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Irvin's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Julianne on the edge of the rooftop. "Lianne, don't do this! Please, trust me—this won't ruin anything for you. I won't let it affect your life!" Julianne let out a bitter laugh, her thin frame trembling in the icy wind. She looked fragile and pitiful."Irvin, don't lie to me," she said softly, her voice laced with despair. "I've seen it all… I've read what they were saying about me in their group chats. Everyone is calling me a gold digger." Her tears streamed down her face, glistening in the faint moonlight. "Irvin, not being with you already made life meaningless for me. But now? Now, I can't go on at all…" She turned her gaze to me, her face twisted with sorrow and bitterness. "Millie," she said, her voice trembling. "I know you hate me because Mom and Dad adopted me and divided their love. I know you blame me for that. But I've always treated you like a real sister. Why? Why do you keep hurting me like this?" Tears wel
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When I heard Irvin's words, I froze for a moment, stunned. Then, an icy chill spread through my entire body. Irvin knew. He knew Julianne's true nature. He knew she wasn't the sweet, innocent woman she pretended to be. He knew she was manipulative and cruel. And yet… Even knowing all of that, he still coddled her and indulged her every whim. Julianne wanted me dead, and he was willing to deliver me to her on a silver platter. I had always thought that Irvin—like the rest of my family—was blind to who Julianne really was. I thought he only loved her because he didn't know the truth. But now? Now I realized he wasn't blind at all. He knew exactly who she was. Which left only two explanation—either he loved her so much that he didn't care about her flaws, or… Or this was never about love. Maybe he wanted me gone, and Julianne's twisted plan was the perfect excuse. If she "accidentally" killed me, he'd become a widower without ever having to divorce me. No
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When Mom and Dad snapped out of their shock, they immediately came at me, fists flying. "You ungrateful brat! How could you call the cops? How could you accuse Irvin like that?" The officers quickly stepped in, shielding me from their blows. Then Mom and Dad turned to the officers, their voices full of urgency and fake concern. "She's mentally ill! She's not in her right mind! We're her parents, and Irvin is her husband. He wasn't trying to hurt her—he just wanted her to go up and talk Julianne down. This is all a misunderstanding!" I cut in before they could spin their story further. "That's not true!" I shouted. "They didn't want me to calm Julianne down—they wanted me dead!" I knew I had to leave a record of this incident. If anything happened to me in the future, I wanted the police to know exactly where to start looking. This wasn't just about tonight but about protecting myself from whatever might come next. Despite their claims, my parents couldn't provide a
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Mom really wished I had died when I fell off that cliff. If I had, she wouldn't have to wrestle with how to handle her "vicious" biological daughter anymore. Their expressions told me something terrifying—they weren't just hurling random accusations to protect Julianne. They truly believed that I had drugged her. I had forgotten a lot of things due to my memory loss, but I knew one thing for certain—I would never do something like that. "I don't know why you think I'd do such a thing," I said firmly. "But I didn't. I've never done anything like that." I looked straight at them and added, "In fact, I didn't even know Julianne had been involved with Irvin's father until recently. I only found out after I hired someone to investigate her." My explanation didn't calm them down. If anything, it made them angrier. Irvin lost what little composure he had left. He grabbed my shoulders roughly, his fingers digging into my skin. "You didn't do it?" he demanded, his voice sha
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I stood there, speechless. I didn't know what to say, let alone what I could say. I never thought things would spiral to this point. Every time Irvin accused me of needing to face the "consequences" of my actions, I could tell he believed I had done something horrible. And somehow, it always tied back to Julianne. But I had always assumed it was a misunderstanding. Julianne was a master manipulator, skilled at creating misunderstandings. She thrived on making Mom, Dad, and Jeremy believe I couldn't tolerate her, that I wanted to harm her, or that I was jealous of her and wanted to take everything away from her. Because of this, I had never paid much attention to Irvin's accusations. I didn't care if he misunderstood me—I didn't want him anymore. He could believe whatever he wanted. But now… This was different. No matter how real that video seemed, no matter how much it looked like me in the footage, I couldn't believe I was capable of doing something so heinous.
