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I Loved the Woman Who Ruined Me
I Loved the Woman Who Ruined Me
Author: Egg & Sprouts

Chapter 1

Author: Egg & Sprouts
William's POV

Sienna Quinton, my lover, saw me putting the memory-erasing capsule in my mouth and jumped out of bed in a panic. "What exactly do you want from me, William?"

She pinned me down with her leg and shoved her cold fingers down my throat. She had a look of panic that didn't seem fake as she said, "Spit it out right now, William!"

I gagged and threw up, my eyes filling with tears.

I hadn't even caught my breath yet when I saw Jonathan Lawrence, her male subordinate, drive a blade into his own stomach, his eyes bloodshot. "If William minds me being here, then I deserve to die, Sienna!"

Sienna released me and rushed over to press down on Jonathan's wound. She bandaged his injury with shaking hands, gathered Jonathan into her arms, and sprinted out.

I stood frozen, instinctively wanting to run after her.

Sienna turned around and slapped my hand away, her voice laced with resentment. "Do you really need me to stay by your side every single second? Why can't you live without me for once, William?"

She flung the memory-erasing capsule onto the floor, turned on her heel, and left.

I meant to tell her I wasn't trying to die—that I only wanted to forget everything—but she ran too fast for me to get the words out.

I slept restlessly that night. I kept dreaming about a young Sienna who held onto me, saying we should never be apart. It was such a beautiful dream that I woke up with my shirt soaked in tears.

Sienna stood at my bedside, her expression cold. She spoke in a hoarse voice, clutching her head in distress. "Jonathan has been seriously injured. He'll never be able to have children again, William."

I could feel how upset she was.

Sienna hadn't turned on the lights, leaving the room in darkness. She hugged me softly through the blanket and patted my back as she usually did.

In the next second, without warning, excruciating pain shot from my fingers through my entire body. I shook uncontrollably and let out a bloodcurdling scream.

Sienna had broken my pinky finger. "We've caused Jonathan so much harm. We have to pay him back for it, William."

She let out a muffled groan after saying that.

I suddenly realized what was happening. I reached for her hand and saw that she had snapped her pinky finger as well.

Both our hands were covered in blood.

I didn't get why I had to pay the price when Jonathan hurt himself. I only wanted to get out of there.

Sienna pulled back the covers, lay down beside me, and held me close. She kissed my forehead, a spot she hadn't kissed in so long, and said through her fatigue, "I won't go to him anymore. I'll be here for you from now on."

Sienna said that, but the room was still littered with condoms, carrying the scent of another man.

I had no desire to believe her. My body was cold all over.

Sienna pressed my cold feet against her stomach to warm them. "Go to sleep, William."

I didn't fight back anymore, telling myself that this was our final night.

Yet, in the early hours of the morning, a dedicated ringtone blared. "Sienna, Travis is running a fever. I can handle anything, but he's our son... I truly don't want to ruin your family... but Travis needs his mother..."

It was said that a strong man letting himself appear vulnerable was all the more effective.

Sienna shot up to her feet, the bandages on her hand tearing open. She yanked the blanket off, and the cold air rushed over me, making me shudder.

I suddenly felt my heart go cold. Did Sienna give birth to Jonathan's child? But she had barely been released from prison that year, and we were only starting to reunite.

Sienna couldn't bring herself to meet my tear-filled eyes as she hurried to leave for Jonathan.

I felt a sharp pain flare in my side, and when I touched it, my hand was covered in blood. "Help me, Sienna…"

Sienna shoved my hand away once again and even locked the door. She had bloodshot eyes as she yelled behind the door, "I swear this will be the last time, William..."

I didn't even have the strength left to hear her promises anymore. In the very last moment before losing consciousness, I decisively swallowed the memory-erasing capsule.

