Chapter 2

Yvonne waited for a long time in the corridor, but Zach never returned.

Instead, she saw Robin coming out of the washroom. He was surprised to see Yvonne standing alone, and he brought her to the room.

Everyone was chatting happily inside, but the seat beside Yvonne’s remained empty. Even after a long time passed, Zach still didn't appear.

Soon, Robin, their mutual friend, put on a mask of calmness and sat beside Yvonne. “Yv, Zach said that something came up at the company. I’ll send you back later.”

She just wore a gentle smile. “You don’t need to. I have some work at the studio. I’ll grab a cab there. You guys have fun.”

Shortly after Yvonne left, she spotted some familiar individuals out of the corner of her eye.

She followed the two people to a secluded stairwell.

Zach was arguing with the woman in front of him.

“Mr. Frank, you’re no one to me. Who I drink with has nothing to do with you.”

Furious, Zach punched the wall as if he did not know pain.

In the next second, Yvonne saw the woman’s face clearly.

Just as she thought, it was her.

Yvonne clenched her fists tightly as she heard Zach’s cold but possessive words.

“Bella Clark, I know you want this. Fine, I’ll give it to you!”

Zach bent down and kissed Bella on the lips as he wrapped his arm tightly around her waist to pull her close.

Bella’s eyes were wide open. However, her gaze was fixed on Yvonne, who knew that Bella had noticed her right from the start.

That night, Zach did not go home.

He just called her and told her not to forget to drink milk.

Belatedly, Yvonne remembered that she had not attended the dinner gathering with Zach last time because her period had arrived.

Last time, Zach did not come home either.

When midnight arrived, her phone suddenly rang.

She answered the call numbly. But before she could identify the caller, she heard sounds of passionate lovemaking coming through her speakers.

Like a tyrant, the man wanted the woman to admit that he was the man she loved the most. Meanwhile, the woman’s moans grew more intense.

Yvonne did not know how long she listened to it, but the whole thing lasted until the woman crooned at Zach.

“Zach, I don’t want to be a homewrecker.”

He paused his movements. After a moment, he sighed and said, “You’re not, silly. I just regret the fact that you appeared in my life too late.”

Yvonne clutched her collar tightly. Even though she already knew the truth, the sudden declaration still shattered her heart into pieces.

Zach joined the Frank family with his mother when he was thirteen.

Since he was a stepson, most of the people in the family looked down on him and often bullied him. But Yvonne always helped him. When others bullied him, she would run to the bullies’ families to snitch on them. Then, she would bring Zach over as they watched the parents teach the bullies a lesson.

After that, those bullies shut Yvonne in an equipment room one day. However, Zach found her and held her tightly in his arms. He knew that she was terrified of the dark and had claustrophobia as well.

At that moment, he promised her that no matter what happened next, he would not let go of her again, much less lose sight of her.

Following their SATs, Yvonne learned that her parents had actually been divorced for a long time but kept it a secret from her.

Dejected, she ran away from home. But Zach found her again and brought her to the house he was renting outside school.

Even to this day, Yvonne still remembered the promise Zach made.

“If no one wants you, I will. If no one wants to take care of you, I will.”

He asked her to believe in him and said that he would never lie to her.

She believed in him, but he broke his promise.

That was not all. He even faked his death!

Yvonne sat in numb silence until the sun rose. When the first ray of sunlight shone on her, she rubbed her dried eyes.

Then, she took her phone out and called her mother.

“I’d like to leave Zach’s side. Could you help me?”

“What do you need?”

“Help me create a plane crash.”

It was how Zach had chosen to betray her, and she wanted him to have a taste of the pain she felt!