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In that moment, when Irvin was at his lowest, I forgot everything else. I forgot the doubts, the pain, the fear of being tied to someone connected to Julianne. All I could see was a broken man who needed me. So I promised him. I promised I would never leave him. I promised I would love him forever. For a time, he was everything to me. He treated me so well, day after day, that my love for him grew until it consumed me. I couldn't imagine life without him. I was willing to do anything for him. And then, just when I thought we had finally found our happiness, Julianne came back. The man who once made me feel like I was his entire world changed overnight. The Irvin who once put me above everyone else now couldn't stop putting Julianne first. For her, he began to hurt me—over and over again. I didn't understand. How could someone so full of love suddenly become so indifferent? How could someone who once made me feel like I was his one and only suddenly stop loving m
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This was insane. Everything between Irvin and me had flipped completely. Before, Irvin had been the classic jerk—the guy who made it big, got rich, and turned into a complete sleazebag. He treated Julianne—his so-called "true love" from childhood—like she was the center of his universe while tossing me, his wife who stuck by him through the hard times, aside like trash. I was the poor woman who had given up everything to help him build his empire, only to be cast aside when the good times rolled in. And now? Now, he was suddenly the devoted husband who "loved me unconditionally" and protected me no matter what. Even if I'd supposedly ruined Julianne's life—his childhood best friend, his savior—he still chose to shield me. The same man who once humiliated me for Julianne's sake was now begging me not to go to jail, insisting that all I needed to do was apologize. The irony of it all was almost too much. Was this what he meant when he claimed he had always been le
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"Do you really want to go to prison?" I stared straight at Irvin and replied, enunciating every word, "It's not that I want to go to prison. It's that I didn't do it. I trust the law to give me the fairest judgment." Irvin let out a bitter laugh, shaking his head in disbelief. "Emilia, you're unbelievable. The evidence is crystal clear in front of you, and you're still denying it!" I gave him a cold smile. "Have you ever considered the possibility that I didn't do it?" "You didn't do it?" His voice was sharp, his disbelief palpable. "Then what exactly are you doing in that video? Are you seriously going to stand here and tell me that's not you?" "The person in the video is me," I admitted, my tone calm. "But even if it's me, even if I'm shown putting something in that drink, how can you be so sure it was that drug? How do you know Julianne drank the glass I supposedly tampered with?" I stepped closer, my voice cutting through the tension. "I didn't hand the drink dire
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These prominent scholars might be able to speak eloquently during academic discussions, but they weren't fond of socializing. Hence, when invited to dinner, their first instinct was to decline.It wasn't until Professor Weiss explained that we would simply be continuing the day's discussion while eating—rather than it being a formal meal—that the scholars finally agreed to join us later that evening.Hungry for more knowledge, my attention was fully focused on these professors. All I could think about was what questions I could ask them over dinner. I was so focused that I didn't even notice Irvin repeatedly glancing at me as we left.We took a shuttle back to the official conference hotel. Then, after saying temporary goodbyes, we headed to our respective rooms to change.Once inside the room, Emma couldn't hold it in any longer."Oh my god!" she exclaimed. "I thought I was pretty smart because I had a high IQ. I had always been a top student and managed to get into one of the to
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While I couldn't completely let go of Irvin, I was no longer the person I once was.Back then, I had placed love above all else, so loving Irvin had been the most important thing to me. I'd devoted myself to him and treated him like he was my entire world. He had been the source of all my emotions—from happiness to anger, and from sorrow to joy.Now, my top priority was my studies and research. I would never again give up the academic path I loved so deeply for anyone.…Julianne watched as Mitchell apologized to Professor Weiss and tried to curry favor with him. Then, she saw the way Professor Weiss treated me with warmth and respect. Hatred simmered behind her eyes. She felt life was so unfair. She had to work hard for everything she wanted, and yet those very things seemed to fall effortlessly into my lap. She didn't want to take any more risks. But despite this, she was so furious that she couldn't resist the urge to. She wanted to destroy me once and for all.Grace obse
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Mitchell felt humiliated from having to apologize to me so publicly, so he was already in a bad mood. And when he heard the tone Julienne used with him, his expression soured even more."Who told you Ms. Quill is an academic fraud, Ms. Calder?" he shot back.Julianne clearly hadn't expected that. She was caught off guard by the question. Then, as though sensing someone's gaze on her, she turned her head. And when she spotted Irvin, she froze.Julianne had kept tabs on Irvin, but they hadn't seen each other face-to-face ever since she faked her death. So, their sudden encounter shook her.I lowered my gaze when I saw Julianne and Irvin lock eyes.I had recognized Julianne the moment I saw her. My family had too. Thus, I believed it would be the same for Irvin as well.Our relationship problems started because of Julianne, so they should end with her too.Having grown up together with Irvin, she knew she couldn't hide who she really was from him. Regardless, she couldn't admit she
