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CHAPTER 4MercyBradley held my arms very hard. His fingers pressed into my skin. It felt like he was holding a stranger, not his wife. His face was dark with anger, like he did not know me anymore.His grip hurt so much. My bones felt weak, like they could break. I did not know what he was thinking. I never knew what went on in his mind, and that always scared me.As he pulled me down the big stairs, his chest moved fast with anger.“Bradley, please calm down! I… I didn’t do anything!” I cried. Tears ran down my face. Outside, heavy rain was falling, just like my tears.When he dragged me out of Serenity Pines Estate, the cold rain hit my body. Every drop felt sharp and cold. My head still felt strange from the drug the kidnappers forced on me before. My eyes were blurry and my mind felt slow.“No, Bradley!” I begged. I hoped he would stop and listen to me. I needed him to believe me. I was not guilty. Someone set me up.But his voice was cold.“Stay there!” he said and pushed me out

CHAPTER 3“I gave you this job! We spent millions on this movie, and now the audience says the story is confusing. On top of that, the lead actress is involved in scandals and people are complaining!” My father shouted loudly in his big office.“Fix it!” he yelled again while throwing papers at me that had been neatly placed on his desk just a moment ago.I tightened my fist and walked out of his office.Problems kept happening again and again at Luminary Productions, and every single time my father pushed all the responsibility onto me.This had become normal between us at work. Even when he was the one who created the problems, he still blamed me because I was supposed to become the next president of production. According to him, it was my duty to see problems before they happened.But when would he finally give me that position?I had already been learning under him for two years, yet nothing seemed to change.Most days I almost lived inside the office. I worked hard just to satisf

CHAPTER 2To calm my mind, I tried not to think too much about what I had just heard about Mayra coming back.I went back to my house chores, trying to focus on cleaning. A few hours later, Mrs. Thompson’s daughter came by with her three children. The kids ran happily across the shiny floor and jumped on the couch, leaving dirty marks everywhere. After eating a few snacks, they soon left with their mother.When I looked at the clock again, it was already two in the afternoon. The ladies finally finished their card game. They left orange peels, biscuit wrappers, and empty cups scattered on the table and floor, not caring about the mess they made.One by one they walked out of Serenity Pines Estate. Just before leaving, my mother-in-law turned to me and said, “Oh, I almost forgot. Bradley asked me to remind you about tonight’s dinner at the Heritage Harvest Hotel. Don’t forget.”After saying that, she walked toward the black Mercedes-Benz waiting outside while the driver held the door o

CHAPTER 1“Did you ever, even for one moment, think you could love me?” Mercy asked softly, her voice full of hope as she looked at Bradley’s hard and serious face.“Don’t make me laugh, Mercy. Everything between us was only for pleasure and business.”With a sad heart, she signed the divorce papers, still holding a small hope that one day she would meet a man who would truly love her and see how special she was.MercyOn a quiet night at Serenity Pines Estate, the place I have lived in for three years, the small click of the door told me my husband had arrived. My husband is Bradley Cornell, who is competing to become the president of Luminary Productions, a big entertainment company.I stood up from the sofa where I always waited for him and looked at the clock on the wall. It was already very late. It was one in the morning.The heavy wooden door slowly opened, and Bradley walked in with shaky steps. The strong smell of alcohol came into the room before he did. His arm was resting