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Chapter 4

Author: Fortune Kitty
The roof had no guardrails and the wind kept whipping through the air.

Two small figures stood near the ledge. One misstep would cause a fatal fall.

On one side was my daughter, Chloe Benedict, her face flushed red from crying.

Standing across from her was Clara’s daughter, Mia.

I swallowed my panic and stepped softly onto the roof, keeping my voice gentle.

"Chloe, Mia, please step back. It’s dangerous up here. Whatever is wrong, we can talk about it."

Chloe turned. Tears spilled down her cheeks as she sobbed, "Mommy!"

Mia didn't budge.

She dropped her polite act, glared at me, and yelled, "Stop acting nice! You're a homewrecker! You stole my daddy!"

The words hit like a thunderclap.

I froze, my mind completely blank.

A six-year-old child said that. It took no guessing to figure out who fed her those words.

I kept my tone steady. "Mia, don't say things like that. It's not true. Just step away from the edge, okay?"

"I'm not lying!"

Mia pulled a red booklet from her pocket and slammed it onto the concrete.

It fell open, showing a formal photo of Andrew Benedict and Clara Miller beside an official marriage seal.

"See? That’s my parents' marriage certificate! My daddy said my mommy isn't a mistress, and I didn't do anything wrong!

"You're a bad person! You're holding onto my daddy and refusing to leave!"

The red seal burned my eyes.

Andrew and I were legally married.

How could there be two certificates?

I stood frozen, shaking, unable to form a sentence.

Dark clouds rolled in. Rain poured down, freezing cold.

A few gathered classmates started whispering among themselves.

"She's right. I went to Mia's birthday party last month. It was at that super fancy hotel!

"Mia wore a princess dress and a crystal crown. She got so many presents!"

"Mr. Benedict was so nice to her the whole time. He totally dotes on her."

"Unlike Chloe. Has anyone even seen her dad?"

Every word struck me like a heavy hammer.

A birthday party? I knew nothing about it.

Listening to them, Chloe began to tremble.

She backed up slowly, moving closer to the drop.

"Mommy..." Chloe whispered, her voice shaking. "They say you're a homewrecker. I asked Daddy before, and he said... he said they were right. Is it true?

"Am I the child of a mistress?"

A sharp pain tore through my chest. I lunged forward to hold her.

"No, Chloe! Listen to me! I'm your father's lawful wife! Don't listen to them!

"Don't overthink this, baby. Just come to Mommy, please!"

My words sounded hollow against the wind and rain.

Chloe shook her head, tears streaming down her small face.

"Daddy wouldn't lie to me... Daddy said it's true... I'm a bad kid, and Mommy is a bad person...

"Don't come near me!"

She stopped abruptly. The drop was right behind her heels.

My heart stopped. I stretched out a hand to grab her.

The small figure leaned back and stepped off the ledge.

"Chloe!"

A blood-curdling scream tore from my throat. I threw myself against the ledge and looked down.

The heavy rain blurred everything. I couldn't see.

I stumbled down the stairs, tripping and falling, rushing through the panicked crowd at the building's entrance.

Chloe Benedict lay curled on the cold ground.

Her pink school uniform was soaked in rain and deep red blood.

I dropped beside her and pulled her into my arms.

"Chloe, open your eyes. Don't scare Mommy... I'm right here..."

She didn't move.

My entire world shattered into pieces.

My daughter was gone. The only reason I had to keep living was completely wiped away.

Tires screeched in the distance as Andrew slammed on his brakes.

My eyes swept past him and landed on Clara Miller.

Since they hated me this much, since they took my daughter away, then I would give them what they wanted.

I stood up slowly, holding my daughter's cold body tight, and walked straight into the oncoming traffic.

A deafening crash echoed through the storm.

"Summer Benedict!”

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