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"Ms. Quill, you—" Grace sputtered.From her expression, I could tell she wanted to say, "You really will say anything to save your pride. How will you get in if you won't follow us?"Just then, a few people walked out of the hall. At the lead was an elderly man with white hair.Upon seeing me, the elderly man's stern expression morphed into a smile. "Emilia! You're here!"I returned the smile and walked up to greet him, "Hello, Professor Weiss."I had met several influential figures during the Global Technology Forum in Lestoria. Among them, I had gotten along best with this man, Professor Richard Weiss.After exchanging pleasantries, Professor Weiss turned to Mitchell and asked, "Who is this man? What gives him the right to bar you from attending the conference and call you an academic fraud?"Professor Weiss was the biggest name in the physics field. He was someone everyone respected and dared not offend.Hearing this, Mitchell quickly explained, "It was a misunderstanding! I
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"Of course!" Grace said.Moving to my side, she linked her arm with mine in a friendly gesture. It was as though we were on very good terms.She continued, "Not only is she an incredibly skilled researcher, but she's also my sister-in-law—which means she's also a member of the Hardwell family. So, Mr. Slate, any accusations of her being an academic fraud must be a misunderstanding!"Upon hearing how solemn Grace was, Mitchell couldn't help but look at me."If you aren't an academic fraud, then why would Ms. Calder say that about you?" he asked.I coolly returned his gaze. "That's a question for Ms. Calder, not me."Mitchell frowned and looked displeased. He clearly hadn't expected that answer.Grace turned to me and said, "Alright, Emi. Let's go inside together!"Her expression read, "Come on. I'll bring you in."Irvin didn't understand why I hadn't been allowed in despite having an invitation. He also didn't know why I had been mistaken for an academic fraud and was being bar
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I looked down at my phone and was zooming in on the image of the data. But before I could even take a good look at it, Emma squeezed my arm."Holy crap! Emilia. Isn't that your ex-husband's brother!" she exclaimed.I instinctively looked up—just in time to see Irvin opening the car door and courteously helping Grace get down.Grace flashed a gentle smile at Irvin, then linked arms with him. To onlookers, that intimate gesture made them look like a loving married couple.I thought back to how Irvin had been near tears when we had met on the first snowfall of the season. Yet now, he was holding another woman's arm and playing the role of her devoted husband.I couldn't even describe how I felt at that moment.Then, I recalled how much Irvin had despised Grace before. Yet, in just a month, he managed to make it look like they were happily married. I feared it wouldn't be long before he began to feel sympathy for her. And then, per Grace's scheme, Irvin would eventually truly becom
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William wasn't the type to repay a life-saving favor. So, for the past two years, Julianne had always wondered why he treated her so well and was especially attentive to her health.It was only after she returned to Claudeville that she finally understood.It turned out William had a sickly niece he cherished dearly—one whose survival depended on Julianne. Upon learning this, she suddenly felt she had the upper hand again.While she still couldn't figure William out entirely, she had come to understand him somewhat. She knew he would continue to tolerate her—for the sake of his sickly niece—as long as she didn't do anything out of line.To be clear, Julianne made my life difficult because she hated me. But as long as she didn't harm me, she knew no one would hold it against her. After all, William's niece needed her blood to live.The more she thought about this, the more pleased she became.I could see it plainly in her eyes. Her expression seemed to say that even after all thes
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Seeing how determined I was, Emma didn't press any further.Just as we were about to leave in the car, another car pulled up beside ours. When I saw who stepped out of it, my eyes widened in shock.Emma saw them too and tugged at my sleeve in surprise. "Emilia, isn't that your ex-husband's brother and sister-in-law?"I was just about to say yes when Grace suddenly collapsed into Irvin's arms. He picked her up and rushed toward the hospital.Seeing this reminded me of how I had wished that Irvin would come and save me when I was drowning.I chuckled mockingly.Noticing something was off with me, Emma turned to me. "Emilia, what's wrong?"I withdrew my gaze. "Nothing."Then I told the driver to start driving.As the car drove out of the hospital, Emma stared at me. She hesitated at first, but then curiosity got the better of her "Emilia, looking at how you reacted to your ex-husband's brother… Is it true that he's actually not Timothy, but Irvin?" she asked.She had been with
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Only after our car had driven far into the distance did William finally withdraw his gaze from Noah's car."Was Ms. Quill's assistant rescued?" he asked.Matthew immediately replied, "Yes, she's been taken to the hospital. She's out of danger."William hummed indifferently in response, then got into the car and left.…By the time I woke up in the hospital, night had already fallen.I was surprised to see Noah sitting at my bedside—surprised that I was still alive and that it was Noah who had come to save me.Seeing me awake, Noah stood up excitedly. "Emi, how are you feeling? I'll get the doctor!"I wanted to tell him I was fine, but my voice came out hoarse when I opened my mouth.Suddenly, I remembered something and quickly reached out to grab Noah before he could leave to call the doctor.Before I could even ask, he already knew what I was going to ask. "Your assistant's fine. She woke up even earlier than you," he said. Hearing that, I breathed a sigh of relief.Noah
