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Burned by His Old Flame
Burned by His Old Flame
Author: Beloved Farewell

Chapter 1

Author: Beloved Farewell
Police sirens filled the air, and someone frantically knocked on my car window. "Miss, did you call the emergency hotline?"

I shuddered and stared blankly at the scene before me. After a while, I finally realized that I had been reborn.

In my previous life, my mother-in-law, Madison Caldwell, had left her scarf at home. She called me to fetch it for her, but the bus had left by the time I arrived.

So, she asked me to follow them in my car. Then, something happened to the vehicle in front of theirs, causing the bus to lose control and fall off the cliff.

I immediately called my husband, Jared Sadler, but he hung up in annoyance. I quickly called the emergency hotline, but I was instead informed that Jared had taken the whole team to attend a school event for his first love's son, Zachary Bradford.

The police officer's frantic voice brought me back to reality. I tightened my grip on my phone. I could still feel the bone-crushing pain from being thrown off the cliff.

When I remained silent, the police officer thought I was in shock, so he pulled out his phone and called the emergency hotline. However, he received the same response I had in my previous life.

Suddenly, my phone started ringing. It was a call from Madison.

"Kaitlyn, hurry up and save me and Samuel. My phone's running out of battery. Call Jared and ask him to save us!"

The police officer asked, "Is your family on the bus?"

"Yes, my mother-in-law and son are inside. My husband, Jared Sadler, is the leader of the nearest emergency response team."

"Then, hurry and call him! We'll try to contact other emergency response teams too."

I called Jared in front of the police officer. It took a long time before the call connected.

Then, a hateful voice came from the other end of the line. "Didn't I tell you not to call me? I'm cheering Zachary on here!"

I said anxiously, "The bus Madison and Samuel are on fell off a cliff. It's hanging from a tree right now. It won't be able to hold on for long, so come here and save them. Quick!"

Wendy Bradford, Jared's first love, snatched his phone away. "Kaitlyn, can't you take pity on me this once? Zachary doesn't have a father. It's rare for him to have people like Jay and his team cheering him on, so please don't tell Jay to leave now. I don't want to upset Zachary.

"I know our relationship always bothered you, but I swore that I wouldn't ruin your family. You don't need to make up an excuse like this to lure him away. I'll stop contacting him after this."

She even started sobbing halfway through.

Jared snatched the phone back and shouted angrily, "How could you use my mom and our son to lie to me like this? The more you act like this, the more I'll hate going back home. I'm warning you—don't bother me again today!"
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  • Burned by His Old Flame   Chapter 11

    Shane's face immediately turned red. He yelled at Wendy, "You'd better explain yourself!""It's not what you think. Zachary was just playing around."Jared also slammed the table and stood up. "Wendy, who is this man?"I looked at Wendy and asked, "So you won't admit it? What about the results of this paternity test? For confirmation, I made sure to do the same test at multiple agencies."Then, I showed the results of the paternity test to the three of them."Jared, you cheated on me and even have a son this old, yet you want me to forfeit all my assets. Dream on!"But before Jared could speak, Shane had already slapped Wendy. "You bitch! You deceived me! Didn't you say that you only love me? Didn't you say that you ended things with this broke son of bitch?"Jared had always been protective of Wendy and never let her suffer, but he didn't stop Shane this time. Then, I dropped another bombshell."Jared, you accused me of killing Madison and Samuel, but the one who killed them i

  • Burned by His Old Flame   Chapter 10

    Before I left, I installed hidden cameras in all the rooms, including the bathrooms. At 9:00 pm, I reported all of my findings in the group chat."I always thought Zachary looked like Jared, and he's younger than Samuel by three months. If we can prove that Zachary is Jared's son, then we'll have evidence of his infidelity."Michael responded, "I had someone visit Wendy's old workplace and ask around about her. She was Jared's first girlfriend. She left him and ran off with a rich man."It was apparently a big deal back then. Jared made a huge fuss outside of Wendy's house and refused to break up with her."Wendy lied to him, saying that she had fallen ill and needed money. She also said that since Jared couldn't fork out the money, she had no choice but to be with the rich man."She promised to break with the rich man and return to Jared after she was cured. But a few days after she broke up with Jared, he met you."She also has another secret. Not long after you got pregnant, J

  • Burned by His Old Flame   Chapter 9

    Michael picked up his car keys and said to me, "Let's go to Wimborne Police Precinct. Didn't that police officer see everything that happened at the site of the accident? Let's ask him to clear our names."I followed him. After arriving at the precinct, we found Officer Zeller, the police officer who called Jared with me.After listening to my explanation, he was furious. "How can he be so despicable? I'll testify for you!"Then, he used his own social media account to explain the situation during the accident. He quickly went viral. The netizens who insulted me immediately turned on the person who had started the rumor.I thought things would soon die down like this, but the tables turned again by nightfall. A few anonymous accounts had posted the same series of pictures. They were taken at the site of the accident and showed Officer Zeller and me leaning close to each other when he used my phone to call Jared. It was angled similarly to the previous pictures, making it look l

  • Burned by His Old Flame   Chapter 8

    "Kaitlyn, if you hadn't brought it up, I would've demanded a divorce anyway! Since you cheated on me and killed my mom and my son, I want you to forfeit all of your assets!"My interactions with him today made me rethink everything I thought I knew about him from our eight years together. I thought it was strange for him to show his true colors now after so many years of biding his time, but I didn't want to think about that right now.I just wanted to leave this despicable man as soon as possible. I asked, "Are you sure you want me to forfeit all of my assets?""It's non-negotiable. You must forfeit your assets. How dare you ask me that question?"I put the scissors away and gave him my assent. Then, I went to the bedroom to pack up my things. Although I was the one who bought this house and paid the loan for it, both our names were on the deed.I didn't want to argue with Jared any more than necessary, so I would have been fine with dividing our assets equally, including the h

  • Burned by His Old Flame   Chapter 7

    After listening to their voice messages, I laughed bitterly. They hadn't believed me when I begged them to come. But now that something had happened, they were pushing all the blame onto me.Yet, I wasn't afraid because a lot of reporters were at the site of the accident earlier. Officer Zeller could testify for me as well. After dinner, I visited the house I inherited from my parents and tidied up the place. I was planning to move there.After everything I went through, I couldn't bring myself to share a room with Jared again. I also asked Michael to find a reliable divorce attorney for me. It was already 8:00 pm by the time I arrived home. Upon opening the door, I saw Jared, Wendy, and Zachary looking at me sullenly from the couch.Before I could even speak, Jared rushed forward and slapped me across the face. "You bitch!"I held my face and asked in disbelief, "Are you crazy? You're the one who refused to believe me and left them to die!""Bullshit! That's my mom and son. I

  • Burned by His Old Flame   Chapter 6

    After being reborn, I finally realized that Jared had just been playing hard to get to keep me under his control. He treated me well during the first two years after our marriage. Although I was rarely home because of work, he would shower me with love whenever I returned.He would pin me down in the bed and make love to me all night. It was as if he wanted to become one with me. He also sided with me whenever Madison nitpicked me.That was why I held on for so many years. I could accept life's challenges and Madison's absurd expectations, but I couldn't tolerate any flaws in my marriage.I considered divorce toward the end of my previous life, but Jared would always pull the same stunt. His attitude toward me was always unpredictable, shifting from hot to cold. Every time we fought, he would somehow push all the blame onto me, gaslighting me into believing that I was making a big deal of nothing. I just hadn't expected to die before confirming his feelings for me.Suddenly, Mi

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