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Money Can't Buy Back a Dead Heart
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Peter Crowley finds out that it's been three days since I last lodged a purchase request from him. Thinking that I've finally learned how to become a good wife, he decides to text me as a form of reward. "I've already restored your adoptive mother's treatment privileges. You should be more docile from now on. Don't keep lying just to ask for more money from me. "I know that it's tough, being from the bottom rung of the society and all, but I'm not a gullible idiot, you know." What Peter doesn't know is that I've already finished drafting a divorce agreement by the time I receive his text. Before leaving the manor, the only thing I can take with me is the white T-shirt and the jeans I wore when I first married into this family. No one will ever believe that I, the glamorous and radiant Mrs. Crowley, don't have enough decent clothes to take up an entire closet. Every cent meant for any private expenses needs to go through a corporate approval system. All of the fancy clothes and jewelry are locked up in a safe, too. If I ever need money, I'll have to submit a request to Peter's secretary, Cara Harden. This is all because Peter looks down on my background. He thinks that I'll somehow develop a bad habit of spending money excessively just because I've married rich. But three days ago, my adoptive mother was in critical condition. I quickly put in a request for 200 thousand dollars for her surgical bills, only for Cara to drag out the approval system's procession. In the end, my adoptive mother died in the hospital. Peter has no idea that the only reason why I can tolerate his behavior for so many years is for the sake of the medical resources that can cure my adoptive mother. Now that my adoptive mother is dead, there's no need for me to continue staying in this marriage.
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Money Can't Buy Back a Dead Heart Chapter 9
"But I can't deny that it was you, Peter, who gave Mom three more years of life," I added.In the final days of Mom's life, I had hated Peter and Cara so much that I wished I could die. I wanted nothing more than to stab them both to death or run them over with a car.But Mom reached out her hand and covered my eyes with great difficulty, saying, "What a pity. We said we'd see the Wishing Wall and take a nice set of photos together, but neither of them came true. Ada, you will go on living happily, right?"In that moment, I became the person I hated the most.I hated myself for being so incapable, for needing to rely on what others gave me just to extend Mom's life.I also hated that I didn't take Professor Shor's advice to spend more time with Mom in her final days or to take her on a trip across the country.But what I hated most was that my own obstinacy and refusal to let Mom go kept her painfully imprisoned in that cramped hospital room, bound to that bed for three years.E
Money Can't Buy Back a Dead Heart Chapter 8
Peter continued giving me random gifts until the data collection finally wrapped up, and he showed up beaming, a gift box in hand."You'll definitely like the gift this time," he said.I didn't let him open it and got straight to the point, "It's a Chanel bag, isn't it?"Peter's eyes lit up with delight. "How did you know?""Because I've seen it on Cara's Instagram. She really likes flashy, impractical things like glittering rings set with large jewels, art supplies ground from rare and precious minerals, and tulips flown in from abroad."With every word I spoke, Peter's face grew paler.He probably never realized that he had been using things another woman liked to win me over.At this point, I felt a bit puzzled."As you can see, you remember Cara's preferences so clearly. So, wouldn't it be nice to just go through with the divorce and marry her?"Without a moment's thought, Peter replied, "She doesn't even come from a respectable background. She just likes my money, so how
Money Can't Buy Back a Dead Heart Chapter 7
Indeed, I did love Peter once, back when he treated me with tenderness.But his love was like a bubble under the sun—beautiful on the surface, yet vanishing before it could even be felt."You think everyone should fall in line and accommodate you. But on what grounds? It's not like I'm your mother! I don't need you to do anything. All I want is to divorce you!"Peter was utterly devastated, all color draining from his face. He staggered a step and grabbed hold of me."Can't you at least give me a chance to make it right?" he pleaded. "Ada, you can't do this. Even criminals get a second hearing. You can't reduce it to a single verdict."I firmly pulled my hand out of his grasp and said quietly, "Peter, I've already given you plenty of chances."Yet, he never treasured them.I knew all too well how stubborn Peter could be, and that getting a divorce from him would be a long, drawn-out battle.I assumed this draining standoff would be put on hold until we returned. But not long af
Money Can't Buy Back a Dead Heart Chapter 6
"Why wasn't I told a single thing about this?" Peter demanded.Cory was full of hesitation, as if it were too embarrassing to say."I did report it to you at the time. But you said, 'When I'm in a good mood, I don't want to hear a single thing about Ada."In an instant, Peter remembered what he had been doing at the time.He had arranged 52 thousand drones to perform above the television station, all just to cheer Cara up, who had been frightened when I had cornered and berated her at the company.He felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, and a headache began to set in.Why had I, who had always been so compliant, suddenly gone to the company to cause such a huge scene back then?I seemed to have said that Cara was deliberately stalling the approval process and refusing to give me money.Thinking of this, Peter abruptly turned to look at the woman beside him, whose face was full of concern.Startled, Cara put on a helpless, pitiful expression and explained, "Peter, I didn't m
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