion gave up, I haven’t blamed you. “On what ground you blame me!” Still no response. “Nora!” Door pushed open violently. Corn porridge on cabinet dried up. Didn’t drink a mouthful. “Nora?” Bad premonition generated in his heart. Quilt lifted violently. His pupils shrunk sharply. I looked at bed, also sucked a breath of cold air.

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