LOGINBefore my wedding, I went to find my fiancé with a pregnancy test in hand, intending to surprise him. Instead, I overheard a heated argument between two men on the terrace. "My dear brother, didn't you personally send her to my bed just to get revenge for Elena?" The man, identical to my fiancé, twirled a USB drive in his hand, a wicked smirk playing on his lips. I had been with my fiancé for seven years, yet I had no idea he had a twin brother. What was worse, I never realized that during those passionate nights when I thought my fiancé was finally showing me affection, the man lying beside me was actually his twin. And all of this happened simply because their "savior" despised me. To repay his debt to her, my fiancé tacitly allowed this humiliation. It turned out that the love I had cherished for seven years was nothing more than a twisted game of revenge the brothers had orchestrated together, all to please another woman.
View MoreIn the height of summer in Provence, the scent of lavender permeated the entire estate.Morning sunlight streamed through the French windows. I opened my eyes and fell into a warm, broad embrace."Good morning, my little Doctor."Tatin propped his head on his hand. Those wolf-like eyes, once filled with decisive slaughter on the battlefield, were now brimming with a tenderness deep enough to drown in.Time seemed to have been exceptionally kind to him. At forty, the fine lines at the corners of his eyes didn't detract from his handsomeness; instead, they added a rich, charming quality to his features.He lowered his head and habitually kissed the hideous burn scar on the back of my right shoulder.That was the nightmare Gavin and Kalen had left me.But for Tatin, it was a "medal" of honor he kissed devoutly every night."Where are the kids?" I rubbed against his chest lazily."Wrecking the garden."Tatin chuckled, scooped me up, and walked to the balcony.On the lawn below, three child
Kalen chose self-destruction.After that snowy Christmas night, he took the last active credit card he had stolen from Gavin and fled New York.He went to Las Vegas.That city of desire built in the desert became the graveyard for the once-wealthy young master.Kalen was still immersed in the delusion that he was the second young master of the Johnson family.He checked into the most luxurious suites, ordered the most expensive champagne and escorts, and threw money around at the gambling tables, trying to numb his fear and regret with adrenaline."All in."With red eyes, he pushed all his chips to the center of the table, screaming that he wanted to win it back, that he wanted to win back his dignity.However, God had long since withdrawn His favor from him.Overnight, he lost everything.He was thrown out by casino security like a piece of trash next to a dumpster in a back alley. His Armani suit was stripped to pay off debts, leaving him in just a single thin shirt.Kalen went mad.
Christmas Eve.Manhattan was blanketed in heavy snow.Tatin and I had just finished a private dinner at Rockefeller Center.He held my hand as we strolled through the snowy streets. Afraid I would be cold, he tucked my hand into the pocket of his expensive cashmere coat, his palm scorching hot and dry against mine."Ivy, look at that."He pointed at the massive Christmas tree, his profile handsome as a Greek sculpture, his eyes filled with doting laughter.However, this warmth was soon shattered.Two black Maybachs recklessly swerved and stopped by the roadside, blocking our path.The car doors opened.Gavin and Kalen stepped out, followed by a row of lawyers in suits.It had only been half a month since I last saw them, but both men were so thin they looked skeletal.Gavin was unshaven, and Kalen’s hand was bandaged; their faces were gaunt, looking like two demons who had just crawled out of hell."Ivy..."Gavin took a step forward, staring at me with near-greedy eyes."Today is Chris
The peacekeeping mission ended, and I returned to New York with the medical team.As soon as I walked out of the international arrivals gate at JFK, I was stunned by the scene before me.It wasn't the calm I had imagined.The entire arrival hall had been cleared and paved with airlifted Damascus roses—the flower I had once casually mentioned in my diary as "most resembling love."Gavin stood in the center of the sea of flowers, wearing a black tuxedo that seemed exceptionally grand yet ridiculous at this moment. His useless right arm hung limply at his side, and he was so thin he looked skeletal, yet he was desperately holding onto that shred of so-called dignity.Standing beside him was Kalen, who had just been released on bail, his face unshaven and his eyes looking manic.The moment they saw me, the brothers' eyes lit up simultaneously. That suffocating desire and possessiveness made me instantly nauseous."Ivy! You're finally back!"Gavin rushed forward, trying to grab me with his
Gavin didn't leave because of my rejection.Even though the wound on his abdomen tore open again, blood soaking through the gauze, he still stubbornly guarded the outside of my medical tent like a zombie who felt no pain.Even the scorching sun and sandstorms of Damascus couldn't make him retreat a
The day after the surgery, Gavin woke up.Even though the anesthesia hadn't fully worn off, and even though the wound in his abdomen would tear open with the slightest movement, he still ripped out his IV and stumbled out of the hospital tent.The temperature difference in the desert night was extre
One month after arriving in Damascus, I had already adapted to life amidst the flames of war.On this particular day, I was in a temporary medical tent near the front lines, treating a child hit by a stray bullet.There was no peaceful champagne or roses here, only the dry air mixed with the smell o
One week passed.Gavin didn't get to see me "come back crying and admitting my mistake."At first, he maintained that lofty composure.Every day, he went to the company to deal with the stock crisis and to the law firm to handle the mess Kalen and Elena created.It was just that when he returned to
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