Lies Form the Shackles of Love

“Mr. Grant, the tissues in your wife’s arm are about to die completely. Are you sure you still want to hide this from her and swap her medication out for vitamins?”

Behind the door was Adam Grant’s private doctor, and he was tentatively cautioning against this idea against the regal man standing in front of him. “Ever since you plotted to have Mrs. Grant’s arm injured, she could hardly pick up a pen and draw. Miss Warma has already replaced her as a famous artist, and you’re still unwilling to treat her arm?”

Adam drummed a finger against the table in irritation and growled, “This is the only thing I can do in order to secure Snow’s position as a genius artist. As for Ginnie, at worst, I’ll make it up to her for the rest of my life.”

He subconsciously looked outside with a melancholic expression. “After my mother passed away, Snow gave me a painting and stayed by my side through my darkest days. I’m willing to sacrifice my marriage and the rest of my life for her.”

Ginnie Sullivan, Adam’s wife, stood frozen by the door. After she heard these words, her mind went blank as her heart clenched up in pain.

She could not believe that she had been deceived by her most trusted person for three years.

Three years ago, her ex-fiance had cheated on her with her best friend, Snow Warma, on the day before their wedding, and Ginnie ended up becoming the joke of their circle.

While she despaired, Adam appeared in her life and proposed to her with a ring while telling her just how long he had been in love with her.

Ginnie had been moved by his sincerity and decided to marry him.

But soon after they got married, Adam’s business failed, and he owed a huge amount of debt to loan sharks.

To clear off his debts, Ginnie worked day and night, but she got her arm injured when a heavy object fell on her, and she could no longer pick up a pen to draw.

Through teary eyes, Adam swore to her that if he ever became successful, he would do whatever it took to treat her arm.

But Ginnie only just realized that all of it had been a lie.

The love and gentle kindness Adam showed her over the years was fake, and it was all so to get rid of her for Snow, since she was Snow’s greatest rival in her career!

Tears spilled uncontrollably from her eyes as Ginnie turned around in panic with the lunchbox in hand. She just wanted to leave this suffocating place.

Almost immediately, she ran into an employee, and the soup and documents spilled all over the floor.

“Are you blind?! Don’t you watch where you’re going?! I need Mr. Grant to sign these documents today!”

“I’m sorry,” Ginnie apologized and blinked back her tears as she helped pick the documents up.

Right then, someone reached out from behind her and took the documents.

When Ginnie turned around, she saw Adam staring at her with pity in his eyes.

The employee said respectfully, “M-Mr. Grant.”

Adam nodded and motioned for the employee to leave before he carefully helped Ginnie up. “Did you burn yourself? Your arm’s injured, so you don’t have to come and give me lunch anymore. The employees don’t know you either. What if they knock you over again?”

Ginnie nodded in silence.

Over the years, Adam had never told anyone that Ginnie was his wife on the premise that he wanted her to stay away from the business world so that she could recover in peace.

Ginnie had finally realized the real reason behind it.

He did this because he was worried that Snow would be mad and because he was worried that he would be unable to bring happiness to Snow openly in the future.

And she had foolishly fallen for his lies for three years.

Adam had an important meeting later and told the driver to send Ginnie home.

After she reached home, she was finally unable to keep her composure and slid down to the floor before she buried her head in her arms and sobbed.

In her mind, all the memories of the past flashed. Suddenly, she remembered that Adam had a mysterious storage box. He had looked through it multiple times at night behind her back.

In order to verify her theory, Ginnie went to the study and found the box. After she opened it, her heart sank.

In it were Snow’s pictures and her drawings, and they spanned over ten years!

Behind every picture was Adam’s familiar handwriting, and they were filled with professions of his love toward Snow.

Even all of the places Ginnie went to with Adam were places he chose, because Snow had been to those places before.

Ginnie cradled her chest to endure the dull pain coming from her heart.

When her tears finally stopped, she slowly took out her phone and called an overseas number.

“Grandpa, I’ll go with you abroad in seven days. Have someone pick me up.”