4. Dead?!

~Mia

Felix immediately snatched the documents from the table, his eyes scanning the pages with growing intensity. Slowly, a wicked smile curled on his lips.

“What the... what the fuck is this? This is unbelievable. All of this—mine?” he muttered, almost in awe.

He looked up at me, and in that moment, I felt my heart leaving me.

I couldn’t speak. I just shook my head as my eyes locked with his.

Now that the truth is out, what happens next?

Am I going to lose everything my father transferred to me?

Am I going to lose it all… to him?

Before I could finish the thought, Felix suddenly grabbed my chin with a cruel force, his grip tightening as he leaned closer.

“Look at you, Mia,” he sneered. “You love me so much that you transferred your entire company into my name? You really thought I’d love an ugly woman like you?”

Tears welled up and spilled down my cheeks.

Felix looked deep into my eyes and smiled with pure malice.

“So that’s why you didn’t want anyone to touch these documents, right?” he continued. “Because you want it all to yourself? You’re so selfish that you don’t even want my signature to finalize it?”

I shook my head, my breath shaking. “I thought you loved me, Felix... I believed making you happy meant giving you everything. I helped your company rise from the dirt. I chose you when you were still renting a one-bedroom apartment. And now you own a mansion—because of me. But this... this is how you repay me? You cheated on me…”

“Oh, shut the fuck up, Mia!” he snapped, cutting me off as he tightened his grip.

“Let me make this clear. The only reason I defended you, the only reason I married you, was for one thing—your father's property. Do you really think any man would want to sleep in the same bed as a dirty, ugly, fat PIG like you? Never. That’s why I chose Mercedes.”

My heart shattered as Felix leaned closer.

“And you? You’ve already played your part. You made my plan easy by handing everything over. So cut the act with this love nonsense.”

I broke.

Tears streamed down as I looked him straight in the eye. “Enough, Felix. I’m done with the lies. I’m calling off the wedding. I want a divorce.”

The moment I said it, Mercedes—who had been silently standing nearby—stepped forward in a panic and turned sharply to Felix.

“No, Felix! What are you saying?” she gasped. “You’re just going to let her walk away? If she divorces you, she’ll go public! She’ll tell the whole world what happened, and we’ll be ruined! I’m a Beauty Queen, Felix. Do you want her to destroy my reputation too?”

I stood frozen, confused by her desperation.

Felix turned to her, brows furrowed. “So what do you want us to do, babe?”

“We should eliminate her!,” she said calmly. “Let’s just kill her and end all of this.”

I stepped back, my entire body stiffening as her words echoed through the room.

Eliminate me?

Felix blinked. “What are you saying, babe?” he said, hesitant. “What if someone finds out?”

“No one will,” Mercedes replied quickly. “Her dad is dead. Her mom’s long gone. She has no family. No one’s going to come looking for her. So let’s just finish this.”

Felix tried to convince Mercedes that I shouldn’t be killed, but she wasn’t backing down. Every argument she gave only pushed him closer to agreeing. It quickly escalated into a heated argument between them.

I clutched my clothes tightly, knowing this wasn’t just an argument—this was life or death.

I had to get out of here. Fast.

Felix had turned into a monster, and I knew he was more than willing to do what Mercedes wanted. As their voices grew louder, I took slow, deliberate steps backward. I had to escape before they made good on their threats.

Trying not to make a sound, I moved carefully, inching closer to the door. My pulse raced, each step feeling like it might be my last. Just when I was about to reach the door, a hand shot out and grabbed my hair with brutal force.

“Where do you think you’re going, huh?” Felix's voice was cold and full of rage.

“Please, Felix, let me go! Please!” I gasped.

But his grip only tightened, pulling me back sharply. Before I could even process what was happening, Felix’s voice grew sharper, more menacing.

“You think you can just escape and tell the world what you heard, huh? I’ll get rid of you, you ugly bitch…”

With one swift motion, he shoved me away, sending me crashing toward the window. My head slammed against the glass with a sickening thud. Dazed, I tried to steady myself, but Felix was already on top of me.

He yanked my hair again, this time pulling me toward the open window.

“The mistake I made was ever marrying you,” Felix spat, his grip tightening around my neck. “You deserve worse than death, Mia.”

I gasped, struggling to breathe as his fingers pressed down on my throat. My lungs screamed for air, but it felt like my world was closing in. Desperately, I tried to pry his hand off, but it only made him squeeze harder.

“What are you doing, Felix?” Mercedes’ voice rang out from behind him. “Just push her off already!”

Felix glanced at her, then turned his gaze back to me. I shook my head, silently begging him not to do this, but it was clear he’d already made up his mind. He started to push me backward, my feet leaving the ground. The cool breeze from the open window brushed against my face as I dangled on the edge.

“Please… don’t do this, Felix,” I pleaded, my voice barely a whisper. “Remember, I’m your wife…”

Mercedes' voice interrupted, cold and insistent. “What are you waiting for? Just push her off. I’ll call my mom, and she’ll take care of everything with the FBI.”

Felix looked at her, then gave me a wicked grin.

“I’m doing you a favor, Mia,” he said. “Because even if you’re alive, no one would ever want to marry you with that ugly face and fat body of yours. The best thing for you is to just die. So, here you go… RIP. Rest in peace.”

In that instant, he released his hand from my body, and I fell off through the window. I fell from the three storey building, down to the last floor.

Dead?