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A Face For A Face

A Face For A Face

Short Story · Romance
By:  Flying Crayon PigCompleted
Language: English
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Homewrecker

Bias

Marriage

Winning Back the Husband

Regret

Plot Twists

Tragic Love

When they strapped me to the operating table, I heard my wife comforting Leo Ferdinand outside the door. “Leo, don’t worry. In a little while, I’ll perform the surgery and swap your face with Carter’s. Once we hand him over to the police, you won’t have to worry about the hit-and-run case anymore.” A smile immediately spread across Leo’s face. “Riley, you’re the only one who’s ever been good to me, but... won’t Carter be angry? After all…” Riley let out a soft sigh. “Carter loves me so much, and your sister once saved my life. The least he can do is help you. I’ll make it up to him in the future.” Before I could even process what I had heard, the anesthesia took effect, and everything went black. When I woke up, my face was already wrapped in thick layers of bandages. To stop me from damaging this new face, Riley brought up our son. “Carter, please try to understand. If not for me, do it for our son.” In the end, I stopped resisting. With her own hands, she sent me to prison, and five years later, I was finally released.

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9 Chapters
Chapter 1
The day I was released from prison, I was wearing old clothes that had been washed so many times they had lost their color. I was so thin that I was little more than skin and bones. I looked nothing like the bright, handsome Carter Quince I had been five years ago.Riley West was waiting outside in her car.“Carter, you’re finally out.”I looked up, revealing a face that wasn’t mine, covered in scars. There was even the word "trash" carved into it.On my first day in prison, the other inmates heard that "I" had killed a child in a hit-and-run and fled the scene. So, they pinned me to the ground and branded that mark of shame onto my face. From that day on, beatings became part of my daily life.Riley froze for a moment. A trace of guilt flashed in her eyes before it disappeared.Just then, Leo Ferdinand leaned out from the passenger seat. His face had been altered, and he no longer looked quite like he used to. Then again, with Riley being one of the most renowned plastic surgeon
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Chapter 2
After returning home, I followed my memory and rushed straight toward the room that belonged to my son, Andy.“Andy? Buddy? Andy, Daddy's home.”The household staff stared at me in shock. At first, I thought it was because of my face. So, I quickly pulled out a wrinkled mask and put it on. I didn't want to scare Andy when he saw me.However, the moment I pushed open the door, I froze. The room that had once been filled with toys was now packed with miscellaneous junk. The stench of dust and garbage hit me hard, and my mind went blank. Slowly, I turned around and grabbed the nearest servant by the arm.“Where's Andy? Where did you take him?”The servant glanced at Riley, who had just walked up behind me, and hesitated to speak. A terrible feeling settled in my chest, and I started to panic.I grabbed Riley by the collar, asking, “Where is Andy, Riley? Where is he? You can't just neglect him because I wasn't there with him...”Riley closed her eyes. After a long struggle, she fina
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Chapter 3
I didn’t sleep the entire night. Instead, I spent every hour looking through photos and videos of Andy. The next morning, when Riley wanted me to accompany her to the prenatal check-up, I nearly collapsed to the floor. Riley quickly caught me.“Carter! What’s wrong? Are you feeling sick?”Leo shot me a malicious look before his expression suddenly turned pitiful.“I knew it. Carter never truly forgave me. If that’s the case, Riley, let's not keep this baby. That’ll make up for what I did to Carter!”Riley immediately comforted him. “What nonsense are you talking about? Carter has forgiven you, hasn’t he?”Her gaze drifted to the phone in my hand. It served both a warning and a reminder.I snorted and shoved her away.“Whatever.”Riley’s eyes darkened, but she said nothing as the three of us headed to the hospital.While Riley was undergoing her checkup, I desperately called my parents over and over. I wanted to tell them that I was finally home and that they could stop worry
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Chapter 4
Three days later, Riley came to pick me up exactly as promised. This time, Leo did not come with her. Maybe he had finally learned his lesson and was too afraid to provoke me.Riley drove me straight to her cosmetic surgery clinic.“Trust me, Carter. I’ll restore your original appearance. After that, we’ll go back to how things used to be. We’ll live our lives together again.”I wanted to say, ‘Unfortunately, Riley, we could never go back to the way we were.’Still, I didn’t refuse because I could no longer walk around with the face of the murderer who killed Andy. I would scare Andy so much.I lay down once again on the operating table. With the cold metal pressed against my back, memories of the past came flooding back, and my whole body trembled uncontrollably.Riley gently tried to calm me. “Carter, don’t be afraid. It’s all in the past now.”I handed her a USB drive.“Riley, make sure you listen to this.”She nodded. “Alright. I will.”Then, she instructed the nurses to