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    Lara and I returned to the city after the floods subsided.I still couldn't remember anything from my past. I couldn't recall my past with Sienna, nor did I have a clue how I'd first met Lara.Lara always told me it didn't matter. "William, I'm happy as long as you're safe and sound. You just need to know that the both of us love you very much."Her eyes sparkled when she said that. She looked beautiful.I couldn't help feeling that I'd once searched for that same sparkle in someone else's eyes.Alas, I'd forgotten all about it.Still, there were some things that I would never forget.I would remember the roiling golden wheat fields in that rural village, the brilliant blue skies overhead, the crystal-clear emerald waters, and the rosy cheeks of the innocent children I'd taught.I captured those sights in my paintings.I also drew the woman who'd disappeared beneath the raging waters, her hands outstretched as she lifted me to safety.I held a solo art exhibition and donated

  • I Loved the Woman Who Ruined Me   Chapter 9

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  • I Loved the Woman Who Ruined Me   Chapter 8

    The woman was clearly still very young, but she sported a head of white hair as her eyes were dim with exhaustion.She grew agitated upon seeing me, causing the expensive camera in her hand to fall to the ground and shatter into pieces.I also saw something else. The little finger on her right hand was damaged, just like mine.A dull ache inexplicably tugged at my heartstrings."Sir, do you know someone named Sienna Quinton?" she asked tremulously, studying my expression carefully.She looked as though her world would crumble if I told her that I didn't.I hesitated for a moment before answering firmly, "No, I don't."Then, I added, "Perhaps you've mistaken me for someone else? Why don't I ask Lara for you?"Her face turned stark white at that.She looked like a rather strong-willed woman, all things considered. Yet, she now looked as though she'd been abandoned by someone dear.Lara, who had been standing by the sidelines, stepped in front of me. Her face was icy as she spok

  • I Loved the Woman Who Ruined Me   Chapter 7

    William's POVMy name was William Stewart, and I could barely remember a thing from the 20-odd years of my life.When I woke up, I was on a bus bound for the county.A woman who called herself Lara Goldstein took care of me, claiming to be a close friend of mine.She also happened to be the mentor assigned to guide me during my time as a volunteer teacher.I opened my thick diary and discovered a note I'd left for myself. It read, "Trust Lara. Focus on your volunteer work and don't try to remember the people from your past."My memories might be unreliable, but that was definitely my handwriting. The words looked as though they'd been carved instead of written, so I could imagine just how much I meant them.The rural village was incredibly remote. On my first day as a volunteer, I quickly discovered that I couldn't stand the taste of the water there.It certainly didn't help that the villagers had to haul their own water from the foot of the mountain, which was several miles aw

  • I Loved the Woman Who Ruined Me   Chapter 6

    Third-Person PovSienna wasted away at an alarming rate after William's disappearance. One could even say she looked like a flower that was withering after losing its sun.She had always assumed that William was the one who couldn't live without her. She never imagined that she was the one who'd fallen harder.His scent still lingered on the clean bed; the doll he'd made himself was still perched next to the pillow; and his paintbrushes were still scattered in the studio. Everywhere she turned, she was met with echoes of him.She had never been so painfully aware that William had long become a part of her.He was like one of her ribs, so losing him felt as though she'd been put through the most excruciating torments one could barely hope to survive.And so, she drank herself into a stupor night after night, never setting another foot out of her home. She forgot all about the boxing ring and completely neglected her business.The fearsome woman who had once struck terror in the h

  • I Loved the Woman Who Ruined Me   Chapter 5

    Third-Person POVThe person on the screen was crystal clear.It was a deathly pale William, who was dressed in a hospital gown.He slowly trudged out of the hospital ward. Then, he crouched outside the ward where Sienna and Jonathan had been arguing for a long, long time. Suddenly, it seemed as though something pushed him over the edge as he firmly decided to get himself discharged.People streamed past him in both directions. Regardless, not a single one of them noticed the hollow look in his eyes.Sienna balled her hands into fists as a vague sense of unease rose within her.However, she forced herself to push those feelings aside and continued watching the footage.She saw William walking past the rushing traffic, brushing shoulders with the crowd as he did so.Then, he trudged into a dead-end alley.Her heart clenched at the sight.That was because when tragedy struck them ten years ago, it also happened in an alleyway.Back then, she had often walked William to and fr

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