Chapter 1 : Prologue

Diana smiled very broadly as she came out of the accessories store. 

'Michael would absolutely love it!' thought Diana as she looked at the small package in her hand. Today was their third anniversary, so Diana was thinking about buying him a present. 

Michael and Diana had been in a relationship since high school. Their dream was to get married after graduating from school, but unfortunately this was not approved by Michael's family because Diana was not from a wealthy one.

They also plan to set Michael up with the daughter of the owner of the Ferguson Company, whose owner is a friend of Michael's parents. So when they graduated, Diana and Michael decided to run away to the big city and live together. 

'Well, Michael sure takes very good care of me, even though our lives are far from luxurious. He's my man, after all!' Diana reflects as she grins wildly before frowning.

Lately, their relationship seems to be strained. Michael rarely spoke to her. He also always came home late. When asked what the reason was, Michael just smiled and said he was a bit tired or that his boss had given him a lot of work, so he wanted to rest and promised to talk it over with Diana after having a good sleep, which never happened.

Diana felt so sad at the memory; she wasn't even sure that Michael remembered their third anniversary today.

'Since when did things become like this?' Diana sighed, but decided to ignore her feelings. 

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Not long after, Diana arrived at the door of her apartment. She was feeling a bit nervous and excited at the same time.

She couldn't wait to see Michael's reaction when he saw his gift! 

Taking a deep breath, Diana slowly opened her apartment door.

Darkness.

That was Diana's first impression when she entered the apartment.

As Diana turned on the light, she noticed Michael's shoes on the floor.

'Ah, Michael is already home! how unusual. Does he remember our anniversary? Is he trying to give me some surprises?' Diana thought with a smile.

But then, it turned into a frown when she saw someone's shoe next to Michael's.

'Women's shoes? Are we having guests? I don't think Michael has any close female friends,' Diana mused.

As she walked into the living room, Diana could not find Michael.

'That's strange; where is he?’ she thought, feeling uneasy all of a sudden.

When Diana walked towards her room with Michael, she heard the bed creak and a faint voice inside it.

"Ah, yes, there, faster!"

Diana, who heard this, immediately opened the door to her room without thinking. The world seemed to stop spinning the moment she encountered the sight in front of her. She couldn't believe what she was seeing!

In their room, Michael is having sex with a woman. Michael's back was turned toward her, so he is unaware of her presence.

"Ah, there, Michael!" The woman hissed when Michael went deeper.

"Oh God, you're so tight!" growled Michael as he went faster, making her moan louder.

Diana's heart ached when she saw that scene. She didn't think that Michael would cheat on her, let alone have sex in their bed! 

She really wanted to approach Michael and keep him away from her. But what can Diana do except watch them while holding back her tears? The activity continued until Michael finally reached his climax.

"You're so beautiful; I love you so much," Michael said to the woman, before kissing her lips.

Enough! Diana couldn't take it anymore! While wiping away her tears roughly, Diana slowly walked out of the room.

But unfortunately, it didn't go smoothly because Diana accidentally hit the bedside table and knocked the vase off of it. The sound of breaking things filled the room and immediately caught the attention of the two people on the bed. Michael, who looked surprised to see Diana, immediately rushed out of bed and walked toward her.

"Diana, it's not what you think! I can explain it," Michael said while grabbing her hand, which Diana immediately shook off violently.

"Don't touch me. Everything is clear enough for me," Diana said while crumpling the package that was supposed to be a gift for Michael.

"No Diana! You misunderstand!" Michael spoke evasively before continuing. "Please allow me to explain. I—" Diana interrupted him before he could finish.

"Michael, do you still love me?" Diana asked, and before Michael could answer, Diana cut him off.

"Do you know how much I've been worried about you lately? You changed, Michael! You are not my Michael. My Michael was always kind and loyal to me! He would never betray me like this!" 

Diana stopped and took a deep breath before continuing with a trembling voice, "Even I'm sure you don't remember that today is our anniversary, right? We always surprised each other and spent time together on our anniversary back then. 

But now? Well, you really gave me a very big surprise this time, Michael. Good job, and thank you very much for the past 3 years, hahaha,"  

Diana's painful laugh was heard at the end of the sentence as she stared into the eyes of the man who broke her.

"Please don't say that, Diana. It hurts so much; I'm sorry, Diana. I still love you!" Michael sobbed as he took Diana's hand in his, but Diana quickly brushed it away.

"Let's just end our relationship, Michael. Just go with that woman." Diana said as she walked out of the room that used to belong to the two of them. 

"No Diana! I don't want to break up! It is my fault! Please give me another chance," Michael said as he grabbed Diana's arm and held her tightly.

"Get away from me, Michael! I really hate you! I shouldn't have believed your sweet words that asked me to live with you and damned what the world thought of us!" Diana shouted as she rebelled.

"No! I won't let you go! Never, as long as it makes you stay here!"

PLAK!

The sound of a loud slap filled the room. Diana had just slapped Michael on the cheek, which she had never done before. But now she doesn't care about that anymore. 

She was so heartbroken that she dared to hurt him.

"That's enough, Michael; let's just end this. From now on, be happy without me," Diana said as she ran out of the house.

The cold night breeze greeted Diana, but she didn't care. She just wanted to run and forget everything about the man she had been living with for three years. 

As she continued to run, a faint voice calling her was heard from afar. It was Michael's voice!

Diana, who heard that, immediately quickened her steps without looking back. 'Now we're over. Goodbye, my love,' Diana thought frantically as her vision blurred.

Suddenly, there was a bright light in front of her. But before she knew what it was, everything was already too late.

BRAK!!!

"NO!!!"