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The second floor was empty.I scanned my surroundings and only went to the third floor when I confirmed that it was safe.When I ascended the stairs, I spotted something hanging in a distant corner.The moonlight was dim, and I could not turn on the torch on my phone without giving my position away. After some contemplation, I took baby steps toward it.When I was only nine feet away, I finally realized that it was a human being. To be more specific, it was a dead body. His body was full of blood, but his arms dangled on either side of him in such a way they seemed boneless.I tilted his head and tried to see his face clearly. At that time, the clouds finally faded. The moonlight shone on the shop.It was the spy that I had put in John’s company.“Oh, shoot!” Worry finally overcame me. I hurriedly turned and ran downstairs. But I heard a malicious chuckle before I could escape.“Let’s have a reunion since you’re here, Grace.”Before I could speak, he gripped my right shoulder
After my thorough analysis, such words would hurt John more.As expected, his face instantly fell. The previous displays of tenderness and love were nothing but illusions.I rushed out of my room and closed the door loudly with a slam.When I tried to heave a sigh of relief, I saw Lana, who was kneeling at the door while looking teary. Since it was autumn, the nights were especially chilly. I would tremble if I did not put on a jacket. But Lana was still wearing that engagement gown. I had no idea how long she had been kneeling there. Her calves were swollen and purplish. Besides, blood had drained out of her face.She immediately put on a smile when she heard the door open. Then, her face instantly sank when she noticed it was me.When she saw me, she quickly caught sight of the kiss marks on my neck. Her eyes narrowed, and she cursed me with hatred. “Do you really think John loves you? You can’t snatch him away from me. Nobody can!”I chuckled because of her words as a lo
“Please put away your bad acting skills and stop challenging my intelligence.”John had naturally put his right hand in my shirt while I was talking. He kept touching my body and gradually became a little aroused.When I scanned how much wine he had drunk, I also scanned his passion levels. His passion only rose, which struck me dumb. I had been with him for five years. We were by each other’s side for nearly two thousand days. During the initial few years, we loved each other. But later, he got tangled up with Lana and left me with nothing but endless pain.I got stuck in such an abyss and helplessly tried to grab everything I could. I wanted to find support to help me stand up. I gave him my support and tried my best to hold him. But instead, I stepped into the mud and got quite miserable.When I eliminated the lovesick part of my brain, I knew very well that I could never get his love again. At the sight of such data, the operating system in my brain started glitching. My
Enraged, Lana’s father texted John a voice message. His voice was full of hatred and fury as he kept repeating himself. “How dare you, John Miller!”He sounded murderous. It was as if he wanted to hack John into pieces to vent his resentment. But still, words failed him. In the end, he died from a heart attack. When his secretary found him, he was already long dead. Logically, Lana should hate John for such a heinous deed. No child would remain bewitched in the face of such concrete proof.I turned to glance at Lana, but I failed to catch any hatred in her. She was merely shocked and heartbroken.Her lips kept trembling. She had to take a deep breath to speak clearly. “John, is this… true?”Her bloodshot eyes turned teary. But I managed to analyze the reason for her tears. It was mostly due to heartbreak. There was some mixture of shock and shame in her eyes, but her father’s passing only gave her a negligible amount of grief.I touched my chin and contemplated it. Lana prob
John was momentarily stunned. When he looked up again, he displayed a gentle smile.“Do you have to make such a scene?” He sounded helpless. “You tried to slander me using this method to make me give in just because I wanted to get engaged to Lana.”He stared at me, though the piteous cries from the video resonated in the entire hall. He was still calm.I smiled, but everyone could see the hostility emanating from me. I twirled the microphone in my hand.“It looks like one gift isn’t enough for you. But it’s fine. I can give you a better one.”Then, I raised my hand to press a button on the remote control to change the video.However, John quickly got on the stage and snatched the remote from my hand. “Hey, be good. Stop making a scene. I held this engagement party with Lana just to make you jealous. Now I’ve confirmed that you still love me.”Then, he turned and looked at Lana, who was wearing a gown. He realized that she was grasping her hands in front of her body and could
“People come bearing invaluable gifts to celebrate John’s birthday. Grace, you use John’s card even when you buy a bag worth a little more than ten thousand dollars. Well, it’s great that you’re so thoughtful. But why waste the money?”Lana’s underlying meaning was clear. She claimed that I could only rely on men and that I could not afford anything on my own. In the end, I was just depending on John’s money.When the onlookers heard that, they took Lana’s side and looked at me contemptuously. I calmly watched John unwrap the gift. When he pulled off the last ribbon, the object was finally revealed.The noisy hall fell silent.I indifferently smiled and clapped. “Happy birthday, John. Sign it. It’s the best gift you’ve got today!”Of course, it was not a gift, but a neatly folded divorce agreement.The crowd quickly fell into an uproar. John’s initial glee while unwrapping the gift had vanished. His expression turned frighteningly hideous.Everyone else had laughed at me f







