LOGINIn the third year of my eating disorder, my husband, Nikolai Hollowell, is the only person who still insists on making me eat. Even when I vomit until I'm a trembling mess, he will make another dish for me again half an hour later. He coaxes gently yet stubbornly, "Have one more bite of the apple slice, Emi." But the moment I smell the food, I throw up again until I can barely breathe. That night, I make another post on X to ask for help. "How is someone with an eating disorder supposed to keep living?" The top comment says, "Get a boyfriend who's a chef! My darling cooks different dishes for me every single day, all 365 days without repeating once. Even the apple slices he cuts are shaped like cute little bunnies, so I absolutely love eating now." Someone replies enviously, "Wow! Where do you find a man like that?" She answers, "Find one? Good men like that no longer circulate on the market. He is actually married. His wife has had anorexia for three years. She has become only skin and bones. "He says just looking at her kills his appetite, and he does not even want to touch her. Well, I'm nothing like her. I always finish every dish he makes." My breathing catches in my throat. This morning, Nikolai personally made bunny-shaped apple slices for me. My fingertips turn cold as I tap into the woman's profile. Her caption reads, "Wow! If your wife won't eat bunny-shaped apple slices, then I will!" Attached is a photo of a man's long, elegant fingers holding an apple slice up to the woman's mouth. And the one reflected in her starry eyes after zooming in—is a face identical to Nikolai's.
View MoreA month after I returned to the country, Estelle went mad. She probably couldn't fathom how someone as weak and sickly as me, someone she thought she could trample on and manipulate with at will, could really walk away from Nikolai. Consequently, groundless rumors about me began to circulate online. According to them, I was a scheming gold digger who had relied on Nikolai's financial support to attend college before shamelessly seducing him and rising to my position as his side piece. Estelle thought I was still the same Emilia who could do nothing but hide behind Nikolai and weep. She had no idea that I'd screenshotted every single one of her posts on X where she had flaunted Nikolai's love for her, along with all the vicious comments beneath them, including the comment she deleted seconds after posting it. "Given her condition, his wife probably won't last more than a few years."Without saying a word, I had Lucas send her a legal notice. Then, I bundled up all that evidence and
The polenta at the brunch spot was soft, smooth, and a little savory. I finished an entire bowl, and my stomach felt warm and comfortable, without a hint of distress. Lucas sat across from me, watching me quietly with a gentle gaze. "It seems you really have moved on," he noted with a smile.I nodded. He was right. I'd moved on.…However, a certain someone was still trapped in the past. Nikolai started acting like a madman, secretly investigating everyone around me. Naturally, Lucas was his primary target. He probably found out everything about Lucas very quickly. Lucas was 32 years old, single, a partner at a top law firm in the industry, and was hired by me last year as the company's legal consultant with a high salary. His track record was as clean as a blank sheet of paper, with no scandals to his name. Nikolai would even drive over like a madman and park far away on the street corner across from my company, like a shadow that couldn't bear the light. He would sit there a
On my first day back in the country, I used the money Celine had thrown in my face to acquire a catering company that was on the verge of bankruptcy. I needed a brand-new identity, and I needed a brand-new blade. As it happened, this company was the largest food supplier for Hollowell Group. On the day of the business negotiations, I arrived at the conference room ten minutes early and took my seat at the head of the table. When the heavy wooden doors of the conference room were pushed open, Nikolai—clad in a bespoke suit and accompanied by his esteemed team—walked in. Then, he came to an abrupt halt. The moment he spotted me at the head of the table in a sharp professional suit, he looked as though he had been nailed to the doorway. He didn't snap out of it until his assistant, who was behind him, lightly tapped his arm and whispered, "Mr. Hollowell?"He forced his stiff legs forward, but his eyes never left my face for even a second. His eyes held disbelief, overwhelming happi
Nikolai arrived at the airport three hours early. He was waiting at international arrivals in the charcoal gray overcoat I had loved seeing on him back then, holding a large bouquet of fresh white roses. His whole body was tense. He looked like a teenager waiting for his first date, nervously adjusting his collar over and over again. He thought he could still bring home the Emilia Whitaker who had once treated him as her entire world. The flight information scrolled across the screen, the automatic doors at the exit slid open, and the crowd began to file out. Then, he spotted me. I walked out at a leisurely pace, pushing a silver suitcase. I was wearing a tailored beige trench coat, my long hair draped casually over my shoulders. After a year apart, I no longer looked frail and sickly. I seemed calmer now, but also more distant. Nikolai rushed toward me almost instantly. Tears welled up in his eyes, and his voice shook uncontrollably. "Emi!" he called out. His voice was fille












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