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In the middle of the night, I could not fall asleep. Chris's words were still playing in my mind.Did I really make Xin give up on his girlfriend? But he should have said no if he did not like me! Why did he have to agree to marry me and then ask for a divorce later on?Suddenly, my door was pushed open, and someone badged in. I sat up in fear, ready to scream.But seeing that it was Xin, I sighed in relief. The only thing I did not understand was what he was doing in my room at such a time.“I won't sign the divorce papers,” I began to say. That was the first thing that came to mind. I thought he was there to ask for it.But he suddenly covered my mouth. “Shh!“ He said. “You are not allowed to say anything.“I was shocked, but the strong stench of alcohol on him made me tremble. I tried pushing him away. “You are drunk,” I said.For the one year that Xin and I were married, I had never seen him that drunk. Did he overdrink because he was celebrating his ex-girlfriend's return?But he shook his head. “Noo! I am not drunk,” he said, pressing me on the bed beneath him.My heart began racing as he looked into my eyes. For a second, I did not know how to react. He had never taken the initiative to touch me.“Xin… you…” I tried to speak, but he pressed his lips against mine and began kissing me.At that time, I wasn't sure if that was supposed to be a good thing or not. He was finally willing to touch me! But also, it was at a time when he was asking for a divorce.“I have done you a lot of wrong. I am sorry,” Xin said, and his hands began moving over me.“Xin! Stop!“ I shouted and tried to stop him. But he pinned me down. I could not match the energy of a drunk man.“It is fine! I really want you,” he said, going through with what he wanted. "I want to make it up for you."…In the morning, when I woke up, the place beside me on the bed was empty. But I could not forget what had happened at night.For the first time in the one year that I was married, my husband touched me. But that was not the only thing.I sighed angrily when I remembered the name that he had called before he fell asleep.Skye! That was it.It was then that I realized that he had come to my room by mistake. The woman he wanted to be with was Skye!Not sure about what to do, I dragged my sore body to the washroom and cleaned up. It hurt everywhere.But my heart was in more pain. There was no one to comfort me. There was no one I could talk to.It seemed like all that time, the only person he thought about was Skye! Anyway, she was his life savior, and maybe someone with a better status than me.…I walked to the restaurant that Chris had told me about with a beating heart. I was praying that I didn't find something that would break my heart more.I looked around carefully, then I saw them. At the corner, there were Xin and a woman. I knew that it was his ex-girlfriend.But what shocked me was the smile on Xin's face. I had never seen him smile after our marriage.He acted so sweetly and happily. I watched as he helped put food on the girl's plate and even wiped the food at the corner of her lips.My heart went cold. I had never received that kind of treatment from him. In fact, I was the one who always tried to be nice to him.I had always overlooked my own happiness for him. I burned my fingers trying to cook food for him. I did not sleep until late at night just to wait for him.I never asked him a question when he did not talk to me. He had never even taken me to meet his family.A tear fell from my eyes as I took a step forward. I just wanted to make sure that I was not seeing the wrong person.“Xin?“ I called, and tears fell from my eyes when I saw that it was actually him.He was shocked to see me. He stood up with a start and looked at me. “What are you doing here?“ He asked.I shook my head and looked at the girl seated opposite me. She was looking at me with a questioning gaze.“Who is she?“ She asked with raised brows. I could tell that she looked down on me.Xin held her hand softly. “Don't worry, I will handle this,” he said.I looked at his hand on top of the girl's, and my stomach chunned. I was very stupid.He roughly grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the restaurant. “What do you want? Did you sign the divorce papers?“ He asked coldly.I laughed sadly. The tone he used on me was very different from the one he had used on that girl. He surely hated me.“Are you still going to divorce me after yesterday night?“ I asked with a shiver.And he quickly shook his head. “Yesterday was a mistake. I was drunk, and I don't remember anything. Forget it ever happened,” he said, his voice serious.“Huh! I expected the same,” I said, wiping away my tears. “I only want you to answer me one question.“He looked at me, and I knew he was ready to hear the question. “Do you love her?“ I asked.He was silent for a while before he nodded. “That's not a secret. She is the only one I ever loved.“A lump formed on my throat, but I still nodded. “Mmh, I understand,” I said, turning around to leave. There was no need to waste any more time there.Xin seemed to have come back to his senses when I called him. He dropped the gun he was holding and held tightly onto me.“Bella, are you still there?“ He asked, his body trembling.I could feel that I was actually losing consciousness. So I could only groan at him. There were so many things that I wanted to tell him, but I could not.“Hang in there!“ He shouted and rushed to his car. “I am going to make sure that you are fine.““Xin…” I called. To be honest, I never felt like I could make it. “Take care… of Little Lion,” I said.“Bella!“ Xin called out fearfully, and that was the last thing I heard from him.…I tried to move my hand to get rid of the thing that was obstructing my breathing. However, I felt numb, like my body didn't belong to me.“Mommy?“ I heard a small voice beside me, and I quickly opened my eyes.I was confused for a second as I stared at the child before me. “Little Lion?“ I called. Wasn't I dead?“Mommy? You woke up?“ Little Lion asked and sprang to his feet. “
