로그인Jackson Dalton, my roommate, was a deeply disturbed voyeur. His greatest hobby in life was spying on me. Back in school, he stole my underwear. After we started working, he set his sights on sleeping with the woman I loved, Caitlin Watson. Because we were close, he constantly crossed the line, making crude, sexual remarks about Caitlin, who was a flight attendant. "Those legs are insane. Wonder what it’d feel like to have them on my shoulders." Every time he ran his mouth, Caitlin would throw water in his face and curse him out. "Stay the hell away from me, you freak." For my sake, she never called the police on him, but every time he acted up, she made sure to humiliate him in public. The night I successfully proposed, I bought a new house. Jackson showed up with a full set of appliances as an apology gift. Wearing her diamond ring, Caitlin leaned into my arms, smiling like she was the happiest woman alive. All my friends said I was lucky to have such a beautiful and loyal fiancee, who even put my worst friend in his place. Until I got up in the middle of the night for a drink. I noticed the guest room door was slightly open. When I pushed it open, I saw Caitlin wearing a collar and being led on a leash while crawling on the ground.
더 보기After that, I would occasionally hear updates about Caitlin from former classmates. They said that without a degree and with a criminal record, she couldn’t find any legitimate job.She ended up working at shady massage parlors. Because she was older now and no longer attractive, she was stuck doing the dirtiest, hardest work. Customers often picked on her and insulted her.One time, she ran into Jackson, who was fresh out of prison. The same Jackson she once adored showed her no mercy.For a few hundred dollars, he snatched away the wages she had painstakingly saved and beat her. He broke one of her legs. From that point on, she was crippled and was reduced to begging on the streets.Jackson didn’t fare much better. He went back to gambling, racked up massive debts, and was eventually hunted down by creditors. They cut the tendons in his hand, leaving him permanently disabled.The two people who once conspired against me ended up destroying each other in the darkest corners of th
Three years later, due to repeated violent incidents in prison, Jackson had his sentence extended. He would be staying in for several more years.Caitlin, on the other hand, had completed her sentence.That day, I happened to be driving past the women’s prison. I saw a hunched figure stepping out through the iron gates.She was painfully thin—skin stretched over bone. Her hair had gone gray, making her look like a woman in her fifties. In her hand, she carried a worn-out duffel bag.No one had come to pick her up.Mr. Watson had already passed away. Mrs. Watson, unable to handle the shock, had lost her mind and was now in a psychiatric institution. Caitlin stood by the roadside, staring blankly at the passing traffic.Then, a red sports car pulled up in front of her. The window rolled down, revealing a young, strikingly beautiful woman.It was my wife, Sienna Pruitt. She was also my current business partner and the eldest daughter of one of Ardent City’s most powerful families
After that gala, I thought Caitlin would finally give up.I was wrong. She clung to me like a parasite.I don’t know how she got my address, but she started waiting outside my building every single day.No screaming. No crying.She just stood there holding a sign that read: "Looking for my husband, Cameron Pruitt."She even started livestreaming, playing the victim online. She painted herself as a devoted woman who had been abandoned by a wealthy man.On social media, she claimed I dumped her the moment I got rich. Combined with her earlier claim that she had been "coerced", she actually managed to fool quite a few people who didn’t know the truth.Soon, strangers started showing up outside StratNova Group, throwing paint. Online, people began doxxing me, calling me a heartless scumbag.It even started affecting the company’s stock price. Senior management called me in for a meeting. They didn’t say it outright, but the message was clear: if I couldn’t handle my personal mess,
After arriving in Ardent City, it was like I became a different person. I buried myself in work, staying late every night.Only by keeping busy could I temporarily forget everything disgusting that had happened.With the experience from that project and a relentless, almost reckless drive, I quickly secured my footing at StratNova Group headquarters.In just three months, I was promoted twice and became a regional director. My annual salary tripled.During that time, bits and pieces of news from Westhaven still reached me.Due to the large sum involved in his extortion and with all his past crimes I had exposed, Jackson was sentenced to eight years, with multiple charges combined.Logan was also arrested in a later anti-crime crackdown.As for Caitlin, because her involvement was considered less severe, and because she insisted she had been coerced by Jackson—even though the footage showed her clearly enjoying it—she was given a one-year suspended sentence.However, she lost he






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