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Chapter 5
Inside the operating room, I was already long gone. All that remained on the operating table were stains of blood.Riley’s heart skipped a beat. When she looked up again, she saw a group of police officers standing inside the room. They were restraining Leo and several nurses.The moment Leo saw Riley, he looked as if his savior was here. He immediately started shouting, panic written all over his face.“Riley, save me! I don’t know why Carter called the police. They rushed in and detained all of us!”Riley’s hand trembled as she turned and shouted at him, “Then where’s Carter? Where is he? And whose blood is on the operating table?”The anxiety and fear on her face were plain to see. Startled by her reaction, Leo froze and couldn’t bring himself to respond.A police officer stepped forward and showed her his badge.“Ms. Riley, we received a report from Mr. Carter Quince. He claims that you and Mr. Leo Ferdinand fabricated evidence and sent Mr. Quince to prison in place of Mr. F
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Chapter 6
Riley used her influence to secure one day of bail. As for Leo, she brought him back with her as well.Back at home, the first thing Riley did was walk into the room and insert the USB drive I had given her into the computer. Almost immediately, an audio file popped up, and Riley frowned because it was Leo’s voice.“Carter, I deliberately ran over your child. Why should you get to be with Riley? Why do you get to have a happy family of three while I watch from the sidelines? You hate me for it? So what? All I did was cry a little, and Riley believed me. She thought your son ran onto the road himself, and she sent you to prison for five years. Hahaha!“I heard when your parents died, their bodies weren’t even found for days. You were in prison at the time, weren’t you? No one went to collect their bodies.”Following a rustling sound, Leo’s voice suddenly turned sharp. “Ah! Carter, why are you hitting me?”At that, the recording cut off.Riley froze. She couldn’t believe that the i
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Chapter 7
“Riley! It’s my fault! I didn’t mean it! I just wanted to be with you forever! I’m sorry, Riley! I’ll go apologize to Carter, okay? I’ll apologize to him! Riley, please don’t be angry!”All the crying had covered Leo’s face in tears and snot. However, Riley’s expression remained dark. She motioned for her men to restrain him before she walked into the room and brought out a set of surgical instruments. It was the first set of surgical tools I had ever given her, and she had always kept them in perfect condition.Seeing Riley picking up the handle and fitting the sharpest blade onto it, Leo collapsed on the floor in fear. His body trembled uncontrollably as he kept begging for mercy.“Riley, please, forgive me… I won’t do it again. I really won’t! Please let me go!” Suddenly, as if remembering something, Leo screamed even louder, “Wait! Riley, we have a child together! For the sake of the child, please spare me! Once you give birth, I’ll leave. I’ll disappear, I swear! Please, Rile
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Chapter 8
It turned out that after witnessing the bloody scene and hesitating for a long time out of fear, one of the servants finally called the police. Just like that, Riley was taken away by officers, while Leo was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.By the time I received the news, everything about what happened to me had spread online. Countless people sympathized with me. Some even sent their condolences for my late child and parents.Riley’s business rivals took advantage of the situation and fanned the flames. In a short time, Riley’s cosmetic surgery clinic was drowned in negative press. The funding chain collapsed soon after, and she was pushed to the brink of bankruptcy. It was not long after that the clinic shut down.Leo, on the other hand, survived after three days and nights in intensive care. However, he lost the ability to ever be a father. The injuries on his face and body drove him to attempt to take his own life every day, until the police intervened and stoppe
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Chapter 9
On the anniversary of Andy’s death, I was finally allowed to remove the bandages. Suzanne carefully unwrapped them layer by layer before handing me a mirror. My hands wouldn’t stop trembling. However, under everyone’s quiet encouragement, I took a deep breath and slowly reached for it.After six long years, I saw my own face again and broke down crying. Suzanne pulled out a handkerchief and wiped my tears gently.“Don’t cry. You just recovered.”Then, from behind her, she brought out a bouquet of flowers.“Come on. I’ll go with you to the cemetery. Andy should see his father smiling again.”I looked at her, feeling deeply moved, and nodded firmly. At the cemetery, Andy’s photo on the gravestone showed him smiling happily. I wiped the dust from the stone and talked to him for a long time. I also placed many toys in front of his grave.“Andy, I will never forget you, but don’t you forget me, too. When I see you someday, I hope you’ll remember me.”My eyes were red and swollen fr
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