I felt my blood boil in anger, but I was too scared at the same time. I pulled Little Lion into my arms and hugged him tightly.He had been shot in the arm, and he was bleeding. I was scared that I would lose him if I wanted any longer.“I'm fine, mommy. We have to get out of here,” Little Lion said weakly. He was biting on his teeth, obviously trying to suppress the pain. And that hurt me even more.“Hold on a little longer, baby,” I said, standing up. I took the gun that he had been holding and pointed straight at the man in front of me.The others tried to shoot, but they were too slow for me. I shot at them, knowing that it was either me and my son or them.In a split second, most of them were lying on the ground. I didn't want to check whether they were breathing or not.The others, including my mom, looked a bit scared. They no longer dared to shoot.I took another gun from the man lying closest to me and pointed at them. "I am going to walk out of this place with my son," I sai
Knowing that he was talking to Old Xin, I felt so annoyed. “Old Xin, I want to talk to you. Why are you a coward? Come out and face me!“ I shouted.Why was he hiding in the shadows while trying to take advantage of us? If he wanted to kill us, then he should have done it himself.However, two men walked forward and captured me. “Watch your tongue, young lady,” they said.I struggled against them when they tried to pull me towards the gate. “You have to live and never come back. If you show up ever again, he is going to kill you,” one of the men said.I struggled intensely. “I am not going anywhere. I want to see my son. What have you people done to him?““Stop!“ Someone shouted when the gate was opened. And seeing that it was my mom, I felt even more terrible.The men paused, but they didn't say anything to her. They just stared at her calmly, as though nothing she said mattered.“I will get her out of here. She is going to leave and will never show up again, right, darling?“ She aske
“Killed? He won't kill his own grandson,” I said. Was something wrong with Kaycie?But she took the phone and threw it far away. I was sure it was broken into tiny pieces. “He is willing to kill Little Lion. Do you think he cares about a grandson who doesn't listen to him?“ She asked.Though shocked by the fact that she seemed to understand Old Xin so well, I thought Little Lion was more important at the time.His new phone indicated that he was within fifty meters of range. I had to find him before anything happened to him.I pushed Kaycie away and ran back into the house, checking every room and box that I could find on the way.And when I could not find him, I ran for the nearby houses. I didn't care about what others thought of me. I would know what to do after I found him.“Stop it, Bella. You are going to get yourself killed,” Kaycie said, running after me. But it was just too late for that.…“Hello? Hey, Bella. Are you there?“ Xin asked in fear when Bella stopped talking all o
I looked at her in confusion. “Mom? Is that why you called me here? Is that why you didn't want Xin to know I was coming?“ I asked.Kaycie held my hand. “Darling, it is for your own good. Once everything is settled, you can come back,” she explained.But I couldn't listen to her. I wasn't going to lose everything that I had once again. “I'm sorry, mom. I am going back.“She quickly held my hand and stopped me from going. “You are an idiot, Bella. That man is going to kill you. He gave you the lady chance to live. Don't go back,” she insisted.And I stopped to look at her in shock when something rang in my head. “You are working with him, aren't you?“ I asked.Her lips moved, but she didn't say no. I couldn't help but sigh angrily. “You have been working with her all this time. You sold him the company. Mom, what changed?“ I asked, tears welling in my eyes.She shook her head, her Dave turning pale. “Darling, everything I did was for our own good. We both wouldn't be here if I didn't d
…Once Little Lion was dropped off at the old mansion and Xin left, Old Xin made a call.“I have him here. How are things on your end?“ He asked.“Settled. She is on her way,” said the person on the other side. “It will be done soon.“Old Xin sighed in relief. “You will receive the amount on your account the moment you have it done,” he said and hung up.But when he turned around, he saw Little Lion standing behind him. He coughed awkwardly. “What do you want to eat for dinner, dear?“ He asked.Little Lion looked at him calmly for a while before raising his brows. “Do you want to hurt my mommy again?“ He asked.The old man pursed his lips. But he couldn't let himself be exposed at such a time. “What are you talking about?“ He asked, faking ignorance.Little Lion shrugged. “I don't know who you were talking on the phone with, but if you hurt my mommy, I will never forgive you,” he said and walked away.Old Xin quickly walked after him. “Kid, what makes you think that I want to hurt you